Near Aylesbury test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts and 23 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 45.5 km practice route near Aylesbury test centre, taking roughly 40 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
Along the way you'll meet Coldharbour Way and Ellen Road. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and sustained concentration. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, churches, schools and pubs, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Aylesbury test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
The full 164-step drive on real, named roads (about 45.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
16 m
Turn right onto Smeaton Close.
Smeaton Close56 m
Turn right to stay on Smeaton Close.
Smeaton Close97 m
Turn left onto Brunel Road.
Brunel Road144 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coldharbour Way.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coldharbour Way.
Coldharbour Way207 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coldharbour Way.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coldharbour Way.
Coldharbour Way211 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Griffin Lane.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Griffin Lane.
Griffin Lane740 m
Turn right onto A41/Bicester Road.
A41229 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/Gatehouse Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Gatehouse Road.
A41781 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41329 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41125 m
Enter Exchange Street and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Walton Street.
Exchange Street59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Walton Street. Continue on A413.
A413534 m
Keep right to stay on A413.
A413133 m
Turn right onto A413/Walton Street.
A413550 m
Enter Exchange Street and take the 3rd exit onto A413/Walton Street.
Exchange Street94 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Walton Street.
A413466 m
Turn left onto Walton Road.
Walton Road337 m
Turn right onto Turnfurlong.
Turnfurlong648 m
Turn left onto Wendover Way.
Wendover Way691 m
Turn right onto A41/Tring Road.
A41369 m
Turn left onto Parton Road.
Parton Road126 m
Turn left onto Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue444 m
Turn right onto Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road473 m
Keep left to stay on A4157.
A4157748 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
103 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41817 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418802 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane265 m
Turn left onto Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane264 m
Turn left onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418801 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41816 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Douglas Road/A4157.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Douglas Road/A4157. Continue on A4157.
A4157760 m
Keep left to take Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road469 m
Turn left onto Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue101 m
Turn left onto Barnsbury Avenue.
Barnsbury Avenue100 m
Turn right onto Como Road.
Como Road261 m
Turn left onto Henry Road.
Henry Road136 m
Turn left onto Narbeth Drive.
Narbeth Drive284 m
Turn left onto Barnsbury Avenue.
Barnsbury Avenue191 m
Turn right onto Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue101 m
Turn right onto Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road473 m
Keep left to stay on A4157.
A4157748 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
103 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41817 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418802 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane265 m
Turn left onto Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane264 m
Turn left onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418801 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41816 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Douglas Road/A4157.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Douglas Road/A4157. Continue on A4157.
A4157760 m
Keep left to take Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road294 m
Turn right onto Wingate Walk.
Wingate Walk87 m
Turn left onto Stanhope Road.
Stanhope Road217 m
Turn left onto Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road390 m
Keep left to stay on Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road102 m
Turn left onto Stocklake.
Stocklake241 m
Keep right to stay on Stocklake.
Stocklake522 m
Turn left onto Pembroke Road.
Pembroke Road12 m
Turn right onto Stocklake.
Stocklake213 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418197 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41817 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418802 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane265 m
Turn left onto Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane264 m
Turn left onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418801 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41816 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Douglas Road/A4157.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Douglas Road/A4157. Continue on A4157.
A4157760 m
Keep left to take Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road582 m
Turn left onto A41.
A411.1 km
Turn right onto Bedgrove.
Bedgrove518 m
Turn left onto Ingram Avenue.
Ingram Avenue81 m
Turn left onto Greetham Road.
Greetham Road250 m
Turn left onto Welbeck Avenue.
Welbeck Avenue184 m
Turn left onto Aplin Road.
Aplin Road268 m
Turn right onto Greetham Road.
Greetham Road112 m
Turn left onto Ingram Avenue.
Ingram Avenue145 m
Turn left onto Welbeck Avenue.
Welbeck Avenue298 m
Turn left onto Greetham Road.
Greetham Road250 m
Turn right onto Ingram Avenue.
Ingram Avenue81 m
Turn left onto Bedgrove.
Bedgrove1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Wendover Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Wendover Road. Continue on A413.
A4131.4 km
Keep left to take Stoke Road/B4443.
Stoke Road223 m
Keep left to take Mandeville Road/B4443.
Mandeville Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Churchill Avenue.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Avenue.
Churchill Avenue545 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ellen Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ellen Road.
Ellen Road324 m
Turn left onto Orwell Drive.
Orwell Drive292 m
Turn right onto Lambourne Avenue.
Lambourne Avenue231 m
Turn right onto Anton Way.
Anton Way448 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ellen Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ellen Road.
Ellen Road600 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Churchill Avenue.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Avenue.
Churchill Avenue555 m
Enter Mandeville Road and take the 1st exit onto Mandeville Road/B4443.
Mandeville Road6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mandeville Road/B4443. Continue on B4443.
B44431.3 km
Move left onto Walton Street/B4443. Continue on Walton Street.
Walton Street133 m
Move right onto A413.
A41340 m
Turn right to stay on A413.
A41384 m
Keep left to stay on A413.
A4131.3 km
Make a right U-turn onto A413/Wendover Road.
A413200 m
Move left onto Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road48 m
Turn left to stay on Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road86 m
Turn left onto Charmfield Road.
Charmfield Road430 m
Turn left onto Weill Road.
Weill Road75 m
Turn right onto Patrick Way.
Patrick Way249 m
Turn right onto Elham Way.
Elham Way305 m
Turn right onto Dalesford Road.
Dalesford Road215 m
Turn right onto Kingsland Road.
Kingsland Road332 m
Turn left onto Patrick Way.
Patrick Way64 m
Turn left onto Weill Road.
Weill Road75 m
Turn right onto Charmfield Road.
Charmfield Road129 m
Turn left onto Waivers Way.
Waivers Way164 m
Turn right onto Hazlehurst Drive.
Hazlehurst Drive243 m
Turn right onto Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road168 m
Turn right onto Charmfield Road.
Charmfield Road302 m
Turn right onto Waivers Way.
Waivers Way164 m
Turn right onto Hazlehurst Drive.
Hazlehurst Drive243 m
Turn right onto Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road254 m
Turn right to stay on Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road40 m
Turn right onto A413/Wendover Road.
A413209 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on A413.
A4131.3 km
Turn right onto A413/Walton Street.
A413438 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Aylesbury · Route 15 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 17.4 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Coldharbour Way
Start near Coldharbour Way.
Holy Trinity, Walton
Continue to Holy Trinity, Walton.
University Campus Aylesbury Vale
Continue to University Campus Aylesbury Vale.
Bricklayers Arms
Continue to Bricklayers Arms.
Computer Block
Continue to Computer Block.
Plough
Continue to Plough.
Haddington Way Park
Continue to Haddington Way Park.
Bierton Church of England Combined School
Continue to Bierton Church of England Combined School.
Bierton: St James the Great
Continue to Bierton: St James the Great.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Weavers
Continue to Weavers.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Continue to Church of the Holy Spirit.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Continue to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Broad Leys
Continue to Broad Leys.
Seventh Day Adventist Church Aylesbury
Continue to Seventh Day Adventist Church Aylesbury.
Ellen Road
Continue to Ellen Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Aristocrat
Continue to Aristocrat.
William Harding Combined School (Infants)
Continue to William Harding Combined School (Infants).
William Harding Combined School (Juniors
Finish back near William Harding Combined School (Juniors, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 10 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns
11 roundabouts · 11 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 45.5 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Aylesbury test centre, not an official DVSA route.