Near Bletchley test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 15 roundabouts, 7 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 105.3 km practice loop near Bletchley test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Bleak Hall Roundabout, Elfield Park Roundabout, Caldecotte Interchange, North Saxon Roundabout and Coffee Hall 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 churches, schools, named junctions 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 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 212-step drive on real, named roads (about 105.7 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
Move right onto Rickley Lane.
Rickley Lane631 m
Turn right onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way1.1 km
Turn right onto Whalley Drive.
Whalley Drive246 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Whalley Drive.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whalley Drive.
Whalley Drive1.5 km
Turn right onto Rickley Lane.
Rickley Lane429 m
Turn right onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way777 m
Turn right onto Melrose Avenue.
Melrose Avenue357 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Whalley Drive.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whalley Drive.
Whalley Drive28 m
Keep left to stay on Whalley Drive.
Whalley Drive1.5 km
Turn right onto Rickley Lane.
Rickley Lane429 m
Turn left onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way230 m
Turn left onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road693 m
Turn left onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road260 m
Enter Brunel Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Brunel Roundabout10 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 Street856 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Roman Roundabout/B4034.
2 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.
B4034128 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 Street122 m
Keep right to stay on V6 Grafton Street.
V6 Grafton Street131 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 left to take Wimblington Drive.
Wimblington Drive83 m
Keep left to stay on Wimblington Drive.
Wimblington Drive129 m
Move left onto Merton Drive.
Merton Drive108 m
Keep right to stay on Merton Drive.
Merton Drive146 m
Turn left onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421228 m
Enter Bleak Hall Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
Bleak Hall Roundabout120 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421198 m
Keep left to stay on A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A42153 m
Turn left onto Melick Road.
Melick Road235 m
Turn left onto Medale Road.
Medale Road403 m
Turn left onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421252 m
Enter Bleak Hall Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
Bleak Hall Roundabout48 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421122 m
Keep right to stay on A421/H8 Standing Way.
A42184 m
Keep right to stay on A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421384 m
Enter Elfield Park Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
Elfield Park Roundabout127 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421599 m
Enter Bleak Hall Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V6 Grafton Street.
Bleak Hall Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto V6 Grafton Street.
V6 Grafton Street1.3 km
Enter Leadenhall Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto V6 Grafton Street.
Leadenhall Roundabout112 m
Exit the roundabout onto V6 Grafton Street.
V6 Grafton Street1.3 km
Enter Bleak Hall Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
Bleak Hall Roundabout48 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421148 m
Keep left to stay on A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A42149 m
Keep left to stay on A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421362 m
Enter Redmoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Redmoor Roundabout102 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A54.0 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.
A4146624 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 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.
A4146383 m
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout96 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A57.9 km
Take the Portway Roundabout exit.
326 m
Enter Portway Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto H5 Portway/A509.
Portway Roundabout239 m
Exit the roundabout onto H5 Portway/A509.
H5 Portway469 m
Enter North Grafton Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto H5 Portway/A509.
North Grafton Roundabout106 m
Exit the roundabout onto H5 Portway/A509.
H5 Portway406 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto H5 Portway/A509.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto H5 Portway/A509.
H5 Portway417 m
Enter North Saxon Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
North Saxon Roundabout131 m
Exit the roundabout onto H5 Portway/A509.
H5 Portway412 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Witan Gate.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Witan Gate.
Witan Gate708 m
Turn left onto Avebury Boulevard.
Avebury Boulevard437 m
Turn left onto V7 Saxon Gate.
V7 Saxon Gate224 m
Make a right U-turn at Midsummer Boulevard to stay on V7 Saxon Gate.
V7 Saxon Gate511 m
Enter South Saxon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street.
South Saxon Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street.
V7 Saxon Street870 m
Enter Eaglestone Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street.
Eaglestone Roundabout37 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street.
V7 Saxon Street1.1 km
Enter Coffee Hall Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
Coffee Hall Roundabout87 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/H8 Standing Way.
A421646 m
Enter Bleak Hall Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
Bleak Hall Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421148 m
Keep left to stay on A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A42149 m
Keep left to stay on A421/V6 Grafton Street.
A421362 m
Enter Redmoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Redmoor Roundabout102 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A54.0 km
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A530 m
Keep straight to stay on A5.
A53.5 km
Keep right to take A5/Watling Street.
A5161 m
Keep left to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A5247 m
Keep left to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A51.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5/Watling Street.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5/Watling Street.
A51.9 km
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A5152 m
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A5160 m
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A578 m
Turn right onto Eastern Way.
Eastern Way869 m
Turn left onto Mile Tree Road.
Mile Tree Road463 m
Keep left to stay on Mile Tree Road.
Mile Tree Road1.6 km
Keep right to stay on Vandyke Road.
Vandyke Road29 m
Turn left onto Kemsley Drive.
Kemsley Drive1.5 km
Turn right onto Hockliffe Road/A4012.
Hockliffe Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Brooklands Drive.
Brooklands Drive19 m
Turn left onto Hockliffe Road.
Hockliffe Road70 m
Turn right onto Saxons Close.
Saxons Close196 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Saxons Close.
Saxons Close196 m
Turn left onto Hockliffe Road.
Hockliffe Road70 m
Make a right U-turn at Brooklands Drive onto Hockliffe Road/A4012.
Hockliffe Road105 m
Turn left onto Appenine Way.
Appenine Way483 m
Turn left onto Meadway.
Meadway503 m
Turn right onto Vandyke Road.
Vandyke Road319 m
Keep left to stay on Vandyke Road.
Vandyke Road445 m
Turn left onto Kemsley Drive.
Kemsley Drive203 m
Keep right to stay on Kemsley Drive.
Kemsley Drive17 m
Turn right onto Vandyke Road.
Vandyke Road2.1 km
Turn right onto Eastern Way.
Eastern Way869 m
Turn left onto A5/Watling Street.
A5160 m
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A5231 m
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A51.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5/Watling Street.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5/Watling Street.
A5205 m
Keep left to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A51.2 km
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A5224 m
Keep right to stay on A5/Watling Street.
A5146 m
Keep right to stay on A5.
A5293 m
Keep left to stay on A5.
A5108 m
Keep left to stay on A5.
A53.2 km
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A5.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout177 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 Street559 m
Enter Ashland Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Ashland Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street275 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 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Princes Way Roundabout51 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street271 m
Enter Brunel Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Brunel Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road263 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
15 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 Road220 m
Turn left onto Wilton Avenue.
Wilton Avenue108 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bletchley · 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.
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 Bleak Hall Roundabout, Elfield Park Roundabout, North Saxon Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 51.7 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.
Whaddon Way Church
Start near Whaddon Way Church.
White Spire School
Continue to White Spire School.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Freeman Memorial Methodist Church
Continue to Freeman Memorial Methodist Church.
Bleak Hall Roundabout
Continue to Bleak Hall Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Elfield Park Roundabout
Continue to Elfield Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ship
Continue to Ship.
St Barnabas Church
Continue to St Barnabas Church.
Caldecotte Interchange
Continue to Caldecotte Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Zainabiya Islamic Centre
Continue to Zainabiya Islamic Centre.
North Saxon Roundabout
Continue to North Saxon Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Be At One
Continue to Be At One.
Park Lane
Continue to Park Lane.
Coffee Hall Roundabout
Continue to Coffee Hall Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Stonehenge Works
Continue to Stonehenge Works.
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard
Continue to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard.
Clay Pipe
Continue to Clay Pipe.
PENLEE
Continue to PENLEE.
Shell Select
Continue to Shell Select.
Bletchley Bus Station
Finish back near Bletchley Bus Station, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns
18 roundabouts · 15 turns
10 roundabouts · 9 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 105.3 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bletchley test centre, not an official DVSA route.