Near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 12 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 49.3 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, 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 120-step drive on real, named roads (about 49.3 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 right onto Dunedin Road.
Dunedin Road250 m
Turn right onto Templeton Road.
Templeton Road569 m
Turn right onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road439 m
Turn left onto Dunedin Road.
Dunedin Road272 m
Turn right onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane107 m
Turn right onto Kings Road/B4149.
Kings Road508 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
125 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road999 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingstanding Road/B4138. Continue on B4138.
B41381.1 km
Turn left onto Donegal Road.
Donegal Road226 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Donegal Road.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Donegal Road.
Donegal Road220 m
Turn left onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
A40411.2 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 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.
A40411.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
A4041541 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thornhill Road/B4138.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thornhill Road/B4138.
Thornhill Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road25 m
Turn right to stay on Manor Road.
Manor Road37 m
Make a sharp right onto Thornhill Road/B4138.
Thornhill Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A452/Chester Road North.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452/Chester Road North.
A452192 m
Turn right onto Sutton Oak Road/B4138.
Sutton Oak Road17 m
Turn left onto Sutton Oak Road/B4138. Continue on B4138.
B41381.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road2.1 km
Turn left onto Crossway Lane.
Crossway Lane277 m
Turn right onto Moor Lane.
Moor Lane54 m
Turn left to stay on Moor Lane.
Moor Lane1.5 km
Turn right onto Brookvale Road/A4040. Continue on A4040.
A40401.2 km
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road196 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road95 m
Turn right onto Witton Lane/B4137.
Witton Lane185 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Witton Road/A4040.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Witton Road/A4040. Continue on A4040.
A40401.5 km
Turn left onto The Ridgeway.
The Ridgeway1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Warren Road.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Warren Road.
Warren Road527 m
Move left onto Hawthorn Road.
Hawthorn Road486 m
Turn right onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingstanding Road/B4138. Continue on B4138.
B41381.6 km
Move left onto A452/Chester Road North.
A452157 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A452/Chester Road.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452/Chester Road.
A4522.4 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.
A452483 m
Turn right onto Little Hardwick Road.
Little Hardwick Road43 m
Turn left onto Wood Lane.
Wood Lane641 m
Turn right onto Foley Road West/B4151.
Foley Road West328 m
Turn left onto Hazelwood Road.
Hazelwood Road542 m
Turn right onto Lowlands Avenue.
Lowlands Avenue247 m
Turn left onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road1.5 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 Road347 m
Move right to stay on Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road138 m
Turn right onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road587 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 left onto Dyas Road.
Dyas Road161 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 4 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 8.3 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.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Shady Lane Stores
Continue to Shady Lane Stores.
Sunsational
Continue to Sunsational.
Kingstanding Hardware & DIY
Continue to Kingstanding Hardware & DIY.
Deer's Leap
Continue to Deer's Leap.
Great Barr Primary School school
Continue to Great Barr Primary School school.
Old Horns
Continue to Old Horns.
Queslett
Continue to Queslett.
Bakers Lane Fish Bar
Continue to Bakers Lane Fish Bar.
Goodway Nursery School
Continue to Goodway Nursery School.
Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship
Continue to Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship.
Aston Hotel
Continue to Aston Hotel.
Elim Church
Continue to Elim Church.
Hardwick Arms
Continue to Hardwick Arms.
Farmer Johns
Continue to Farmer Johns.
Designs on You
Continue to Designs on You.
Russian Orthodox Church Birmingham
Continue to Russian Orthodox Church Birmingham.
Saint Matthews Parish Church
Continue to Saint Matthews Parish Church.
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
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 8 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 17 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 49.3 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.