Near Enfield test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 20 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.8 km practice loop near Enfield 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.
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 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 78-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.8 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 Avenue1.6 km
Turn left.
21 m
Turn right.
54 m
Make a right U-turn.
54 m
Turn left.
21 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 right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road306 m
Turn right onto Putney Road.
Putney Road321 m
Turn left onto Mandeville Road.
Mandeville Road239 m
Turn right onto Chestnut Road.
Chestnut Road360 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road68 m
Turn left onto Cunningham Avenue.
Cunningham Avenue423 m
Turn left onto Mandeville Road.
Mandeville Road298 m
Turn right onto Putney Road.
Putney Road321 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road303 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.
21 m
Turn right.
54 m
Make a right U-turn.
54 m
Turn left.
21 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 Street791 m
Turn right onto Elsinge Road.
Elsinge Road370 m
Turn right onto Cocker Road.
Cocker Road352 m
Turn left onto Elsinge Road.
Elsinge Road230 m
Turn left onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street446 m
Turn right onto Goodwood Avenue.
Goodwood Avenue286 m
Turn left onto Longfield Avenue.
Longfield Avenue314 m
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road160 m
Turn left onto Eastfield Road.
Eastfield Road41 m
Turn right to stay on Eastfield Road.
Eastfield Road852 m
Turn right onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue601 m
Turn right onto Fouracres.
Fouracres96 m
Turn left onto Leyland Avenue.
Leyland Avenue194 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road189 m
Turn left onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue599 m
Turn left onto Leys Road East.
Leys Road East51 m
Turn left onto The Link.
The Link67 m
Turn left onto Meads Road.
Meads Road175 m
Turn right onto Croft Road.
Croft Road89 m
Turn right onto Redlands Road.
Redlands Road215 m
Turn right onto Leys Road West.
Leys Road West58 m
Turn left onto The Link.
The Link133 m
Turn left onto Leys Road East.
Leys Road East51 m
Turn right onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue833 m
Turn right onto Green Street.
Green Street608 m
Turn right onto Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road189 m
Turn left onto Vista Avenue.
Vista Avenue79 m
Turn left onto Westmoor Road.
Westmoor Road173 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 Avenue1.8 km
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road484 m
Turn left onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue260 m
Turn right onto Preston Gardens.
Preston Gardens107 m
Turn right onto Bradley Road.
Bradley Road246 m
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road151 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 Road682 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue.
Mollison Avenue1.1 km
Make a right U-turn at Bilton Way 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 18 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.
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.
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.
Enfield Lock Express
Continue to Enfield Lock Express.
Ordnance Road Methodist Church
Continue to Ordnance Road Methodist Church.
Ss Peter and Paul Church
Continue to Ss Peter and Paul Church.
St George's Church
Continue to St George's Church.
Totteridge Road
Continue to Totteridge Road.
New Image
Continue to New Image.
Prince Albert
Continue to Prince Albert.
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.
Chicken Flavas
Continue to Chicken Flavas.
Papa John's
Continue to Papa John's.
White House
Continue to White House.
Brimsdown
Continue to Brimsdown.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Shelpa Express
Continue to Shelpa Express.
Railway Inn
Finish back near Railway Inn, 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 27.8 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Enfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.