Near Brentwood test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 11 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 19 navigation steps.
This is an independent 91.9 km practice loop near Brentwood test centre, taking roughly 25 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 Marylands Interchange. 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, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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, pubs and shops, 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 82-step drive on real, named roads (about 91.9 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 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 Road301 m
Turn right onto Weald Road.
Weald Road2.3 km
Move left onto Wigley Bush Lane.
Wigley Bush Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Brook Street/A1023. Continue on A1023.
A1023672 m
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road26 m
Turn left to stay on Brook Road.
Brook Road349 m
Turn left onto Spital Lane.
Spital Lane259 m
Turn right onto Brook Street/A1023.
Brook Street916 m
Enter Brook Street Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A12/E 30.
Brook Street Roundabout426 m
Exit the roundabout onto A12/E 30/Brentwood Bypass.
A126.7 km
Take exit 12.
A12443 m
Enter Marylands Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A12/Brentwood Bypass.
Marylands Interchange218 m
Exit the roundabout onto A12.
A1210.8 km
Turn left onto Bryant Avenue.
Bryant Avenue654 m
Move left onto A127/Southend Arterial Road.
A127229 m
Take the exit on the right.
A12752 m
Turn right onto Ardleigh Green Road.
Ardleigh Green Road1.6 km
Move left onto Butts Green Road.
Butts Green Road644 m
Move right onto Billet Lane.
Billet Lane627 m
Turn right onto High Street/A124.
High Street314 m
Turn left onto Abbs Cross Lane.
Abbs Cross Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Elm Park Avenue.
Elm Park Avenue636 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto The Broadway.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Broadway.
The Broadway264 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Maylands Avenue.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Maylands Avenue.
Maylands Avenue231 m
Turn right onto Calbourne Avenue.
Calbourne Avenue363 m
Turn left onto Coronation Drive.
Coronation Drive97 m
Turn left onto South End Road.
South End Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Suttons Avenue.
Suttons Avenue882 m
Turn left onto Station Lane.
Station Lane14 m
Turn right onto Ravenscourt Grove.
Ravenscourt Grove618 m
Turn left onto Hacton Lane.
Hacton Lane256 m
Turn right onto Upminster Road/A124. Continue on A124.
A1241.4 km
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road2.8 km
Continue on Hall Lane.
Hall Lane1.7 km
Take the Cranham exit onto M25.
639 m
Enter Cranham Interchange and take the 1st exit onto M25.
Cranham Interchange9 m
Exit the roundabout onto M25/E 15.
M253.9 km
Take exit 28 towards Chelmsford/Brentwood.
M25256 m
Enter Brook Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A12.
Brook Street Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto A12/Colchester Road.
A12850 m
Move left onto Maylands Way.
Maylands Way7 m
Keep left to stay on Maylands Way.
Maylands Way109 m
Turn right onto Homeway.
Homeway328 m
Turn left onto Harold Court Road.
Harold Court Road370 m
Turn left.
59 m
Make a right U-turn.
59 m
Turn right onto Harold Court Road.
Harold Court Road477 m
Move left.
19 m
Move left onto A12/Colchester Road.
A12138 m
Make a right U-turn at Petersfield Avenue to stay on A12.
A128.2 km
Take exit 12.
A12443 m
Enter Marylands Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A12/Brentwood Bypass.
Marylands Interchange218 m
Exit the roundabout onto A12.
A129.6 km
Turn right onto Gubbins Lane.
Gubbins Lane747 m
Turn right onto Petersfield Avenue.
Petersfield Avenue242 m
Turn right onto Paines Brook Way.
Paines Brook Way530 m
Turn right onto St Neots Road.
St Neots Road379 m
Turn left onto Gooshays Drive.
Gooshays Drive196 m
Turn left onto A12/Colchester Road. Continue on A12.
A129.2 km
Take exit 12.
A12443 m
Enter Marylands Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A12/Brentwood Bypass.
Marylands Interchange218 m
Exit the roundabout onto A12/E 30/Brentwood Bypass.
A126.8 km
Take exit 11.
A12312 m
Enter Brook Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brook Street/A1023.
Brook Street Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brook Street/A1023. Continue on A1023.
A10231.3 km
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road26 m
Turn left to stay on Brook Road.
Brook Road349 m
Turn left onto Spital Lane.
Spital Lane259 m
Turn left 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 16 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.
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 49.6 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 (20, 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.
Brentwood
Start near Brentwood.
Brentwood Baptist Church
Continue to Brentwood Baptist Church.
Brentwood Mosque
Continue to Brentwood Mosque.
Nags Head
Continue to Nags Head.
Omoda/Jaeco
Continue to Omoda/Jaeco.
Topps Tiles
Continue to Topps Tiles.
Marylands Interchange
Continue to Marylands Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Domino's
Continue to Domino's.
Harold Wood Audi
Continue to Harold Wood Audi.
Rock n Roe
Continue to Rock n Roe.
Billet Lane
Continue to Billet Lane.
Emerson Park
Continue to Emerson Park.
Hornchurch Methodist Church
Continue to Hornchurch Methodist Church.
Freedom Vapes
Continue to Freedom Vapes.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.
Windmill
Continue to Windmill.
Trinity United Reformed Church
Continue to Trinity United Reformed Church.
Upminster
Continue to Upminster.
Upminster Methodist Church
Continue to Upminster Methodist Church.
Bon Bons
Finish back near Bon Bons, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 4 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 7 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 12 turns · 4 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 91.9 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Brentwood test centre, not an official DVSA route.