Near Bletchley test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts and 21 turns across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 53.6 km practice loop near Bletchley test centre, taking roughly 45 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.
Along the way you'll meet Roman Roundabout, Beacon Roundabout, Caldecotte Interchange, Fenny Lock Roundabout and Granby Roundabout and 1 more named junctions. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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 pubs, churches, stations and named junctions, 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 Bletchley 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 188-step drive on real, named roads (about 53.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
86 m
Turn right onto Wilton Avenue.
Wilton Avenue143 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wilton Avenue.
Wilton Avenue182 m
Turn right onto Church Green Road.
Church Green Road220 m
Turn left to stay on Church Green Road.
Church Green Road564 m
Turn left onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road223 m
Turn left onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Water Eaton Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road491 m
Keep straight to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road216 m
Keep left to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road108 m
Keep left to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road411 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Water Eaton Road.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road389 m
Keep left to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road102 m
Keep right to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road12 m
Turn right onto Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road241 m
Turn right onto Birchfield Grove.
Birchfield Grove144 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road172 m
Turn right onto Findlay Way.
Findlay Way111 m
Turn right onto Lennox Road.
Lennox Road335 m
Keep right to take Eaton Avenue.
Eaton Avenue267 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road358 m
Keep left to take Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street14 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road210 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensway.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway.
Queensway361 m
Turn left onto Leon Avenue.
Leon Avenue316 m
Turn right onto Lennox Road.
Lennox Road250 m
Keep left to stay on Lennox Road.
Lennox Road9 m
Move right onto Findlay Way.
Findlay Way104 m
Turn left onto Elizabeth Square.
Elizabeth Square92 m
Move left onto Cambridge Street.
Cambridge Street9 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road88 m
Turn right onto Findlay Way.
Findlay Way304 m
Turn left onto Oliver Road.
Oliver Road165 m
Turn right onto Osborne Street.
Osborne Street141 m
Turn right onto Duncombe Street.
Duncombe Street172 m
Move left onto Locke Road.
Locke Road117 m
Enter Brunel Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Brunel Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street280 m
Enter Princes Way Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Princes Way Roundabout46 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street855 m
Enter Roman Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Roman Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street553 m
Move left.
79 m
Turn left.
42 m
Turn left onto Viscount Way.
Viscount Way97 m
Turn right onto The Crescent.
The Crescent130 m
Turn left onto North Street.
North Street108 m
Turn right onto Tavistock Street.
Tavistock Street639 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road137 m
Turn left onto George Street.
George Street132 m
Keep left to stay on George Street.
George Street66 m
Turn left onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street130 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street258 m
Turn right onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street364 m
Enter Beacon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V4 Watling Street.
Beacon Roundabout34 m
Exit the roundabout onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street175 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Roman Roundabout/B4034.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roman Roundabout/B4034.
Roman Roundabout20 m
Move left onto Watling Street.
Watling Street143 m
Enter Centurion Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Watling Street.
Centurion Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watling Street.
Watling Street134 m
Turn left onto Roman Roundabout/B4034. Continue on B4034.
B4034129 m
Enter Denbigh Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
Denbigh Roundabout196 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way375 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way52 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way491 m
Enter Fenny Lock Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
Fenny Lock Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way43 m
Enter Caldecotte Interchange and take the 4th exit.
Caldecotte Interchange217 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A51.8 km
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4146.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout171 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146.
A4146614 m
Keep straight to stay on A4146.
A4146325 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4146.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146.
A4146327 m
Keep right to stay on A4146.
A4146309 m
Keep right to stay on A4146.
A4146257 m
Keep right to stay on A4146.
A4146367 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
A41464.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
40 m
Exit the roundabout.
86 m
Keep left to take Stoke Road.
Stoke Road272 m
Keep left to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road127 m
Keep right to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road105 m
Keep left to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road112 m
Keep left to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road2.3 km
Turn right onto Wing Road.
Wing Road124 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road144 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road67 m
Keep left to stay on Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road15 m
Turn left onto Ship Road.
Ship Road102 m
Keep straight to stay on Ship Road.
Ship Road24 m
Turn left onto Wing Road.
Wing Road240 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road19 m
Keep right to stay on Old Road.
Old Road1.5 km
Keep left to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road295 m
Keep left to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road122 m
Keep right to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road152 m
Keep right to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road892 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
101 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
A41464.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
102 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
A41461.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4146.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146.
A41461.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4146.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146.
A4146322 m
Keep right to stay on A4146.
A4146213 m
Keep left to stay on A4146.
A4146384 m
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout96 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A51.5 km
Take the Caldecotte Interchange exit.
363 m
Enter Caldecotte Interchange and take the 1st exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
Caldecotte Interchange18 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way46 m
Enter Fenny Lock Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
Fenny Lock Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way68 m
Keep right to stay on H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way431 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way55 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way373 m
Enter Denbigh Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Denbigh Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034. Continue on B4034.
B4034168 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Roman Roundabout/B4034.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roman Roundabout/B4034.
Roman Roundabout20 m
Move left onto Watling Street.
Watling Street143 m
Enter Centurion Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Watling Street.
Centurion Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watling Street.
Watling Street134 m
Turn left onto Roman Roundabout/B4034. Continue on B4034.
B4034129 m
Enter Denbigh Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
Denbigh Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way30 m
Keep right to stay on H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way115 m
Keep left to stay on H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way218 m
Keep left to stay on H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way274 m
Enter Granby Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto V6 Grafton Street.
Granby Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto V6 Grafton Street.
V6 Grafton Street106 m
Keep right to stay on V6 Grafton Street.
V6 Grafton Street230 m
Move right to stay on V6 Grafton Street.
V6 Grafton Street253 m
Enter Redmoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
Redmoor Roundabout201 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421278 m
Keep right to stay on A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421276 m
Enter Bleak Hall Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
Bleak Hall Roundabout11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421176 m
Keep right to stay on A421/H8 Standing Way.
A42130 m
Keep right to stay on A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421384 m
Enter Elfield Park Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
Elfield Park Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421225 m
Keep right to stay on A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421852 m
Turn left.
57 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Trafalgar Avenue.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Trafalgar Avenue.
Trafalgar Avenue97 m
Turn right.
59 m
Make a right U-turn.
59 m
Turn left onto Trafalgar Avenue.
Trafalgar Avenue97 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kinross Drive.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kinross Drive.
Kinross Drive28 m
Keep left to stay on Kinross Drive.
Kinross Drive499 m
Turn left onto Kincardine Drive.
Kincardine Drive52 m
Continue.
119 m
Turn right.
39 m
Turn left.
15 m
Turn left.
144 m
Continue on Kincardine Drive.
Kincardine Drive191 m
Turn left onto Sutherland Grove.
Sutherland Grove34 m
Turn right onto Angus Drive.
Angus Drive383 m
Turn right onto Forfar Drive.
Forfar Drive118 m
Keep left to stay on Forfar Drive.
Forfar Drive66 m
Turn left onto Surrey Road.
Surrey Road289 m
Turn left onto Middlesex Drive.
Middlesex Drive206 m
Turn right onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way718 m
Turn right onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road157 m
Turn right onto Middlesex Drive.
Middlesex Drive267 m
Turn right onto Sussex Road.
Sussex Road131 m
Turn right onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way95 m
Turn left onto Rickley Lane.
Rickley Lane631 m
Turn right onto Church Green Road.
Church Green Road564 m
Turn left onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road223 m
Turn left onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road905 m
Turn left onto Church Green Road.
Church Green Road175 m
Turn right onto Wilton Avenue.
Wilton Avenue108 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bletchley · Route 18 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Roman Roundabout, Beacon Roundabout, Fenny Lock Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 23.1 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, 50, 60, 70 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.
Old Swan
Start near Old Swan.
Three Trees
Continue to Three Trees.
Eight Belles
Continue to Eight Belles.
Freeman Memorial Methodist Church
Continue to Freeman Memorial Methodist Church.
Hazrath Shahjahal Jamie Masjid
Continue to Hazrath Shahjahal Jamie Masjid.
Queensway Methodist Church
Continue to Queensway Methodist Church.
St Thomas Aquinas
Continue to St Thomas Aquinas.
Bletchley Bus Station
Continue to Bletchley Bus Station.
Bletchley Working Men's Club
Continue to Bletchley Working Men's Club.
Roman Roundabout
Continue to Roman Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Martin
Continue to St Martin.
Beacon Roundabout
Continue to Beacon Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Caldecotte Interchange
Continue to Caldecotte Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
St Barnabas Church
Continue to St Barnabas Church.
Fenny Lock Roundabout
Continue to Fenny Lock Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Granby Roundabout
Continue to Granby Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Elfield Park Roundabout
Continue to Elfield Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Best-one
Continue to Best-one.
Cambian Bletchley Park School
Continue to Cambian Bletchley Park School.
Whaddon Way Church
Finish back near Whaddon Way Church, completing the loop.
15 roundabouts · 7 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns
18 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 53.6 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bletchley test centre, not an official DVSA route.