Near Bletchley test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts and 13 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 76.4 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 Caldecotte Interchange, Elfield Park Roundabout, Hodge Lea Roundabout, Ashland Roundabout and Roman Roundabout. 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, shops 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 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 140-step drive on real, named roads (about 76.6 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 2nd exit.
36 m
Exit the roundabout.
52 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Drayton Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Drayton Road.
Drayton Road1.3 km
Keep right to stay on Drayton Road.
Drayton Road256 m
Keep right to stay on Drayton Road.
Drayton Road417 m
Turn left onto Lomond Drive.
Lomond Drive986 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stoke Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Stoke Road.
62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Windermere Drive.
Windermere Drive1.1 km
Turn left onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road652 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
39 m
Exit the roundabout.
46 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Manor Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Manor Road.
Manor Road389 m
Keep right to stay on Manor Road.
Manor Road369 m
Keep left to take Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street380 m
Turn right onto Watling Street.
Watling Street788 m
Keep right to take V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street409 m
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A5.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A59.7 km
Take the Abbey Hill Roundabout exit.
440 m
Enter Abbey Hill Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto V5 Great Monks Street.
Abbey Hill Roundabout342 m
Exit the roundabout onto V5 Great Monks Street.
V5 Great Monks Street774 m
Enter Hodge Lea Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V5 Great Monks Street.
Hodge Lea Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto V5 Great Monks Street.
V5 Great Monks Street202 m
Turn right onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road261 m
Turn right onto Woodland View.
Woodland View160 m
Turn left onto Southern Way.
Southern Way549 m
Turn left onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road611 m
Keep right to stay on Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road84 m
Turn left onto V5 Great Monks Street.
V5 Great Monks Street202 m
Enter Hodge Lea Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V5 Great Monks Street.
Hodge Lea Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto V5 Great Monks Street.
V5 Great Monks Street469 m
Keep right to stay on V5 Great Monks Street.
V5 Great Monks Street281 m
Enter Abbey Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Abbey Hill Roundabout103 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A510.2 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 onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
81 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4146/Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass.
A41461.0 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 Road399 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.
A53.6 km
Take the Redmoor Roundabout exit.
66 m
Take the Redmoor Roundabout ramp.
331 m
Enter Redmoor Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto H9 Groveway.
Redmoor Roundabout370 m
Exit the roundabout onto H9 Groveway.
H9 Groveway555 m
Enter Ashland Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Ashland Roundabout11 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street541 m
Move left to stay on V7 Saxon Street.
V7 Saxon Street45 m
Turn right onto Wastel.
Wastel22 m
Turn right onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street580 m
Enter Ashland Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Ashland Roundabout316 m
Keep right to stay on V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street928 m
Keep right to stay on V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street106 m
Enter Denbigh Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Denbigh Roundabout103 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034. Continue on B4034.
B4034168 m
Enter Roman Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Roman Roundabout31 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street840 m
Enter Princes Way Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Princes Way Roundabout217 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street92 m
Keep left to take South Terrace.
South Terrace128 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street272 m
Turn left onto Oxford Street.
Oxford Street92 m
Keep straight to stay on Oxford Street.
Oxford Street58 m
Turn right onto St Martin's Street.
St Martin's Street168 m
Turn right onto Cambridge Street.
Cambridge Street158 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road261 m
Turn right onto Birchfield Grove.
Birchfield Grove143 m
Turn right onto Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road46 m
Keep left to stay on Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road139 m
Turn left onto Findlay Way.
Findlay Way182 m
Turn left onto Oliver Road.
Oliver Road165 m
Turn right onto Osborne Street.
Osborne Street26 m
Turn left onto Clifford Avenue.
Clifford Avenue180 m
Turn left onto Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road194 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 Road735 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road222 m
Turn right onto Church Green Road.
Church Green Road565 m
Turn right to stay on Church Green Road.
Church Green Road219 m
Turn left onto Wilton Avenue.
Wilton Avenue108 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bletchley · 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.
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 Elfield Park Roundabout, Hodge Lea Roundabout, Ashland Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 40.5 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, 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.
Eight Belles
Start near Eight Belles.
Freeman Memorial Methodist Church
Continue to Freeman Memorial Methodist Church.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Hazrath Shahjahal Jamie Masjid
Continue to Hazrath Shahjahal Jamie Masjid.
Wind In The Willows
Continue to Wind In The Willows.
St Martin
Continue to St Martin.
St Thomas Aquinas
Continue to St Thomas Aquinas.
Caldecotte Interchange
Continue to Caldecotte Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Elfield Park Roundabout
Continue to Elfield Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Zainabiya Islamic Centre
Continue to Zainabiya Islamic Centre.
Hodge Lea Roundabout
Continue to Hodge Lea Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Central Oriental
Continue to Central Oriental.
Yirell William
Continue to Yirell William.
St Barnabas Church
Continue to St Barnabas Church.
White Horse
Continue to White Horse.
Ashland Roundabout
Continue to Ashland Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bletchley Bus Station
Continue to Bletchley Bus Station.
Roman Roundabout
Continue to Roman Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Prahova
Continue to Prahova.
Eight Belles Tyres
Finish back near Eight Belles Tyres, completing the loop.
15 roundabouts · 7 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
18 roundabouts · 15 turns
10 roundabouts · 9 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 76.4 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.