Near Brentwood test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 8 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 19 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.7 km practice loop near Brentwood test centre, taking roughly 30 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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 stations, churches, shops 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 Brentwood 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 44-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Junction Road.
Junction Road16 m
Turn right onto Warley Hill/B186. Continue on Warley Hill.
Warley Hill365 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Warley Hill.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Warley Hill.
Warley Hill42 m
Move left onto Warley Hill/B186. Continue on B186.
B1861.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Kings Road/B185.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kings Road/B185.
Kings Road860 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road500 m
Turn right onto Western Road.
Western Road176 m
Turn left onto William Hunter Way.
William Hunter Way397 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto William Hunter Way.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto William Hunter Way.
William Hunter Way89 m
Turn left onto Ongar Road.
Ongar Road314 m
Turn left onto Waterloo Road.
Waterloo Road55 m
Turn left onto Wellesley Road.
Wellesley Road130 m
Turn left onto North Road.
North Road92 m
Turn right onto Ongar Road/A128. Continue on Ongar Road.
Ongar Road192 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ongar Road.
Ongar Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Windsor Road.
Windsor Road215 m
Turn left onto King George's Road.
King George's Road397 m
Turn right onto Balmoral Road.
Balmoral Road72 m
Turn right onto Clarence Road.
Clarence Road229 m
Turn left onto Elizabeth Road.
Elizabeth Road403 m
Turn right to stay on Elizabeth Road.
Elizabeth Road115 m
Turn right onto Doddinghurst Road.
Doddinghurst Road889 m
Turn left onto Ongar Road/A128. Continue on Ongar Road.
Ongar Road690 m
Turn right onto Wilson's Corner.
Wilson's Corner20 m
Turn left onto Ingrave Road/A128.
Ingrave Road973 m
Turn left onto Hogarth Avenue.
Hogarth Avenue169 m
Turn left onto Riseway.
Riseway141 m
Turn left onto Shenfield Crescent.
Shenfield Crescent340 m
Turn left onto Priest's Lane.
Priest's Lane173 m
Turn left onto Middleton Hall Lane.
Middleton Hall Lane182 m
Turn right onto The Chase.
The Chase239 m
Move left to stay on The Chase.
The Chase151 m
Move left.
24 m
Make a right U-turn.
24 m
Move right onto The Chase.
The Chase390 m
Turn right onto Seven Arches Road.
Seven Arches Road1.9 km
Turn right onto Eagle Way.
Eagle Way3.1 km
Turn right onto London Road/A1023.
London Road814 m
Turn right onto Kavanaghs Road.
Kavanaghs Road883 m
Turn right onto Junction Road.
Junction Road166 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Brentwood · Route 10 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.
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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 60 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.
Brentwood
Start near Brentwood.
Brentwood Mosque
Continue to Brentwood Mosque.
Momentum Cycles
Continue to Momentum Cycles.
Spargo
Continue to Spargo.
Brentwood Sainsburys
Continue to Brentwood Sainsburys.
Victoria Arms
Continue to Victoria Arms.
North Road Playground
Continue to North Road Playground.
Pink Garlic
Continue to Pink Garlic.
Robin Hood Pub
Continue to Robin Hood Pub.
Saint George's Church
Continue to Saint George's Church.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Weald Park Garage
Continue to Weald Park Garage.
Dodds Road Community Church
Continue to Dodds Road Community Church.
Rising Sun
Continue to Rising Sun.
Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen
Continue to Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen.
Main Building
Continue to Main Building.
BCHS Swimming Pool
Continue to BCHS Swimming Pool.
Cafeteria
Continue to Cafeteria.
Science Block
Continue to Science Block.
Ford
Finish back near Ford, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 11 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 4 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 7 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 12 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 18.7 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Brentwood test centre, not an official DVSA route.