Near Coventry test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 14 turns and 10 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 44.6 km practice route near Coventry test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Exhall Interchange and Rowleys Green Roundabout. 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 churches, shops, schools and named junctions, 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 Coventry 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 81-step drive on real, named roads (about 44.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
18 m
Turn left onto Bayton Road.
Bayton Road552 m
Turn left onto Coventry Road Exhall/B4113.
Coventry Road Exhall557 m
Enter Longford Road and take the 1st exit onto Longford Road/B4113.
Longford Road12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.0 km
Turn right onto Vinecote Road.
Vinecote Road279 m
Turn left to stay on Vinecote Road.
Vinecote Road88 m
Turn left onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Longford Road.
171 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longford Road.
Longford Road55 m
Move left onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.1 km
Turn left onto Hayes Lane.
Hayes Lane270 m
Turn left onto Windmill Road.
Windmill Road291 m
Turn left to stay on Windmill Road.
Windmill Road48 m
Turn right onto Exhall Green.
Exhall Green201 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane282 m
Turn right onto Coventry Road Exhall/B4113.
Coventry Road Exhall557 m
Enter Longford Road and take the 3rd exit onto Pickards Way/B4113.
Longford Road187 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pickards Way/B4113.
Pickards Way692 m
Enter Exhall Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A444/Phoenix Way.
Exhall Interchange11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A444/Phoenix Way.
A4441.5 km
Enter Rowleys Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Winding House Lane.
Rowleys Green Roundabout171 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winding House Lane.
Winding House Lane781 m
Turn right onto Wheelwright Lane.
Wheelwright Lane881 m
Turn right onto St Giles Road.
St Giles Road172 m
Turn left onto Deans Way.
Deans Way227 m
Turn left onto Shortlands.
Shortlands35 m
Turn left onto Canon Drive.
Canon Drive41 m
Turn right onto Deans Way.
Deans Way175 m
Turn right onto St Giles Road.
St Giles Road172 m
Turn left onto Wheelwright Lane.
Wheelwright Lane1.0 km
Turn right onto Nunts Lane.
Nunts Lane910 m
Turn left onto Parkgate Road.
Parkgate Road55 m
Turn left onto Parkville Highway.
Parkville Highway492 m
Turn right onto Parkville Close.
Parkville Close109 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Parkville Close.
Parkville Close109 m
Turn left onto Parkville Highway.
Parkville Highway1.9 km
Turn left onto Rupert Road.
Rupert Road105 m
Turn left onto Treherne Road.
Treherne Road208 m
Turn left onto Burnaby Road.
Burnaby Road97 m
Turn right onto Beake Avenue.
Beake Avenue783 m
Turn left onto Glentworth Avenue.
Glentworth Avenue282 m
Turn left onto Halford Lane.
Halford Lane1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Sadler Road.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sadler Road.
Sadler Road453 m
Turn left onto The Scotchill.
The Scotchill423 m
Enter Tamworth Road and take the 4th exit onto Keresley Green Road.
Tamworth Road85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Keresley Green Road.
Keresley Green Road2.8 km
Turn right onto Exhall Road.
Exhall Road1.9 km
Turn right onto Rolyal Oak Road.
Rolyal Oak Road4 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Lane.
Vicarage Lane637 m
Move left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane504 m
Turn right onto School Lane.
School Lane915 m
Turn left onto Coventry Road Exhall/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.5 km
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road499 m
Turn left onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road849 m
Turn left to take the A444 ramp.
A4441.8 km
Enter Exhall Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A444/Phoenix Way.
Exhall Interchange278 m
Exit the roundabout onto A444/Phoenix Way.
A4441.5 km
Enter Rowleys Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Winding House Lane.
Rowleys Green Roundabout171 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winding House Lane.
Winding House Lane31 m
Move left onto Hen Lane.
Hen Lane733 m
Turn left onto Wheelwright Lane.
Wheelwright Lane108 m
Turn right onto Parkgate Road.
Parkgate Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Halford Lane.
Halford Lane587 m
Turn left onto Rylston Avenue.
Rylston Avenue263 m
Turn left onto Beake Avenue.
Beake Avenue343 m
Turn left onto Glentworth Avenue.
Glentworth Avenue282 m
Turn left onto Halford Lane.
Halford Lane102 m
Turn left onto Headington Avenue.
Headington Avenue256 m
Turn right onto Beake Avenue.
Beake Avenue876 m
Turn left onto Rupert Road.
Rupert Road105 m
Turn left onto Treherne Road.
Treherne Road208 m
Turn left onto Burnaby Road.
Burnaby Road97 m
Turn right onto Beake Avenue.
Beake Avenue1.2 km
Turn right onto Parkgate Road.
Parkgate Road694 m
Turn left onto Wheelwright Lane.
Wheelwright Lane2.1 km
Turn right onto Vicarage Lane.
Vicarage Lane637 m
Move left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane504 m
Turn right onto School Lane.
School Lane736 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Coventry · Route 7 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Rowleys Green Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 4.2 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 (30, 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.
Gurdwara Dhan Dhan Baba Vadbhag Singh Ji
Start near Gurdwara Dhan Dhan Baba Vadbhag Singh Ji.
Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib
Continue to Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Longford Fish And Chips
Continue to Longford Fish And Chips.
Ashcroft School
Continue to Ashcroft School.
Vogue Bridal
Continue to Vogue Bridal.
Exhall Interchange
Continue to Exhall Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Rowleys Green Roundabout
Continue to Rowleys Green Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bull & Anchor
Continue to Bull & Anchor.
Craftsman
Continue to Craftsman.
Holy Family Church
Continue to Holy Family Church.
Radford and Holbrooks Methodist Church
Continue to Radford and Holbrooks Methodist Church.
Bell
Continue to Bell.
Keresley Coronation Club
Continue to Keresley Coronation Club.
Keresley United Reformed Church
Continue to Keresley United Reformed Church.
Black Bank
Continue to Black Bank.
Alties
Continue to Alties.
Holbrooks Evangelical Church
Continue to Holbrooks Evangelical Church.
Holy Family Primary School
Continue to Holy Family Primary School.
Chemycare Pharmacy
Finish back near Chemycare Pharmacy, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 19 turns · 6 sets of lights
This route is 44.6 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Coventry test centre, not an official DVSA route.