Near Bletchley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 79.4 km practice loop near Bletchley test centre, taking roughly 50 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, Hodge Lea Roundabout, Fenny Lock Roundabout, Princes Way Roundabout and Ashland 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, pubs, shops 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 200-step drive on real, named roads (about 80.6 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 2nd exit onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road260 m
Enter Brunel Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Locke Road.
Brunel Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Locke Road.
Locke Road118 m
Move right onto Duncombe Street.
Duncombe Street314 m
Turn left onto Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road236 m
Keep left to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road102 m
Keep right to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road106 m
Turn left onto Willow Way.
Willow Way110 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Way.
Willow Way272 m
Turn right onto Chestnut Crescent.
Chestnut Crescent68 m
Keep right to stay on Chestnut Crescent.
Chestnut Crescent85 m
Turn right onto Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road398 m
Turn right onto Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road422 m
Keep left to stay on Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road5 m
Turn right onto Findlay Way.
Findlay Way232 m
Turn right onto Lennox Road.
Lennox Road335 m
Keep right to take Eaton Avenue.
Eaton Avenue267 m
Turn right onto Manor Road.
Manor Road397 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
12 m
Exit the roundabout.
52 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stoke Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road651 m
Turn left onto Phelp's Road.
Phelp's Road190 m
Turn right onto Southland Drive.
Southland Drive48 m
Keep left to stay on Southland Drive.
Southland Drive85 m
Turn left to stay on Southland Drive.
Southland Drive30 m
Turn right onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road359 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road167 m
Move left onto Larch Grove.
Larch Grove432 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road152 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
12 m
Exit the roundabout.
52 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stoke Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road668 m
Keep right to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road127 m
Keep right to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road542 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stoke Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road61 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4146.
4 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.
A4146597 m
Enter Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout96 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A59.7 km
Take the Abbey Hill Roundabout exit.
440 m
Enter Abbey Hill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Abbey Hill Roundabout341 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 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.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout95 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 1st exit onto Bond Avenue.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bond Avenue.
Bond Avenue221 m
Turn left onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road162 m
Move left.
163 m
Turn left onto Dane Road.
Dane Road14 m
Turn left to stay on Dane Road.
Dane Road196 m
Turn left onto Bond Avenue.
Bond Avenue140 m
Turn right onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road331 m
Turn right onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street100 m
Enter Beacon Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto V4 Watling Street.
Beacon Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street100 m
Turn left onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road331 m
Turn left onto Bond Avenue.
Bond Avenue218 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto H10 Bletcham Way.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way202 m
Keep left to stay on H10 Bletcham Way.
H10 Bletcham Way171 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.
Roman Roundabout1 m
Turn right to stay on Roman Roundabout/B4034.
Roman Roundabout38 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V4 Watling Street.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street180 m
Enter Beacon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V4 Watling Street.
Beacon Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street365 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road207 m
Turn left onto George Street.
George Street41 m
Keep left to stay on George Street.
George Street157 m
Turn left onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street64 m
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street356 m
Keep left to take Western Road.
Western Road532 m
Turn right onto North Street.
North Street199 m
Turn right onto Tavistock Street.
Tavistock Street639 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road69 m
Turn left 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 Roman Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Roman Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street841 m
Enter Princes Way Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Princes Way Roundabout130 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
Turn right onto Roman Roundabout/B4034. Continue on B4034.
B4034146 m
Enter Denbigh Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Denbigh Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street111 m
Keep right to stay on V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street929 m
Keep right to stay on V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street269 m
Enter Ashland Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
Ashland Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street267 m
Move left to stay on V7 Saxon Street.
V7 Saxon Street56 m
Turn right onto Dodkin.
Dodkin30 m
Turn right onto V7 Saxon Street/B4034.
V7 Saxon Street319 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 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 left onto Rickley Lane.
Rickley Lane631 m
Turn left onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way230 m
Turn left onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road469 m
Turn left 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 7 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 Hodge Lea Roundabout, Fenny Lock Roundabout, Princes Way Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 39.3 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.
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.
Freeman Memorial Methodist Church
Start near Freeman Memorial Methodist Church.
Old Swan
Continue to Old Swan.
Nick Hair
Continue to Nick Hair.
Hazrath Shahjahal Jamie Masjid
Continue to Hazrath Shahjahal Jamie Masjid.
Caldecotte Interchange
Continue to Caldecotte Interchange, 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.
Big Joe's
Continue to Big Joe's.
Ship
Continue to Ship.
St Barnabas Church
Continue to St Barnabas Church.
Fenny Lock Roundabout
Continue to Fenny Lock Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Maltsters Arms Public House
Continue to Maltsters Arms Public House.
St Martin
Continue to St Martin.
Jewson
Continue to Jewson.
Princes Way Roundabout
Continue to Princes Way Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ashland Roundabout
Continue to Ashland Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bletchley Bus Station
Continue to Bletchley Bus Station.
Park Hotel
Continue to Park Hotel.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Cambian Bletchley Park School
Finish back near Cambian Bletchley Park School, completing the loop.
15 roundabouts · 7 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns
18 roundabouts · 15 turns
10 roundabouts · 9 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 79.4 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bletchley test centre, not an official DVSA route.