Near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 11 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 45.6 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, changing speed limits, 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, 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 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 106-step drive on real, named roads (about 45.6 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 1st exit onto Dyas Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dyas Road.
Dyas Road238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Old Oscott Lane.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Oscott Lane.
Old Oscott Lane407 m
Turn left onto Birkenshaw Road.
Birkenshaw Road545 m
Turn right onto Dyas Road.
Dyas Road77 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dyas Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dyas Road.
Dyas Road431 m
Turn left onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Kings Road/B4149.
131 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 Road980 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4041/Queslett Road.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road.
A4041770 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Aldridge Road.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Malthouse Lane.
Malthouse Lane192 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 Lane192 m
Turn left onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road1.1 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.
A4041684 m
Turn left onto Doe Bank Lane.
Doe Bank Lane1.3 km
Turn right onto Bridle Lane.
Bridle Lane1.9 km
Turn right onto A452/Chester Road.
A4521.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
A4041532 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
A40411.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4041/Queslett Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road.
A4041770 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Aldridge Road.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road2.2 km
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 Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Lowlands Avenue.
Lowlands Avenue781 m
Turn left onto Blackwood Road.
Blackwood Road572 m
Turn left onto Foley Road West/B4151.
Foley Road West370 m
Turn left onto Hazelwood Road.
Hazelwood Road470 m
Turn right onto Elmtree Road.
Elmtree Road61 m
Turn right onto Cherrywood Road.
Cherrywood Road365 m
Turn right onto Limetree Road.
Limetree Road57 m
Turn left onto Hazelwood Road.
Hazelwood Road105 m
Turn right onto Foley Road West/B4151.
Foley Road West328 m
Turn left onto Wood Lane.
Wood Lane641 m
Turn left onto Little Hardwick Road.
Little Hardwick Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Erdington Road.
88 m
Exit the roundabout onto Erdington Road.
Erdington Road784 m
Turn left onto Knights Hill.
Knights Hill389 m
Turn left onto Barr Common Road.
Barr Common Road109 m
Turn left onto Barr Common Close.
Barr Common Close44 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Barr Common Close.
Barr Common Close44 m
Turn right onto Barr Common Road.
Barr Common Road201 m
Make a sharp left onto Longwood Road/B4154.
Longwood Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Beacon Hill/B4151.
Beacon Hill477 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Aldridge Road.
83 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road2.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bakers Lane.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bakers Lane.
Bakers Lane416 m
Turn right onto Sutton Oak Road/B4138. Continue on B4138.
B4138699 m
Turn left onto Beacon Road.
Beacon Road201 m
Turn left onto Endhill Road.
Endhill Road215 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Endhill Road.
Endhill Road215 m
Turn right onto Beacon Road.
Beacon Road201 m
Turn left onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road503 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road1.9 km
Turn right onto Greenholm Road.
Greenholm Road583 m
Make a sharp right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road625 m
Turn right onto Old Oscott Lane.
Old Oscott Lane552 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dyas Road.
48 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 19 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 8.5 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Turkish Gents Barber
Continue to Turkish Gents Barber.
Good News Centre
Continue to Good News Centre.
Kings Road Methodist Church
Continue to Kings Road Methodist Church.
Great Barr Primary School school
Continue to Great Barr Primary School school.
Old Horns
Continue to Old Horns.
Salon 53
Continue to Salon 53.
St. Anne's R.C. Church
Continue to St. Anne's R.C. Church.
Deer's Leap
Continue to Deer's Leap.
Rowan's
Continue to Rowan's.
Drakes Drum
Continue to Drakes Drum.
Farmer Johns
Continue to Farmer Johns.
Blackwood Methodist Church
Continue to Blackwood Methodist Church.
Streetly Evangelical Church
Continue to Streetly Evangelical Church.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Queslett
Continue to Queslett.
Home From Home Agency
Continue to Home From Home Agency.
Russian Orthodox Church Birmingham
Continue to Russian Orthodox Church Birmingham.
Great Barr Essentials Vape Expert
Finish back near Great Barr Essentials Vape Expert, 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 45.6 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.