Near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 13 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 34.0 km practice loop near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre, taking roughly 35 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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 churches, schools, shops 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 Birmingham (Kingstanding) 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 73-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north.
25 m
Turn right onto Rodlington Avenue.
Rodlington Avenue146 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rodlington Avenue.
Rodlington Avenue179 m
Turn left onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road81 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Birdbrook Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road324 m
Turn left onto Goodway Road.
Goodway Road161 m
Turn left onto Harleston Road.
Harleston Road310 m
Turn right onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road110 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Birdbrook Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road412 m
Turn left onto Old Oscott Lane.
Old Oscott Lane22 m
Turn right onto Oscott School Lane.
Oscott School Lane581 m
Turn right onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane246 m
Turn right onto Thorncliffe Road.
Thorncliffe Road276 m
Turn left onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road439 m
Turn left onto Dunedin Road.
Dunedin Road272 m
Turn left onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road403 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4041/Queslett Road.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road.
A4041766 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Kings Road/B4149.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road972 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Kings Road/B4149.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road714 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road453 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on B4149.
B41492.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Jockey Road/A453.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jockey Road/A453.
Jockey Road599 m
Turn left onto Stonehouse Road.
Stonehouse Road436 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Monmouth Drive.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Monmouth Drive.
Monmouth Drive975 m
Turn left onto Darnick Road.
Darnick Road805 m
Turn left onto Jockey Road/B4149.
Jockey Road378 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Jockey Road/A453.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jockey Road/A453.
Jockey Road599 m
Turn left onto Stonehouse Road.
Stonehouse Road436 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Monmouth Drive.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Monmouth Drive.
Monmouth Drive1.9 km
Turn right onto A452/Chester Road North.
A452827 m
Turn left onto Bakers Lane.
Bakers Lane719 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aldridge Road.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Lowlands Avenue.
Lowlands Avenue103 m
Turn right onto Maxholm Road.
Maxholm Road60 m
Turn left onto Oakwood Drive.
Oakwood Drive236 m
Turn left onto Lilac Avenue.
Lilac Avenue63 m
Turn right onto Lowlands Avenue.
Lowlands Avenue409 m
Turn right onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road298 m
Turn left onto Bridle Lane.
Bridle Lane141 m
Turn right onto A452/Chester Road.
A4521.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A452/Chester Road North.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452/Chester Road North. Continue on A452.
A4523.5 km
Turn left onto Antrobus Road.
Antrobus Road550 m
Turn left onto Ivy Road.
Ivy Road293 m
Turn left onto Redacre Road.
Redacre Road188 m
Turn left onto Oakwood Road.
Oakwood Road348 m
Turn right onto Antrobus Road.
Antrobus Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Jerry's Lane.
Jerry's Lane665 m
Turn right onto Sheddington Road.
Sheddington Road342 m
Turn left onto Witton Lodge Road.
Witton Lodge Road382 m
Turn left onto Dovedale Road.
Dovedale Road545 m
Turn right onto Perry Common Road.
Perry Common Road736 m
Turn right onto College Road/A453.
College Road408 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on College Road/A453.
College Road419 m
Turn right onto Hawthorn Road.
Hawthorn Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dyas Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dyas Road.
Dyas Road238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Dyas Road.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dyas Road.
Dyas Road238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Birdbrook Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road110 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Birmingham (Kingstanding) · Route 11 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
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 6.3 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.
Goodway Evangelical Free Church
Start near Goodway Evangelical Free Church.
Little Ripley Day Nursery
Continue to Little Ripley Day Nursery.
Bobby's Fish Bar & Kebab House
Continue to Bobby's Fish Bar & Kebab House.
Frying Squad
Continue to Frying Squad.
Old Horns
Continue to Old Horns.
Good News Centre
Continue to Good News Centre.
Kings Road Methodist Church
Continue to Kings Road Methodist Church.
Beggars Bush
Continue to Beggars Bush.
Sutton Park
Continue to Sutton Park.
Saint Columba's
Continue to Saint Columba's.
Queslett
Continue to Queslett.
Farmer Johns
Continue to Farmer Johns.
Nissan
Continue to Nissan.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Currys
Continue to Currys.
Mi Amor Bridal
Continue to Mi Amor Bridal.
Greyhound
Continue to Greyhound.
G. Preston
Continue to G. Preston.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Cheers - Off Licence and Convenience Store
Finish back near Cheers - Off Licence and Convenience Store, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 14 turns · 2 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 6 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 8 sets of lights
This route is 34.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre, not an official DVSA route.