Near Aylesbury test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts, 18 turns and 1 signalled junction across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 33.3 km practice route near Aylesbury test centre, taking roughly 50 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 Bicester 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, schools, churches 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 125-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.3 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 the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Exchange Street.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Exchange Street.
A41282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A41893 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A418234 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418197 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418108 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road248 m
Turn right onto Vale Road.
Vale Road192 m
Turn right onto Tindal Road.
Tindal Road257 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418323 m
Turn left to stay on A418.
A418194 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A418238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
Upper Hundreds Way230 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Street/A413.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Street/A413. Continue on A413.
A413382 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413807 m
Turn right onto Elmhurst Road/A4157.
Elmhurst Road523 m
Turn right onto Dunsham Lane.
Dunsham Lane399 m
Turn right onto Drayton Road.
Drayton Road236 m
Turn right onto Dunsham Lane.
Dunsham Lane398 m
Turn right to stay on Dunsham Lane.
Dunsham Lane26 m
Turn right onto Buckingham Road/A413.
A413509 m
Turn right onto Elmhurst Road/A4157.
Elmhurst Road523 m
Make a right U-turn at Dunsham Lane to stay on Elmhurst Road/A4157.
Elmhurst Road533 m
Turn right onto A413.
A413179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A413.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413172 m
Turn left onto Elmhurst Road/A4157.
Elmhurst Road143 m
Turn left onto Cannock Road.
Cannock Road319 m
Turn right onto Gilmore Road.
Gilmore Road131 m
Turn right onto Elmhurst Road/A4157.
Elmhurst Road435 m
Turn right onto A413.
A413179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A413.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413172 m
Turn left onto Elmhurst Road/A4157.
Elmhurst Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
19 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. Continue on A418.
A4182.0 km
Make a right U-turn at Eastern Link Road to stay on A418.
A4181.2 km
Turn left onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane182 m
Turn left onto Burcott Close.
Burcott Close73 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Burcott Close.
Burcott Close73 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane182 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.
Bedgrove472 m
Turn right onto Long Meadow.
Long Meadow81 m
Turn right onto New Meadow.
New Meadow314 m
Turn right onto Queens Mead.
Queens Mead90 m
Turn left onto Bedgrove.
Bedgrove77 m
Move left onto Camborne Avenue.
Camborne Avenue41 m
Turn left onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A411.5 km
Turn right onto Queen Street.
Queen Street142 m
Turn right onto Grecian Street.
Grecian Street171 m
Turn left onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A41771 m
Turn right onto Regent Road.
Regent Road115 m
Turn left onto Craigwell Avenue.
Craigwell Avenue634 m
Turn right onto Limes Avenue.
Limes Avenue195 m
Turn right onto Regent Road.
Regent Road328 m
Turn left onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A41582 m
Turn right onto Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road585 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.
A418108 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road248 m
Turn right onto Vale Road.
Vale Road192 m
Turn right onto Tindal Road.
Tindal Road257 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418323 m
Turn left to stay on A418.
A418194 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A418238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A41895 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/High Street.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/High Street.
A41473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Walton Road.
101 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Road.
Walton Road554 m
Turn left onto A413.
A41359 m
Keep right to stay on A413.
A413133 m
Turn right onto A413/Walton Street.
A413438 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Aylesbury · Route 6 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 15.9 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.
Bicester Road
Continue to Bicester Road, taking the junction with good observation.
University Campus Aylesbury Vale
Continue to University Campus Aylesbury Vale.
Holy Trinity, Walton
Continue to Holy Trinity, Walton.
Weavers
Continue to Weavers.
Sportif
Continue to Sportif.
Slixz
Continue to Slixz.
New Zealand
Continue to New Zealand.
St Clare's Roman Catholic Church
Continue to St Clare's Roman Catholic Church.
Dairy Maid
Continue to Dairy Maid.
Bierton: St James the Great
Continue to Bierton: St James the Great.
Bell
Continue to Bell.
Haddington Way Park
Continue to Haddington Way Park.
Plough
Continue to Plough.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Limes Avenue Baptist
Continue to Limes Avenue Baptist.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Co-operative Funeralcare
Continue to Co-operative Funeralcare.
Golden Delicious
Continue to Golden Delicious.
Computer Block
Finish back near Computer Block, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 10 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns
11 roundabouts · 11 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 33.3 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Aylesbury test centre, not an official DVSA route.