Near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 17 turns across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 8.5 km practice loop near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre, taking roughly 14 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 pubs, stations, schools 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 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 21-step drive on real, named roads (about 8.5 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 Road123 m
Turn left onto Chiphouse Road.
Chiphouse Road1.1 km
Turn left.
25 m
Turn left.
69 m
Make a right U-turn.
69 m
Turn right.
25 m
Turn left onto Sweets Road.
Sweets Road350 m
Turn right onto Soundwell Road/A4017. Continue on A4017.
A40171.9 km
Turn right onto Salisbury Road.
Salisbury Road645 m
Turn right onto Northcote Road.
Northcote Road324 m
Turn left onto Royal Road.
Royal Road324 m
Turn right.
70 m
Make a right U-turn.
70 m
Turn left onto Royal Road.
Royal Road245 m
Turn left onto Green Side.
Green Side298 m
Turn left onto Windsor Place.
Windsor Place32 m
Turn right onto Saint James's Street.
Saint James's Street448 m
Turn right onto Mangotsfield Road/B4465. Continue on B4465.
B44651.1 km
Turn left 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) · School-zone 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
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.
Jolly Cobbler
Start near Jolly Cobbler.
Pool Road
Continue to Pool Road.
St Stephen's Infant School
Continue to St Stephen's Infant School.
Initially Yours
Continue to Initially Yours.
Turnpike
Continue to Turnpike.
Portland Street
Continue to Portland Street.
Soundwell Spiratualist Church
Continue to Soundwell Spiratualist Church.
Portcullis (C)
Continue to Portcullis (C).
Portcullis (D)
Continue to Portcullis (D).
White Swan
Continue to White Swan.
Downend Baptist Church
Continue to Downend Baptist Church.
Peache Road
Continue to Peache Road.
Northcote Road
Continue to Northcote Road.
Lamb
Continue to Lamb.
Richmond Road
Continue to Richmond Road.
St James, Mangotsfield
Continue to St James, Mangotsfield.
Hawthornes
Continue to Hawthornes.
Staple Hill Police Station
Continue to Staple Hill Police Station.
Bridge Road
Continue to Bridge Road.
Chiphouse Road
Finish back near Chiphouse Road, completing the loop.
36 roundabouts · 7 turns
18 roundabouts · 5 turns
4 roundabouts · 15 turns
16 roundabouts · 16 turns
This route is 8.5 km and takes about 14 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bristol (Kingswood) test centre, not an official DVSA route.