Near Enfield test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 11 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 31.7 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, churches 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 83-step drive on real, named roads (about 31.6 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.
Mollison Avenue107 m
Keep right to stay on Mollison Avenue.
Mollison Avenue1.4 km
Turn right onto Bilton Way.
Bilton Way929 m
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road942 m
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road41 m
Turn left onto Unity Road.
Unity Road193 m
Turn right onto Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive95 m
Turn left onto Meadway.
Meadway2 m
Turn right onto Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive88 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive88 m
Turn left onto Meadway.
Meadway225 m
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road126 m
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road941 m
Turn right onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue928 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue69 m
Turn left.
42 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue71 m
Turn left onto Bilton Way.
Bilton Way920 m
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road942 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road141 m
Turn right onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street790 m
Turn right onto Elsinge Road.
Elsinge Road370 m
Turn right onto Cocker Road.
Cocker Road172 m
Turn right to stay on Cocker Road.
Cocker Road179 m
Turn left onto Elsinge Road.
Elsinge Road230 m
Turn left onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street34 m
Keep right to stay on Turkey Street.
Turkey Street335 m
Turn right onto Winnington Road.
Winnington Road316 m
Turn left onto Longfield Avenue.
Longfield Avenue418 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road234 m
Keep straight to stay on Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road181 m
Turn right onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road942 m
Turn right onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue928 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue69 m
Turn left.
21 m
Turn left.
122 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue786 m
Turn right onto Green Street.
Green Street177 m
Turn right onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue234 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road509 m
Turn left to stay on Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road660 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road43 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane109 m
Keep right to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane319 m
Turn right onto Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue319 m
Turn left to stay on Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue117 m
Keep left to stay on Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue101 m
Turn left onto St Martin's Close.
St Martin's Close76 m
Turn left onto Boleyn Avenue.
Boleyn Avenue229 m
Turn left to stay on Boleyn Avenue.
Boleyn Avenue93 m
Turn right onto Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue281 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane430 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road43 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road660 m
Turn left onto The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road83 m
Turn left onto Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road221 m
Turn left onto The Hatch.
The Hatch121 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road451 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road43 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane630 m
Keep right to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane208 m
Turn right onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A102.3 km
Make a right U-turn at Bullsmoor Lane/A1055 to stay on A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A10785 m
Turn left onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street111 m
Keep left to stay on Turkey Street.
Turkey Street20 m
Turn left onto Elsinge Road.
Elsinge Road229 m
Turn left onto Kempe Road.
Kempe Road613 m
Turn right onto Marryat Road.
Marryat Road42 m
Turn left onto Lackmore Road.
Lackmore Road122 m
Turn right onto Bullsmoor Lane/A1055. Continue on A1055.
A10551.2 km
Keep straight to take Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue715 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
77 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue653 m
Keep right to stay on Mollison Avenue.
Mollison Avenue1.4 km
Make a right U-turn at Bilton Way to stay on 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 15 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.
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.
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 2.4 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.
Navigate by these 20 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.
Ss Peter and Paul Church
Continue to Ss Peter and Paul Church.
Totteridge Road
Continue to Totteridge Road.
Railway Inn
Continue to Railway Inn.
Sun and Woolpack
Continue to Sun and Woolpack.
Turkey Street Station
Continue to Turkey Street Station.
Cocker Road
Continue to Cocker Road.
Turkey Street Community Church
Continue to Turkey Street Community Church.
Albany Church
Continue to Albany Church.
Prince Albert
Continue to Prince Albert.
Brimsdown
Continue to Brimsdown.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Prestige Carpet
Continue to Prestige Carpet.
Carterhatch Infant School
Continue to Carterhatch Infant School.
Carterhatch Lane
Continue to Carterhatch Lane.
Manor Court
Continue to Manor Court.
Langdale Gardens
Continue to Langdale Gardens.
Lea Valley High School
Continue to Lea Valley High School.
Mollison Avenue
Finish back near Mollison Avenue, 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 31.7 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.