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Enfield · Route 10

Near Enfield test centre

29.0 km
Distance
30 min
Duration
Challenging
Difficulty
19
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Easy

Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 13 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

This is an independent 29.0 km practice loop near Enfield 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.

Along the way you'll meet Mollison Avenue. 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, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 shops, stations, pubs 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 Enfield 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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

6
Left turns
7
Right turns
2
Roundabouts
6
Traffic lights
20
Total steps

Skills & features

6
Roundabouts
1.5 km
Dual carriageway
20, 30, 40 mph
Speed limits
20
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Multiple roundabouts
  • Dual-carriageway joins
  • 20 mph zones
  • Changing speed limits
  • Residential manoeuvres
  • Busy A-roads
  • Independent driving
  • Sustained concentration

Road mix

  • A-roads 10.5 km
  • Residential 6.2 km
  • Minor roads 5.9 km
  • Trunk roads 1.5 km
  • Unclassified 1.4 km
  • service_other 0.3 km

Turn-by-turn directions

The full 78-step drive on real, named roads (about 28.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.

  1. Depart:

    Drive west.

    114 m

  2. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Solar Way.

    Solar Way361 m

  3. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Innova Way.

    23 m

  4. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Innova Way.

    Innova Way190 m

  5. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055. Continue on Mollison Avenue.

    Mollison Avenue1.5 km

  6. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bilton Way.

    Bilton Way929 m

  7. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ordnance Road.

    Ordnance Road258 m

  8. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Malvern Road.

    Malvern Road286 m

  9. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ashton Road.

    Ashton Road69 m

  10. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ferndale Road.

    Ferndale Road290 m

  11. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ordnance Road.

    Ordnance Road188 m

  12. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Newbury Avenue.

    Newbury Avenue928 m

  13. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    Mollison Avenue69 m

  14. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    21 m

  15. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    54 m

  16. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn.

    54 m

  17. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    21 m

  18. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    Mollison Avenue71 m

  19. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Bilton Way.

    Bilton Way920 m

  20. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ordnance Road.

    Ordnance Road942 m

  21. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.

    Hertford Road306 m

  22. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Putney Road.

    Putney Road321 m

  23. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mandeville Road.

    Mandeville Road69 m

  24. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Park Road.

    Park Road284 m

  25. Turn left:

    Move left to stay on Park Road.

    Park Road229 m

  26. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Cunningham Avenue.

    Cunningham Avenue423 m

  27. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mandeville Road.

    Mandeville Road59 m

  28. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Chestnut Road.

    Chestnut Road360 m

  29. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Park Road.

    Park Road445 m

  30. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mandeville Road.

    Mandeville Road69 m

  31. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Putney Road.

    Putney Road321 m

  32. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.

    Hertford Road303 m

  33. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ordnance Road.

    Ordnance Road941 m

  34. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Newbury Avenue.

    Newbury Avenue928 m

  35. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    Mollison Avenue69 m

  36. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    21 m

  37. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    54 m

  38. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn.

    54 m

  39. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    21 m

  40. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    Mollison Avenue2.2 km

  41. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    43 m

  42. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    A10552.4 km

  43. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Manor Farm Road.

    Manor Farm Road203 m

  44. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Manor Court.

    Manor Court56 m

  45. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Manor Court.

    Manor Court55 m

  46. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Manor Court.

    Manor Court67 m

  47. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Manor Court.

    Manor Court55 m

  48. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Manor Court.

    Manor Court56 m

  49. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Manor Farm Road.

    Manor Farm Road203 m

  50. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bullsmoor Lane.

    Bullsmoor Lane200 m

  51. Turn right:

    Turn right onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.

    A10771 m

  52. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Turkey Street.

    Turkey Street362 m

  53. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Brookside Gardens.

    Brookside Gardens44 m

  54. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Brookside Gardens.

    Brookside Gardens13 m

  55. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Brookside Gardens.

    Brookside Gardens51 m

  56. U-turn:

    Make a left U-turn at Brookside Gardens to stay on Brookside Gardens.

    Brookside Gardens77 m

  57. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Brookside Gardens.

    Brookside Gardens10 m

  58. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Brookside Gardens.

    Brookside Gardens44 m

  59. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Turkey Street.

    Turkey Street230 m

  60. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Elsinge Road.

    Elsinge Road230 m

  61. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Kempe Road.

    Kempe Road613 m

  62. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Marryat Road.

    Marryat Road42 m

  63. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Lackmore Road.

    Lackmore Road122 m

  64. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Bullsmoor Lane/A1055.

    Bullsmoor Lane204 m

  65. Turn left:

    Turn left onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.

    A10794 m

  66. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Turkey Street.

    Turkey Street131 m

  67. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Elsinge Road.

    Elsinge Road230 m

  68. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Kempe Road.

    Kempe Road613 m

  69. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Marryat Road.

    Marryat Road42 m

  70. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Lackmore Road.

    Lackmore Road122 m

  71. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bullsmoor Lane/A1055. Continue on A1055.

    A10551.9 km

  72. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    77 m

  73. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055. Continue on Mollison Avenue.

    Mollison Avenue2.1 km

  74. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn at Bilton Way onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.

    Mollison Avenue1.6 km

  75. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Innova Way.

    Innova Way179 m

  76. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Solar Way.

    76 m

  77. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Solar Way.

    Solar Way201 m

  78. Arrive:

    You have arrived at your destination.

Directions for the Enfield · Route 10 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Junctions & roundabouts

Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.

  • Mollison Avenue

Stations

Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.

  • Enfield Lock
  • Totteridge Road
  • Langdale Gardens
  • Lea Valley High School
  • Manor Court

Churches

Useful navigation anchors on the loop.

  • Ordnance Road Methodist Church
  • Ss Peter and Paul Church
  • St George's Church
  • Turkey Street Community Church

Parks & green space

Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.

  • Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park

Pubs

Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.

  • Railway Inn

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • Norfolk Truck & Van
  • Enfield Lock Express
  • Vidiya Newsagents
  • New Image

Watch out for

  • 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 1.5 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 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.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Norfolk Truck & Van

    Start near Norfolk Truck & Van.

  2. Enfield Lock

    Continue to Enfield Lock.

  3. Enfield Lock Express

    Continue to Enfield Lock Express.

  4. Railway Inn

    Continue to Railway Inn.

  5. Ordnance Road Methodist Church

    Continue to Ordnance Road Methodist Church.

  6. Ss Peter and Paul Church

    Continue to Ss Peter and Paul Church.

  7. Vidiya Newsagents

    Continue to Vidiya Newsagents.

  8. Ordnance Unity Centre for Health

    Continue to Ordnance Unity Centre for Health.

  9. St George's Church

    Continue to St George's Church.

  10. Totteridge Road

    Continue to Totteridge Road.

  11. New Image

    Continue to New Image.

  12. Mollison Avenue

    Continue to Mollison Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.

  13. Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park

    Continue to Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park.

  14. Burger King

    Continue to Burger King.

  15. Langdale Gardens

    Continue to Langdale Gardens.

  16. Lea Valley High School

    Continue to Lea Valley High School.

  17. Turkey Street Community Church

    Continue to Turkey Street Community Church.

  18. Manor Court

    Continue to Manor Court.

  19. Bullsmoor Lane / Hertford Road

    Continue to Bullsmoor Lane / Hertford Road.

  20. Tesco Express

    Finish back near Tesco Express, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

This route is 29.0 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Enfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.