Near Borehamwood test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 24 roundabouts, 12 turns and 1 signalled junction across 41 navigation steps.
This is an independent 98.6 km practice route near Borehamwood test centre, taking roughly 55 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 Barnet Lane. 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and sustained concentration. 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 named junctions, churches, pubs 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 Borehamwood 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 173-step drive on real, named roads (about 98.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Stirling Court.
Stirling Court19 m
Turn right onto Stirling Way.
Stirling Way429 m
Turn left to stay on Stirling Way.
Stirling Way24 m
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 4th exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Stirling Corner189 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Barnet Lane445 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.
A4114.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road606 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road1.3 km
Turn right onto High Road/A4140.
High Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road244 m
Turn right onto Herkomer Road.
Herkomer Road102 m
Turn right onto Bournehall Road.
Bournehall Road185 m
Turn left onto High Street/A411. Continue on A411.
A4111.5 km
Turn left onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road603 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road1.5 km
Move right onto Watford Road.
Watford Road2.8 km
Enter Barnet Lane and take the 1st exit onto Furzehill Road.
Barnet Lane3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road369 m
Turn right to stay on Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road310 m
Enter Ripon Way and take the 1st exit onto Manor Way.
Ripon Way31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Manor Way.
Manor Way527 m
Enter Kenilworth Drive and take the 2nd exit onto Manor Way.
Kenilworth Drive39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Manor Way.
Manor Way324 m
Turn right onto Chester Road.
Chester Road819 m
Turn right onto Kenilworth Drive.
Kenilworth Drive432 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Manor Way.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Manor Way.
Manor Way418 m
Turn left onto Arundel Drive.
Arundel Drive413 m
Turn left onto Balmoral Drive.
Balmoral Drive621 m
Turn right onto Newark Green.
Newark Green175 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowley Lane/A5135.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowley Lane/A5135.
Rowley Lane404 m
Turn right to stay on A5135.
A5135123 m
Move left.
52 m
Move left onto Rowley Lane.
Rowley Lane442 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowley Lane.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowley Lane.
Rowley Lane367 m
Turn left onto Well End Road.
Well End Road344 m
Make a sharp left onto Potters Lane.
Potters Lane29 m
Turn left to stay on Potters Lane.
Potters Lane22 m
Turn right onto Well End Road.
Well End Road314 m
Turn right onto Rowley Lane.
Rowley Lane366 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Studio Way.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Studio Way.
Studio Way256 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Denham Way.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Denham Way.
Denham Way531 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Potters Lane.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Potters Lane.
Potters Lane281 m
Turn right onto Cowley Hill/B5378. Continue on B5378.
B53782.8 km
Turn left onto London Road/B5378. Continue on B5378.
B53781.4 km
Turn left onto Porters Park Drive.
Porters Park Drive1.8 km
Turn left onto Black Lion Hill/B5378. Continue on B5378.
B53781.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Harper Lane/B556.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harper Lane/B556. Continue on Harper Lane.
Harper Lane1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Harper Lane.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harper Lane.
Harper Lane1.5 km
Turn left onto Watling Street/A5183. Continue on A5183.
A51837.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Hill South/A5183.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Hill South/A5183.
Elstree Hill South186 m
Enter Brockley Hill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Watford By-Pass.
Brockley Hill Roundabout12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Watford By-Pass. Continue on A41.
A411.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Watford By-pass.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Watford By-pass. Continue on A41.
A41916 m
Keep left to stay on A41.
A411.4 km
Enter Apex Corner and take the 1st exit onto A1/Barnet Way.
Apex Corner23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1/Barnet Way.
A171 m
Turn left onto Ellesmere Avenue.
Ellesmere Avenue138 m
Turn left onto Pike Road.
Pike Road115 m
Turn left onto A41/Watford By-pass.
A4173 m
Enter Apex Corner and take the 4th exit onto A41/Watford By-pass.
Apex Corner159 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Watford By-pass. Continue on A41.
A412.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/Watford By-pass.
83 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Watford By-pass. Continue on A41.
A411.8 km
Enter Brockley Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/North Western Avenue.
Brockley Hill Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/North Western Avenue.
A411.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/North Western Avenue.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/North Western Avenue.
A41295 m
Turn right onto Dagger Lane.
Dagger Lane1.5 km
Turn left onto Aldenham Road.
Aldenham Road58 m
Turn right.
50 m
Turn right.
48 m
Turn right.
41 m
Turn left onto Aldenham Road.
Aldenham Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Watford Road/A411. Continue on Watford Road.
Watford Road267 m
Move right to stay on Watford Road.
Watford Road2.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Barnet Lane435 m
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Road/A411.
Stirling Corner117 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Road/A411. Continue on A411.
A4113.8 km
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue305 m
Turn left onto Marriott Road.
Marriott Road97 m
Turn left onto Ravenscroft Park.
Ravenscroft Park192 m
Turn right onto Ravenscroft Road.
Ravenscroft Road128 m
Turn left onto Blenheim Road.
Blenheim Road64 m
Turn right onto Wood Street/A411. Continue on A411.
A4113.5 km
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 2nd exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Stirling Corner69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Barnet Lane445 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.
A4114.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road606 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road948 m
Make a sharp right onto Little Bushey Lane.
Little Bushey Lane74 m
Turn left onto Fuller Close.
Fuller Close99 m
Turn right.
59 m
Turn left.
34 m
Make a right U-turn.
34 m
Turn right.
59 m
Turn left onto Fuller Close.
Fuller Close100 m
Turn right onto Little Bushey Lane.
Little Bushey Lane39 m
Turn left onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road940 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road603 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Road/A411.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Road/A411.
Elstree Road1.5 km
Turn left onto High Street/A5183. Continue on A5183.
A5183653 m
Turn right onto Allum Lane/B5378. Continue on B5378.
B53782.1 km
Enter Tesco Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B5378.
Tesco Roundabout23 m
Exit the roundabout onto B5378.
B5378128 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way509 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135. Continue on A5135.
A5135588 m
Move right to stay on A5135.
A5135473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowley Lane/A5135.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowley Lane/A5135. Continue on A5135.
A5135339 m
Stay straight to take the ramp towards A1.
A11.5 km
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 2nd exit onto A1/Barnet Way.
Stirling Corner98 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1/Barnet Way.
A12.4 km
Enter Apex Corner and take the 3rd exit onto A41/Watford By-pass.
Apex Corner93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Watford By-pass. Continue on A41.
A41265 m
Make a right U-turn at Mount Grove to stay on A41.
A41289 m
Enter Apex Corner and take the 1st exit onto A1/Barnet Way.
Apex Corner23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1/Barnet Way.
A12.4 km
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 4th exit onto Barnet Road/A411.
Stirling Corner165 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Road/A411.
Barnet Road1.2 km
Turn right.
32 m
Turn left onto Rockways.
Rockways12 m
Turn left onto Barnet Road/A411.
Barnet Road1.2 km
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 2nd exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Stirling Corner69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Barnet Lane445 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Furzehill Road.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road864 m
Turn left onto Tennison Avenue.
Tennison Avenue337 m
Turn left onto Vale Avenue.
Vale Avenue95 m
Turn left onto Milton Drive.
Milton Drive282 m
Turn left to stay on Milton Drive.
Milton Drive98 m
Turn right onto Tennison Avenue.
Tennison Avenue27 m
Turn left onto Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road77 m
Turn left onto Melrose Avenue.
Melrose Avenue324 m
Turn left to stay on Melrose Avenue.
Melrose Avenue91 m
Turn left onto Tennison Avenue.
Tennison Avenue337 m
Turn right onto Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road202 m
Turn left onto Arundel Drive.
Arundel Drive398 m
Turn left onto Thornbury Gardens.
Thornbury Gardens99 m
Turn left onto Bullhead Road.
Bullhead Road431 m
Turn right to stay on Bullhead Road.
Bullhead Road5 m
Turn left to stay on Bullhead Road.
Bullhead Road510 m
Turn right onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way118 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way50 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Borehamwood · Route 15 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 17.8 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 (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.
Barnet Lane
Start near Barnet Lane.
Church of St Peter
Continue to Church of St Peter.
Jesus Son of Mary Community Centre
Continue to Jesus Son of Mary Community Centre.
International Christian Fellowship
Continue to International Christian Fellowship.
Holy Cross
Continue to Holy Cross.
Mops & Brooms
Continue to Mops & Brooms.
Shenley Methodist Church
Continue to Shenley Methodist Church.
St Botolph's, Shenleybury
Continue to St Botolph's, Shenleybury.
Radlett Lodge School
Continue to Radlett Lodge School.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
Waggon and Horses
Continue to Waggon and Horses.
Elstree Shteibel
Continue to Elstree Shteibel.
Kollel Beis Aharon Ohel Avraham
Continue to Kollel Beis Aharon Ohel Avraham.
Firework Corner
Continue to Firework Corner.
Clock House Kiosk
Continue to Clock House Kiosk.
St Peter's House
Continue to St Peter's House.
Black Horse
Continue to Black Horse.
Elstree & Borehamwood
Continue to Elstree & Borehamwood.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Scratchwood Park
Finish back near Scratchwood Park, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 13 turns
13 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 14 turns · 2 sets of lights
15 roundabouts · 10 turns
This route is 98.6 km and takes about 55 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Borehamwood test centre, not an official DVSA route.