Near Brentwood test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 20 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 19.9 km practice loop near Brentwood test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Warley Hill. 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, 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 pubs, shops, named junctions 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 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 60-step drive on real, named roads (about 19.9 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 Hill362 m
Turn left onto Junction Road.
Junction Road337 m
Turn left onto Crescent Road.
Crescent Road629 m
Turn left onto Westwood Avenue.
Westwood Avenue275 m
Move right onto West Park Hill.
West Park Hill188 m
Turn right onto London Road/A1023.
London Road83 m
Turn left onto South Weald Road.
South Weald Road103 m
Keep right to stay on South Weald Road.
South Weald Road39 m
Turn left onto Hill Road.
Hill Road32 m
Turn left onto South Weald Road.
South Weald Road155 m
Turn right onto London Road/A1023.
London Road318 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road26 m
Turn right to stay on Brook Road.
Brook Road17 m
Move left onto Hillside Walk.
Hillside Walk250 m
Turn left onto Belvedere Road.
Belvedere Road161 m
Turn left onto Selwood Road.
Selwood Road221 m
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road212 m
Turn right to stay on Brook Road.
Brook Road26 m
Turn right onto London Road/A1023.
London Road379 m
Turn right onto Spital Lane.
Spital Lane259 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road349 m
Turn right to stay on Brook Road.
Brook Road26 m
Turn left onto London Road/A1023.
London Road479 m
Turn left onto Honeypot Lane.
Honeypot Lane781 m
Turn right onto Weald Road.
Weald Road890 m
Turn left onto High Street/A1023.
High Street585 m
Turn right onto Ingrave Road/A128.
Ingrave Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Orchard Avenue.
Orchard Avenue324 m
Turn right onto Lime Avenue.
Lime Avenue211 m
Turn left onto Cherry Avenue.
Cherry Avenue219 m
Turn right onto Knights Way.
Knights Way394 m
Turn left onto Pondfield Lane.
Pondfield Lane392 m
Turn left onto Norman Crescent.
Norman Crescent74 m
Turn left onto East Ham Crescent.
East Ham Crescent287 m
Turn left onto Knights Way.
Knights Way142 m
Turn right onto Running Waters.
Running Waters186 m
Turn right onto Brentwood Road/A128. Continue on A128.
A1281.5 km
Turn right onto Middleton Hall Lane.
Middleton Hall Lane46 m
Turn right onto Priest's Lane.
Priest's Lane173 m
Turn right onto Shenfield Crescent.
Shenfield Crescent340 m
Turn right onto Riseway.
Riseway141 m
Turn right onto Hogarth Avenue.
Hogarth Avenue169 m
Turn left onto Ingrave Road/A128.
Ingrave Road848 m
Turn right onto The Avenue.
The Avenue1.7 km
Turn right onto Hartswood Road.
Hartswood Road1.4 km
Turn left onto Hartswood Close.
Hartswood Close77 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hartswood Close.
Hartswood Close77 m
Turn right onto Hartswood Road.
Hartswood Road281 m
Turn right onto South Drive.
South Drive419 m
Turn right onto Headley Chase.
Headley Chase444 m
Turn left onto Warley Mount.
Warley Mount186 m
Turn right to stay on Warley Mount.
Warley Mount146 m
Turn left onto Warley Hill/B186. Continue on Warley Hill.
Warley Hill454 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Warley Hill.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Warley Hill.
Warley Hill362 m
Turn left onto Junction Road.
Junction Road171 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Brentwood · Route 14 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.
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
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, 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.
Charlies
Start near Charlies.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Warley Hill
Continue to Warley Hill, taking the junction with good observation.
Ford
Continue to Ford.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Grange Aston Martin
Continue to Grange Aston Martin.
Duchess & Dressmaker
Continue to Duchess & Dressmaker.
Gardeners Arms
Continue to Gardeners Arms.
Merchant
Continue to Merchant.
Swan
Continue to Swan.
Brentwood School Chapel
Continue to Brentwood School Chapel.
Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen
Continue to Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen.
Dairyman
Continue to Dairyman.
Main Building
Continue to Main Building.
Blush Hair & Beauty
Continue to Blush Hair & Beauty.
St Stephen, Ingrave
Continue to St Stephen, Ingrave.
Chough
Continue to Chough.
Crown Barbers
Continue to Crown Barbers.
Tommy Tucker's
Finish back near Tommy Tucker's, 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 19.9 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Brentwood test centre, not an official DVSA route.