Near Birmingham (Kingstanding) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 12 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.5 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, 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 79-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.6 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 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 Road85 m
Turn left onto Weybourne Road.
Weybourne Road391 m
Turn right onto Thorncliffe Road.
Thorncliffe Road154 m
Turn left onto Shady Lane.
Shady Lane786 m
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 Road464 m
Turn left onto Wandsworth Road.
Wandsworth Road307 m
Turn right onto Bandywood Road.
Bandywood Road99 m
Turn right onto Bandywood Crescent.
Bandywood Crescent164 m
Turn left onto Bandywood Road.
Bandywood Road316 m
Move right onto Brockwell Road.
Brockwell Road400 m
Turn left onto A4041/Queslett Road East.
A4041646 m
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 right onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane343 m
Turn right onto Beeches Road.
Beeches Road1.1 km
Turn left onto A34/Walsall Road. Continue on A34.
A34906 m
Make a right U-turn at Rocky Lane to stay on A34.
A34909 m
Turn right onto Beeches Road.
Beeches Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane344 m
Turn left onto Booths Lane.
Booths Lane423 m
Turn right to stay on Booths Lane.
Booths Lane143 m
Turn left onto Booths Farm Close.
Booths Farm Close43 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Booths Farm Close.
Booths Farm Close43 m
Turn right onto Booths Lane.
Booths Lane143 m
Turn left to stay on Booths Lane.
Booths Lane423 m
Turn right onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane343 m
Turn right onto Beeches Road.
Beeches Road814 m
Turn right onto Foden Road.
Foden Road516 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Foden Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Foden Road.
Foden Road516 m
Turn left onto Beeches Road.
Beeches Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road588 m
Turn left onto Greenholm Road.
Greenholm Road568 m
Turn left onto Kingstanding Road/B4138.
Kingstanding Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Tresham Road.
Tresham Road492 m
Turn left onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road229 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dyas Road.
54 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 Lane552 m
Turn left onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road100 m
Move left to stay on Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road121 m
Turn left onto Birdbrook Road.
Birdbrook Road477 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Birmingham (Kingstanding) · 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.
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 4.2 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.
Bobby's Fish Bar & Kebab House
Continue to Bobby's Fish Bar & Kebab House.
Old Horns
Continue to Old Horns.
Munch Brunch
Continue to Munch Brunch.
Cedar Church
Continue to Cedar Church.
Saint Mark's Church
Continue to Saint Mark's Church.
J & M's Hair Design
Continue to J & M's Hair Design.
Great Barr Primary School school
Continue to Great Barr Primary School school.
Perry Beeches Evangelical Church
Continue to Perry Beeches Evangelical Church.
Liquour Outlet
Continue to Liquour Outlet.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Oktshirt
Continue to Oktshirt.
Booth's Farm farmhouse
Continue to Booth's Farm farmhouse.
Perry Beeches Baptist Church
Continue to Perry Beeches Baptist Church.
Russian Orthodox Church Birmingham
Continue to Russian Orthodox Church Birmingham.
Goodway Nursery School
Continue to Goodway Nursery School.
Domain Hairdressing
Continue to Domain Hairdressing.
Saint Matthews
Continue to Saint Matthews.
Saint Matthews Parish Church
Finish back near Saint Matthews Parish Church, 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 25.5 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.