Near Borehamwood test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts, 13 turns and 1 signalled junction across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.5 km practice route near Borehamwood 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 Elstree Way, Kenilworth Drive and 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, 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 shops, named junctions, churches 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 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 97-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.5 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 left onto Stirling Way.
Stirling Way105 m
Turn right onto Ripon Way.
Ripon Way38 m
Turn left onto A1/Barnet Bypass.
A1841 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newark Green.
200 m
Exit the roundabout onto Newark Green.
Newark Green175 m
Turn right onto Balmoral Drive.
Balmoral Drive274 m
Turn right onto Warwick Road.
Warwick Road230 m
Turn left onto A5135.
A5135461 m
Enter Elstree Way and take the 1st exit onto Manor Way.
Elstree Way3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Manor Way.
Manor Way216 m
Turn left 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 Drive95 m
Turn left onto Featherstone Gardens.
Featherstone Gardens417 m
Turn right onto Kenilworth Drive.
Kenilworth Drive126 m
Turn right onto Norfolk Gardens.
Norfolk Gardens242 m
Turn left onto Penscroft Gardens.
Penscroft Gardens211 m
Turn left onto Buckingham Road.
Buckingham Road69 m
Turn right onto Norfolk Gardens.
Norfolk Gardens90 m
Turn left onto Kenilworth Drive.
Kenilworth Drive209 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kenilworth Drive.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kenilworth Drive.
Kenilworth Drive163 m
Turn right onto Bullhead Road.
Bullhead Road31 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 3rd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way120 m
Turn left onto Bullhead Road.
Bullhead Road542 m
Make a right U-turn at Bullhead Road to stay on Bullhead Road.
Bullhead Road31 m
Turn left onto Hillside Avenue.
Hillside Avenue768 m
Turn left onto Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road368 m
Turn right to stay on Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road28 m
Turn right onto Milton Drive.
Milton Drive61 m
Turn right to stay on Milton Drive.
Milton Drive98 m
Turn right onto Tennison Avenue.
Tennison Avenue27 m
Turn left onto Furzehill Road.
Furzehill Road742 m
Turn right onto Shenley Road/B5378.
Shenley Road470 m
Enter Tesco Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Shenley Road/B5378.
Tesco Roundabout71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shenley Road/B5378. Continue on B5378.
B53781.5 km
Turn left onto Knowl Way.
Knowl Way150 m
Turn left onto Lodge Avenue.
Lodge Avenue253 m
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road321 m
Turn right onto Bishops Avenue.
Bishops Avenue140 m
Turn right onto Lodge Avenue.
Lodge Avenue187 m
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road321 m
Turn left onto Bishops Avenue.
Bishops Avenue148 m
Turn left onto The Rise.
The Rise4 m
Turn right onto Wentworth Avenue.
Wentworth Avenue200 m
Turn left onto Nicholas Road.
Nicholas Road252 m
Turn left onto Deacons Hill Road.
Deacons Hill Road638 m
Turn right onto Deacons Close.
Deacons Close104 m
Turn right.
9 m
Make a right U-turn.
9 m
Turn left onto Deacons Close.
Deacons Close104 m
Turn left onto Deacons Hill Road.
Deacons Hill Road825 m
Turn left onto Barnet Lane/A411.
Barnet Lane1.3 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.
Barnet Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Rowley Lane.
Rowley Lane1.4 km
Turn left onto Rowley Lane/A5135.
Rowley Lane246 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rowley Lane/A5135.
97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowley Lane/A5135. Continue on A5135.
A5135926 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way24 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.
Elstree Way509 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B5378.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto B5378.
B5378128 m
Enter Tesco Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shenley Road/B5378.
Tesco Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shenley Road/B5378. Continue on B5378.
B53781.5 km
Turn left onto Knowl Way.
Knowl Way150 m
Turn left onto Lodge Avenue.
Lodge Avenue453 m
Turn right onto Allum Lane/B5378.
Allum Lane375 m
Turn left onto Theobald Street.
Theobald Street156 m
Turn left onto Theobald Court.
Theobald Court63 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Theobald Court.
Theobald Court63 m
Turn left onto Theobald Street.
Theobald Street274 m
Turn right onto Stratfield Road.
Stratfield Road711 m
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road143 m
Turn left onto Aberford Road.
Aberford Road75 m
Turn left onto Canterbury Road.
Canterbury Road111 m
Turn left onto Stratfield Road.
Stratfield Road60 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road428 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.
57 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.
A5135467 m
Turn right onto Warwick Road.
Warwick Road189 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Borehamwood · 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.0 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 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.
Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd
Start near Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd.
Elstree Way
Continue to Elstree Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Evans Halshaw
Continue to Evans Halshaw.
International Christian Fellowship
Continue to International Christian Fellowship.
Kenilworth Drive
Continue to Kenilworth Drive, taking the junction with good observation.
Borehamwood Baptist Church
Continue to Borehamwood Baptist Church.
Good Companion
Continue to Good Companion.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Elstree & Borehamwood
Continue to Elstree & Borehamwood.
Barnet Lane
Continue to Barnet Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Gate
Continue to Gate.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
National Tyres and Autocare
Continue to National Tyres and Autocare.
Borehamwood War Memorial
Continue to Borehamwood War Memorial.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Lord of Body
Continue to Lord of Body.
Wellington
Continue to Wellington.
Fairbrook Medical Centre
Continue to Fairbrook Medical Centre.
Borehamwood Police Station
Finish back near Borehamwood Police Station, completing the loop.
24 roundabouts · 12 turns · 1 set of lights
6 roundabouts · 13 turns
13 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 14 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 27.5 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Borehamwood test centre, not an official DVSA route.