Near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 36 roundabouts and 7 turns across 53 navigation steps.
This is an independent 34.4 km practice loop near Bristol (Kingswood) 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.
On this route you’ll practise 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, schools 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 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 53-step drive on real, named roads (about 34.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast on Station Road/A4175.
Station Road279 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Station Road Link/A4175.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road Link/A4175.
Station Road Link312 m
Enter Siston Hill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4174.
Siston Hill Roundabout135 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41741.2 km
Enter Deanery Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4174.
Deanery Road Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A4174760 m
Keep right to stay on A4174.
A41741.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4174.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41742.8 km
Enter Hick's Gate and take the 4th exit onto A4/Bath Road.
Hick's Gate135 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4/Bath Road.
A41.5 km
Keep left to stay on A4.
A4974 m
Turn right onto Church Hill.
Church Hill951 m
Move left onto Birchwood Road.
Birchwood Road1.4 km
Move left onto Wootton Road.
Wootton Road321 m
Enter Somerfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wyatts View.
Somerfield Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wyatts View.
Wyatts View438 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wyatts View.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wyatts View.
Wyatts View433 m
Enter Somerfield Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wootton Road.
Somerfield Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wootton Road.
Wootton Road320 m
Move right onto Guildford Road.
Guildford Road1.4 km
Move right onto School Road.
School Road947 m
Move left onto A4/Brislington Hill. Continue on A4.
A4780 m
Keep left to take A4/Bath Road.
A41.6 km
Enter Hick's Gate and take the 1st exit onto A4174.
Hick's Gate17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41742.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4174.
66 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41741.9 km
Enter Deanery Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4174.
Deanery Road Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41741.2 km
Enter Siston Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4174.
Siston Hill Roundabout92 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41741.8 km
Move right to stay on A4174.
A4174129 m
Enter Dramway Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4174.
Dramway Roundabout23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A4174518 m
Enter Rosary Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4174.
Rosary Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A41741.0 km
Enter Lyde Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Lyde Green Roundabout130 m
Exit the roundabout.
230 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
129 m
Exit the roundabout.
234 m
Enter Lyde Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4174.
Lyde Green Roundabout163 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4174.
A4174967 m
Enter Wick Wick Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Badminton Road/A432.
Wick Wick Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Badminton Road/A432.
Badminton Road2.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto North Street/A4017.
70 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Street/A4017. Continue on A4017.
A4017770 m
Turn left onto Broad Street/A4175.
Broad Street446 m
Turn right onto Teewell Hill/A4175.
Teewell Hill244 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A4175.
Station Road1.0 km
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bristol (Kingswood) · Roundabout 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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.
Hicks Gate
Start near Hicks Gate.
Brislington House
Continue to Brislington House.
Emery Road
Continue to Emery Road.
Flowers Hill
Continue to Flowers Hill.
Church Parade
Continue to Church Parade.
Rock
Continue to Rock.
Stepping Stones
Continue to Stepping Stones.
Ripon Road
Continue to Ripon Road.
Wootton Crescent
Continue to Wootton Crescent.
brislington centre
Continue to brislington centre.
Brislington Square
Continue to Brislington Square.
Wetherspoons
Continue to Wetherspoons.
Leap Bridge
Continue to Leap Bridge.
Sandringham Avenue
Continue to Sandringham Avenue.
Oakdale Road
Continue to Oakdale Road.
Horseshoe
Continue to Horseshoe.
Portcullis (A)
Continue to Portcullis (A).
Teewell Hill
Continue to Teewell Hill.
Bridge Road
Continue to Bridge Road.
Chiphouse Road
Finish back near Chiphouse Road, completing the loop.
18 roundabouts · 5 turns
4 roundabouts · 15 turns
16 roundabouts · 16 turns
17 turns
This route is 34.4 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre, not an official DVSA route.