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Practice route
Challenging

Borehamwood · Route 6

Near Borehamwood test centre

27.5 km
Distance
40 min
Duration
Challenging
Difficulty
19
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Challenging

Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts, 13 turns and 1 signalled junction across 28 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

4
Left turns
9
Right turns
12
Roundabouts
1
Traffic lights
28
Total steps

Skills & features

29
Roundabouts
1.0 km
Dual carriageway
30, 40, 50 mph
Speed limits
20
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Multiple roundabouts
  • Dual-carriageway joins
  • Changing speed limits
  • Residential manoeuvres
  • Busy A-roads
  • Sustained concentration

Road mix

  • Residential 8.2 km
  • A-roads 6.5 km
  • Minor roads 5.9 km
  • B-roads 4.0 km
  • Unclassified 1.4 km
  • Trunk roads 1.0 km
  • service_other 0.1 km

Turn-by-turn directions

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.

  1. Depart:

    Drive east on Stirling Court.

    Stirling Court19 m

  2. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Stirling Way.

    Stirling Way105 m

  3. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ripon Way.

    Ripon Way38 m

  4. Turn left:

    Turn left onto A1/Barnet Bypass.

    A1841 m

  5. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newark Green.

    200 m

  6. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Newark Green.

    Newark Green175 m

  7. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Balmoral Drive.

    Balmoral Drive274 m

  8. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Warwick Road.

    Warwick Road230 m

  9. Turn left:

    Turn left onto A5135.

    A5135461 m

  10. Roundabout:

    Enter Elstree Way and take the 1st exit onto Manor Way.

    Elstree Way3 m

  11. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Manor Way.

    Manor Way216 m

  12. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Chester Road.

    Chester Road819 m

  13. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Kenilworth Drive.

    Kenilworth Drive432 m

  14. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Manor Way.

    16 m

  15. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Manor Way.

    Manor Way418 m

  16. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Arundel Drive.

    Arundel Drive95 m

  17. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Featherstone Gardens.

    Featherstone Gardens417 m

  18. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Kenilworth Drive.

    Kenilworth Drive126 m

  19. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Norfolk Gardens.

    Norfolk Gardens242 m

  20. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Penscroft Gardens.

    Penscroft Gardens211 m

  21. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Buckingham Road.

    Buckingham Road69 m

  22. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Norfolk Gardens.

    Norfolk Gardens90 m

  23. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Kenilworth Drive.

    Kenilworth Drive209 m

  24. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kenilworth Drive.

    36 m

  25. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Kenilworth Drive.

    Kenilworth Drive163 m

  26. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bullhead Road.

    Bullhead Road31 m

  27. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Bullhead Road.

    Bullhead Road5 m

  28. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Bullhead Road.

    Bullhead Road510 m

  29. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    Elstree Way118 m

  30. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    39 m

  31. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    Elstree Way120 m

  32. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Bullhead Road.

    Bullhead Road542 m

  33. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn at Bullhead Road to stay on Bullhead Road.

    Bullhead Road31 m

  34. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Hillside Avenue.

    Hillside Avenue768 m

  35. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Furzehill Road.

    Furzehill Road368 m

  36. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Furzehill Road.

    Furzehill Road28 m

  37. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Milton Drive.

    Milton Drive61 m

  38. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Milton Drive.

    Milton Drive98 m

  39. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Tennison Avenue.

    Tennison Avenue27 m

  40. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Furzehill Road.

    Furzehill Road742 m

  41. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Shenley Road/B5378.

    Shenley Road470 m

  42. Roundabout:

    Enter Tesco Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Shenley Road/B5378.

    Tesco Roundabout71 m

  43. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Shenley Road/B5378. Continue on B5378.

    B53781.5 km

  44. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Knowl Way.

    Knowl Way150 m

  45. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Lodge Avenue.

    Lodge Avenue253 m

  46. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Grange Road.

    Grange Road321 m

  47. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bishops Avenue.

    Bishops Avenue140 m

  48. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Lodge Avenue.

    Lodge Avenue187 m

  49. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Grange Road.

    Grange Road321 m

  50. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Bishops Avenue.

    Bishops Avenue148 m

  51. Turn left:

    Turn left onto The Rise.

    The Rise4 m

  52. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Wentworth Avenue.

    Wentworth Avenue200 m

  53. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Nicholas Road.

    Nicholas Road252 m

  54. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Deacons Hill Road.

    Deacons Hill Road638 m

  55. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Deacons Close.

    Deacons Close104 m

  56. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    9 m

  57. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn.

    9 m

  58. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Deacons Close.

    Deacons Close104 m

  59. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Deacons Hill Road.

    Deacons Hill Road825 m

  60. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Barnet Lane/A411.

    Barnet Lane1.3 km

  61. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Lane/A411.

    53 m

  62. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Lane/A411.

    Barnet Lane435 m

  63. Roundabout:

    Enter Stirling Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Road/A411.

    Stirling Corner117 m

  64. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Road/A411.

    Barnet Road1.3 km

  65. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Rowley Lane.

    Rowley Lane1.4 km

  66. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Rowley Lane/A5135.

    Rowley Lane246 m

  67. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rowley Lane/A5135.

    97 m

  68. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Rowley Lane/A5135. Continue on A5135.

    A5135926 m

  69. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    25 m

  70. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    Elstree Way24 m

  71. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    3 m

  72. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    Elstree Way509 m

  73. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B5378.

    36 m

  74. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto B5378.

    B5378128 m

  75. Roundabout:

    Enter Tesco Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shenley Road/B5378.

    Tesco Roundabout30 m

  76. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Shenley Road/B5378. Continue on B5378.

    B53781.5 km

  77. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Knowl Way.

    Knowl Way150 m

  78. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Lodge Avenue.

    Lodge Avenue453 m

  79. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Allum Lane/B5378.

    Allum Lane375 m

  80. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Theobald Street.

    Theobald Street156 m

  81. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Theobald Court.

    Theobald Court63 m

  82. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Theobald Court.

    Theobald Court63 m

  83. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Theobald Street.

    Theobald Street274 m

  84. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Stratfield Road.

    Stratfield Road711 m

  85. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Brook Road.

    Brook Road143 m

  86. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Aberford Road.

    Aberford Road75 m

  87. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Canterbury Road.

    Canterbury Road111 m

  88. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Stratfield Road.

    Stratfield Road60 m

  89. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Brook Road.

    Brook Road428 m

  90. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    57 m

  91. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    Elstree Way509 m

  92. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    22 m

  93. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    Elstree Way21 m

  94. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elstree Way/A5135.

    4 m

  95. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Elstree Way/A5135. Continue on A5135.

    A5135467 m

  96. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Warwick Road.

    Warwick Road189 m

  97. Arrive:

    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.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Junctions & roundabouts

Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.

  • Elstree Way
  • Kenilworth Drive
  • Barnet Lane

Stations

Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.

  • Elstree & Borehamwood

Churches

Useful navigation anchors on the loop.

  • International Christian Fellowship
  • Borehamwood Baptist Church
  • All Saints

Pubs

Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.

  • Good Companion
  • Gate
  • Wellington

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd
  • Evans Halshaw
  • Little Waitrose
  • M&S Simply Food

Watch out for

  • 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.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd

    Start near Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd.

  2. Elstree Way

    Continue to Elstree Way, taking the junction with good observation.

  3. Evans Halshaw

    Continue to Evans Halshaw.

  4. International Christian Fellowship

    Continue to International Christian Fellowship.

  5. Kenilworth Drive

    Continue to Kenilworth Drive, taking the junction with good observation.

  6. Borehamwood Baptist Church

    Continue to Borehamwood Baptist Church.

  7. Good Companion

    Continue to Good Companion.

  8. All Saints

    Continue to All Saints.

  9. Elstree & Borehamwood

    Continue to Elstree & Borehamwood.

  10. Barnet Lane

    Continue to Barnet Lane, taking the junction with good observation.

  11. Little Waitrose

    Continue to Little Waitrose.

  12. Gate

    Continue to Gate.

  13. M&S Simply Food

    Continue to M&S Simply Food.

  14. National Tyres and Autocare

    Continue to National Tyres and Autocare.

  15. Borehamwood War Memorial

    Continue to Borehamwood War Memorial.

  16. Kwik Fit

    Continue to Kwik Fit.

  17. Lord of Body

    Continue to Lord of Body.

  18. Wellington

    Continue to Wellington.

  19. Fairbrook Medical Centre

    Continue to Fairbrook Medical Centre.

  20. Borehamwood Police Station

    Finish back near Borehamwood Police Station, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

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.