Near Bletchley test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts and 15 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 57.7 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 Ashland Roundabout, Beacon Roundabout, Caldecotte Interchange, Hodge Lea Roundabout and Millward Drive. 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 158-step drive on real, named roads (about 57.8 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 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
Turn right onto Roman Roundabout/B4034. Continue on B4034.
B4034147 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 Street1.0 km
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 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 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 Street100 m
Turn left onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road492 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 Road295 m
Turn left onto Staplehall Road.
Staplehall Road451 m
Turn right onto Simpson Road.
Simpson Road418 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street17 m
Turn right onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street67 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street102 m
Keep straight to stay on Church Street.
Church Street254 m
Keep left to take Western Road.
Western Road531 m
Turn left onto North Street.
North Street53 m
Turn left onto Princes Way.
Princes Way285 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway437 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Victoria Road.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road66 m
Keep left to stay on Victoria Road.
Victoria Road216 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street229 m
Turn right onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street298 m
Turn right onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road210 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Vicarage Road.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road210 m
Turn left onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street365 m
Turn right onto Watling Street.
Watling Street18 m
Turn left onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street438 m
Turn left onto Sycamore Avenue.
Sycamore Avenue122 m
Turn right onto Oakwood Drive.
Oakwood Drive79 m
Keep left to stay on Oakwood Drive.
Oakwood Drive385 m
Turn left onto Pinewood Drive.
Pinewood Drive366 m
Turn left onto Laburnum Grove.
Laburnum Grove29 m
Keep right to stay on Laburnum Grove.
Laburnum Grove94 m
Turn left onto Oakwood Drive.
Oakwood Drive37 m
Keep left to stay on Oakwood Drive.
Oakwood Drive245 m
Turn right onto Pinewood Drive.
Pinewood Drive91 m
Turn right.
73 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road334 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
12 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 Road327 m
Make a left U-turn at Grasmere Way to stay on Drayton Road.
Drayton Road243 m
Turn left onto Buttermere Close.
Buttermere Close15 m
Turn right onto Drayton Road.
Drayton Road108 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stoke Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road702 m
Keep right to stay on Stoke Road.
Stoke Road636 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.
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.
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 4th exit.
Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout245 m
Exit the roundabout onto V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street360 m
Keep left to stay on V4 Watling Street.
V4 Watling Street855 m
Turn left onto Aylesbury Street.
Aylesbury Street1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
12 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 Road326 m
Make a left U-turn at Grasmere Way to stay on Drayton Road.
Drayton Road243 m
Turn left onto Buttermere Close.
Buttermere Close15 m
Turn right onto Drayton Road.
Drayton Road108 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stoke Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road652 m
Turn left onto Phelp's Road.
Phelp's Road190 m
Turn right onto Southland Drive.
Southland Drive134 m
Turn left to stay on Southland Drive.
Southland Drive30 m
Turn right onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road476 m
Exit the roundabout.
47 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Water Eaton Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road438 m
Keep right to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road102 m
Keep right to stay on Water Eaton Road.
Water Eaton Road686 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Newton Road.
Newton Road425 m
Turn right to stay on Newton Road.
Newton Road5 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Newton Road.
Newton Road5 m
Turn left to stay on Newton Road.
Newton Road425 m
Turn right onto Buckingham Road/B4034.
Buckingham Road38 m
Turn left onto Shenley Road.
Shenley Road693 m
Turn right onto Whaddon Way.
Whaddon Way45 m
Turn left 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 Road904 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 9 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 Ashland Roundabout, Beacon Roundabout, Hodge Lea Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 21.9 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, 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.
Bletchley Bus Station
Continue to Bletchley Bus Station.
Ashland Roundabout
Continue to Ashland Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Beacon Roundabout
Continue to Beacon Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Martin
Continue to St Martin.
Knowles Nursey School
Continue to Knowles Nursey School.
Queensway Methodist Church
Continue to Queensway Methodist Church.
St Thomas Aquinas
Continue to St Thomas Aquinas.
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.
Central Oriental
Continue to Central Oriental.
Millward Drive
Continue to Millward Drive, taking the junction with good observation.
Bletchley Food & Wine
Continue to Bletchley Food & Wine.
Three Trees
Continue to Three Trees.
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 · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns
18 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 57.7 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.