Near Enfield test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 16 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.6 km practice loop near Enfield 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 roundabout approach & exit, 20 mph zones, 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 7 catalogued landmarks, including shops, stations 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 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.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
The full 65-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
114 m
Turn left onto Solar Way.
Solar Way361 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Innova Way.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Innova Way.
Innova Way190 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055. Continue on Mollison Avenue.
Mollison Avenue1.5 km
Turn right onto Bilton Way.
Bilton Way929 m
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road258 m
Turn right onto Malvern Road.
Malvern Road286 m
Turn right onto Ashton Road.
Ashton Road69 m
Turn right onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road290 m
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road188 m
Turn right onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue260 m
Turn right onto Preston Gardens.
Preston Gardens107 m
Turn right onto Bradley Road.
Bradley Road246 m
Turn right onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road107 m
Turn right onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue919 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue1.1 km
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road484 m
Turn left onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue928 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue744 m
Turn right onto Green Street.
Green Street875 m
Turn right onto Westmoor Road.
Westmoor Road432 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road210 m
Turn right to stay on Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road509 m
Turn left onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue363 m
Turn left onto Croft Road.
Croft Road178 m
Turn right onto Redlands Road.
Redlands Road172 m
Turn left onto The Brightside.
The Brightside174 m
Turn left onto The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road158 m
Turn right to stay on The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road233 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road210 m
Turn right onto The Hatch.
The Hatch250 m
Turn right onto Addison Road.
Addison Road280 m
Turn left onto The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road89 m
Turn right onto The Brightside.
The Brightside83 m
Turn right onto Greenwood Avenue.
Greenwood Avenue245 m
Turn left onto Fouracres.
Fouracres296 m
Turn left onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue109 m
Turn left onto Croft Road.
Croft Road178 m
Turn right onto Redlands Road.
Redlands Road172 m
Turn left onto The Brightside.
The Brightside174 m
Turn left onto The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road158 m
Turn right to stay on The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road150 m
Turn right onto Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road79 m
Turn right onto Nursery Gardens.
Nursery Gardens153 m
Turn left onto Addison Road.
Addison Road334 m
Turn left onto Platts Road.
Platts Road138 m
Turn left onto Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road187 m
Turn left onto Shaw Road.
Shaw Road129 m
Turn right onto Addison Road.
Addison Road135 m
Turn right onto Nursery Gardens.
Nursery Gardens153 m
Turn right onto Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road142 m
Turn left onto The Hatch.
The Hatch553 m
Turn left onto Green Street.
Green Street819 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue81 m
Keep left to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue633 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn right.
54 m
Make a right U-turn.
54 m
Turn left.
21 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue1.6 km
Turn left onto Innova Way.
Innova Way179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Solar Way.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Solar Way.
Solar Way201 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Enfield · Route 13 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
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 7 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Norfolk Truck & Van
Start near Norfolk Truck & Van.
Enfield Lock
Continue to Enfield Lock.
Enfield Lock Express
Continue to Enfield Lock Express.
Railway Inn
Continue to Railway Inn.
Shelpa Express
Continue to Shelpa Express.
Brimsdown
Continue to Brimsdown.
McDonald's
Finish back near McDonald's, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 20 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 14 turns · 4 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 6 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 20.6 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Enfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.