Near Brentwood test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 13 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 67.5 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, 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, pubs, parks and churches, 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 99-step drive on real, named roads (about 67.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on 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 Road609 m
Turn right onto Doddinghurst Road.
Doddinghurst Road426 m
Turn left onto Kimpton Avenue.
Kimpton Avenue274 m
Turn left onto Warescot Road.
Warescot Road83 m
Turn left onto Ongar Road/A128. Continue on Ongar Road.
Ongar Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Shenfield Road.
Shenfield Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Hall Lane.
Hall Lane2.3 km
Turn left to stay on Hall Lane.
Hall Lane717 m
Turn left onto Doddinghurst Road.
Doddinghurst Road2.9 km
Turn left onto Ongar Road/A128. Continue on Ongar Road.
Ongar Road690 m
Turn left onto Shenfield Road.
Shenfield Road633 m
Turn left to stay on Shenfield Road.
Shenfield Road131 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shenfield Road.
Shenfield Road131 m
Turn left onto Shenfield Road/A1023.
Shenfield Road867 m
Turn right onto Hutton Road/A129.
Hutton Road203 m
Turn left to stay on Hutton Road/A129.
Hutton Road376 m
Turn right onto Friars Avenue.
Friars Avenue23 m
Turn left onto Friar's Avenue.
Friar's Avenue2.1 km
Turn right onto Middleton Hall Lane.
Middleton Hall Lane575 m
Turn right onto Shenfield Road/A1023.
Shenfield Road896 m
Turn right onto Worrin Road.
Worrin Road183 m
Turn left onto York Road.
York Road138 m
Turn right onto Priest's Lane.
Priest's Lane383 m
Turn right onto Parkway.
Parkway295 m
Move left onto Worrin Road.
Worrin Road186 m
Turn right onto Worrin Close.
Worrin Close103 m
Turn left onto Worrin Place.
Worrin Place37 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Worrin Place.
Worrin Place37 m
Turn right onto Worrin Close.
Worrin Close103 m
Turn left onto Worrin Road.
Worrin Road218 m
Turn left onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road529 m
Turn left onto Shenfield Road/A1023.
Shenfield Road252 m
Turn right to stay on Shenfield Road.
Shenfield Road131 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shenfield Road.
Shenfield Road131 m
Turn right onto Shenfield Road/A1023.
Shenfield Road634 m
Move left onto Wilson's Corner.
Wilson's Corner20 m
Turn right onto High Street/A1023.
High Street585 m
Turn left onto Kings Road/B185.
Kings Road395 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queen's Road/B186.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queen's Road/B186.
Queen's Road233 m
Turn left onto Crown Street.
Crown Street150 m
Turn right onto South Street.
South Street163 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on South Street.
South Street163 m
Turn left onto Crown Street.
Crown Street150 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road/B186.
Queen's Road416 m
Turn right onto Ingrave Road/A128. Continue on A128.
A1286.0 km
Enter Halfway House and take the 2nd exit onto Tilbury Road/A128.
Halfway House178 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tilbury Road/A128.
Tilbury Road669 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Tilbury Road/A128.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tilbury Road/A128. Continue on A128.
A1287.7 km
Enter Orsett Cock and take the 4th exit onto Stanford Road/A1013.
Orsett Cock288 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stanford Road/A1013.
Stanford Road2.7 km
Turn left onto King Edward Drive.
King Edward Drive418 m
Turn left onto Grangewood Avenue.
Grangewood Avenue107 m
Turn left onto Crofton Road.
Crofton Road359 m
Turn left onto Buxton Road.
Buxton Road123 m
Turn right onto King Edward Drive.
King Edward Drive104 m
Turn left onto Stanford Road/A1013.
Stanford Road536 m
Enter Daneholes Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Stanford Road/A1013.
Daneholes Roundabout267 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stanford Road/A1013.
Stanford Road3.2 km
Move left to stay on Stanford Road/A1013.
Stanford Road23 m
Enter Orsett Cock and take the 2nd exit onto A128.
Orsett Cock234 m
Exit the roundabout onto A128.
A1287.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Tilbury Road/A128.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tilbury Road/A128.
Tilbury Road665 m
Enter Halfway House and take the 1st exit.
Halfway House8 m
Exit the roundabout.
312 m
Keep right to take A127.
216 m
Take the A127 ramp on the right.
A1273.5 km
Take the B186 exit.
252 m
Turn right onto Warley Street/B186. Continue on B186.
B1864.3 km
Move left onto Warley Hill.
Warley Hill15 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Warley Hill.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Warley Hill.
Warley Hill42 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street133 m
Turn left onto Queen Street.
Queen Street159 m
Turn left onto Woodman Road.
Woodman Road166 m
Turn left onto Warley Hill/B186. Continue on Warley Hill.
Warley Hill125 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 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.
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.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.6 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 Sainsburys
Continue to Brentwood Sainsburys.
Rising Sun
Continue to Rising Sun.
Robin Hood Pub
Continue to Robin Hood Pub.
Butterfly Meadow
Continue to Butterfly Meadow.
St Mary the Virgin
Continue to St Mary the Virgin.
Dodds Road Community Church
Continue to Dodds Road Community Church.
Friends Meeting House
Continue to Friends Meeting House.
Ye Olde Green Dragon
Continue to Ye Olde Green Dragon.
Brentwood School
Continue to Brentwood School.
Cole Martin Tregaskis
Continue to Cole Martin Tregaskis.
Brentwood Baptist Church
Continue to Brentwood Baptist Church.
Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen
Continue to Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen.
St Andrew's Methodist
Continue to St Andrew's Methodist.
Dog and Partridge
Continue to Dog and Partridge.
Orsett Heath Academy
Continue to Orsett Heath Academy.
St Mary the Virgin, Great Warley
Continue to St Mary the Virgin, Great Warley.
Thatcher's Arms
Continue to Thatcher's Arms.
Charlies
Continue to Charlies.
Holy Cross and All Saints
Finish back near Holy Cross and All Saints, 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 67.5 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.