Near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 11 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.1 km practice loop near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre, taking roughly 30 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, 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, shops, pubs and schools, 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 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.2 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 Road587 m
Turn left onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road448 m
Turn left onto Greenholm Road.
Greenholm Road31 m
Turn right to stay on Greenholm Road.
Greenholm Road30 m
Make a sharp right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Booths Lane.
Booths Lane155 m
Turn left onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane59 m
Turn right onto Booths Lane.
Booths Lane74 m
Turn left onto Token Rise.
Token Rise56 m
Turn right onto Bluebell Crescent.
Bluebell Crescent118 m
Turn left onto Deer Park Drive.
Deer Park Drive67 m
Turn left onto Queslett Way.
Queslett Way36 m
Turn left to stay on Queslett Way.
Queslett Way24 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Queslett Way.
Queslett Way24 m
Turn right to stay on Queslett Way.
Queslett Way36 m
Turn right onto Deer Park Drive.
Deer Park Drive67 m
Turn right onto Bluebell Crescent.
Bluebell Crescent118 m
Turn left onto Token Rise.
Token Rise56 m
Turn right onto Booths Lane.
Booths Lane74 m
Turn left onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane59 m
Turn right onto Booths Lane.
Booths Lane155 m
Turn right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road980 m
Turn left onto Greenholm Road.
Greenholm Road31 m
Turn right to stay on Greenholm Road.
Greenholm Road30 m
Make a sharp right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road2.3 km
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 3rd exit onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
A40411.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Aldridge Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road347 m
Turn right onto Hundred Acre Road.
Hundred Acre Road801 m
Turn right onto Hillside Drive.
Hillside Drive77 m
Turn right onto Laneside Avenue.
Laneside Avenue281 m
Turn left onto Boundary Road.
Boundary Road217 m
Turn right onto Chester Road.
Chester Road101 m
Turn left onto A452/Chester Road.
A4522.0 km
Turn right to stay on Chester Road.
Chester Road17 m
Turn left to stay on Chester Road.
Chester Road189 m
Make a left U-turn at Chester Road onto A452/Chester Road.
A4522.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A452/Chester Road North.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452/Chester Road North.
A4521.1 km
Turn right onto Reay Nadin Drive.
Reay Nadin Drive38 m
Turn left to stay on Reay Nadin Drive.
Reay Nadin Drive163 m
Make a sharp left.
75 m
Turn left.
8 m
Turn left onto Westwood Road.
Westwood Road798 m
Turn left onto George Frederick Road.
George Frederick Road546 m
Turn right onto Banners Gate Road.
Banners Gate Road616 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Kings Road/B4149.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road714 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road731 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kings Road/B4149.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road512 m
Turn left onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane856 m
Turn left.
114 m
Turn right.
122 m
Turn right onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane762 m
Turn right onto Dunedin Road.
Dunedin Road272 m
Turn right onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road713 m
Turn right onto Oscott School Lane.
Oscott School Lane407 m
Turn right onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane246 m
Turn right onto Thorncliffe Road.
Thorncliffe Road276 m
Turn right onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road274 m
Turn left onto Oscott School Lane.
Oscott School Lane180 m
Turn right onto Old Oscott Hill.
Old Oscott Hill14 m
Turn left onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road412 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Birdbrook Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road110 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Birmingham (Kingstanding) · Route 14 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 8.0 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.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Start near Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Saint Matthews Parish Church
Continue to Saint Matthews Parish Church.
Beeches Garage
Continue to Beeches Garage.
Drakes Drum
Continue to Drakes Drum.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Great Barr Primary School school
Continue to Great Barr Primary School school.
Old Horns
Continue to Old Horns.
Deer's Leap
Continue to Deer's Leap.
Brewhouse micropub
Continue to Brewhouse micropub.
Queslett
Continue to Queslett.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Hardwick Arms
Continue to Hardwick Arms.
Nissan
Continue to Nissan.
Banners Gate United Reform Church
Continue to Banners Gate United Reform Church.
Building Blocks Nursery
Continue to Building Blocks Nursery.
Kings Road Methodist Church
Continue to Kings Road Methodist Church.
Good News Centre
Continue to Good News Centre.
Bobby's Fish Bar & Kebab House
Continue to Bobby's Fish Bar & Kebab House.
Kingfisher
Continue to Kingfisher.
Little Ripley Day Nursery
Finish back near Little Ripley Day Nursery, 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 26.1 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre, not an official DVSA route.