Near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 15 turns across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.3 km practice loop near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre, taking roughly 20 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 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, 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 Bristol (Kingswood) 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:
The full 24-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Station Road/A4175.
Station Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Teewell Hill/A4175.
Teewell Hill244 m
Turn left onto Broad Street/A4175.
Broad Street726 m
Turn left onto Acacia Road.
Acacia Road765 m
Turn right onto Gorse Hill.
Gorse Hill23 m
Move left onto The Greenway.
The Greenway212 m
Move left onto Maple Avenue.
Maple Avenue16 m
Turn right to stay on Maple Avenue.
Maple Avenue16 m
Turn left onto Summerleaze.
Summerleaze657 m
Turn left onto Forest Road/B4465.
Forest Road144 m
Turn right onto Lodge Causeway/B4048.
Lodge Causeway901 m
Turn left onto Fishponds Road/A432.
Fishponds Road1.1 km
Make a right U-turn at Royate Hill/B4469 to stay on Fishponds Road/A432.
Fishponds Road2.2 km
Move right onto Staple Hill Road/B4465. Continue on B4465.
B44651.2 km
Turn right onto Soundwell Road/A4017.
Soundwell Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Syston Way.
Syston Way512 m
Turn left onto Blue Falcon Road.
Blue Falcon Road136 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Blue Falcon Road.
Blue Falcon Road137 m
Turn left onto New Cheltenham Road.
New Cheltenham Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Anchor Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Anchor Road.
Anchor Road333 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Station Road/A4175.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road/A4175.
Station Road283 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bristol (Kingswood) · Residential + A-road practice loop 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.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Bridge Road
Start near Bridge Road.
Staple Hill Police Station
Continue to Staple Hill Police Station.
Teewell Hill
Continue to Teewell Hill.
Portcullis (A)
Continue to Portcullis (A).
Rose Walk
Continue to Rose Walk.
Quadrant West
Continue to Quadrant West.
Parnall Road
Continue to Parnall Road.
Alcove Road
Continue to Alcove Road.
Huyton Road
Continue to Huyton Road.
Royate Hill
Continue to Royate Hill.
Lodge Causeway
Continue to Lodge Causeway.
Hockeys Lane
Continue to Hockeys Lane.
New Station Road
Continue to New Station Road.
Cross Hands
Continue to Cross Hands.
Thicket Road
Continue to Thicket Road.
Pendennis Road
Continue to Pendennis Road.
Portcullis (C)
Continue to Portcullis (C).
Portland Street
Continue to Portland Street.
Turnpike
Continue to Turnpike.
Syston Way
Finish back near Syston Way, completing the loop.
36 roundabouts · 7 turns
18 roundabouts · 5 turns
16 roundabouts · 16 turns
17 turns
This route is 13.3 km and takes about 20 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre, not an official DVSA route.