Near Enfield test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 13 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 50.7 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.
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, 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 stations, shops, pubs 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 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 124-step drive on real, named roads (about 50.7 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 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 Avenue908 m
Turn left onto Stockingswater Lane.
Stockingswater Lane181 m
Keep right to stay on Stockingswater Lane.
Stockingswater Lane212 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Stockingswater Lane.
Stockingswater Lane146 m
Turn left onto Braithwaite Road.
Braithwaite Road142 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue312 m
Keep left to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue281 m
Keep right to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue1.5 km
Turn left onto Ordnance Road.
Ordnance Road484 m
Turn left onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue928 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue70 m
Keep left to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue67 m
Turn left onto Jeffreys Road.
Jeffreys Road522 m
Turn right to stay on Jeffreys Road.
Jeffreys Road84 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue10 m
Keep right to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue599 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue312 m
Keep left to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue281 m
Keep right to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue2.4 km
Keep right to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue95 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue1.0 km
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road52 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010. Continue on A1010.
A1010363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Monarchs Way/A1010.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Monarchs Way/A1010.
Monarchs Way416 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Eleanor Cross Road/A121.
119 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eleanor Cross Road/A121.
Eleanor Cross Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Lea Road.
Lea Road10 m
Keep left to stay on Lea Road.
Lea Road554 m
Move right.
209 m
Turn left.
191 m
Turn right.
86 m
Turn left onto New Ford Road.
New Ford Road17 m
Turn left.
82 m
Move left onto Lea Road.
Lea Road984 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A121. Continue on A121.
A1211.1 km
Turn left onto Monarchs Way/A1010.
Monarchs Way433 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Street/A1010.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A1010.
A1010375 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue265 m
Keep straight to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue716 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 Avenue2.2 km
Turn right onto Green Street.
Green Street62 m
Keep left to stay on Green Street.
Green Street108 m
Keep right to stay on Green Street.
Green Street276 m
Turn left onto Alma Road.
Alma Road157 m
Keep right to stay on Alma Road.
Alma Road767 m
Turn right onto Scotland Green Road North.
Scotland Green Road North136 m
Keep right to stay on Scotland Green Road North.
Scotland Green Road North51 m
Turn right.
9 m
Make a right U-turn.
9 m
Turn left onto Scotland Green Road North.
Scotland Green Road North188 m
Turn right onto Alma Road.
Alma Road500 m
Turn right onto South Street.
South Street350 m
Keep right to stay on South Street.
South Street58 m
Turn left onto Falcon Road.
Falcon Road233 m
Turn left to stay on Falcon Road.
Falcon Road105 m
Turn right onto South Street.
South Street253 m
Turn left onto Alma Road.
Alma Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Green Street.
Green Street391 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue81 m
Keep left to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue632 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn left.
122 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue42 m
Make a right U-turn at Bilton Way to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055. Continue on A1055.
A10551.0 km
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road52 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010. Continue on A1010.
A1010363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Monarchs Way/A1010.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Monarchs Way/A1010.
Monarchs Way416 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Eleanor Cross Road/A121.
119 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eleanor Cross Road/A121.
Eleanor Cross Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Lea Road.
Lea Road10 m
Keep left to stay on Lea Road.
Lea Road554 m
Move right.
209 m
Turn left.
191 m
Turn right.
86 m
Turn left onto New Ford Road.
New Ford Road17 m
Turn left.
82 m
Move left.
984 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A121. Continue on A121.
A1211.1 km
Turn left onto Monarchs Way/A1010.
Monarchs Way433 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Street/A1010.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A1010.
High Street374 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue265 m
Keep straight to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue716 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 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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.
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.
Enfield Lock
Start near Enfield Lock.
Enfield Lock Express
Continue to Enfield Lock Express.
Norfolk Truck & Van
Continue to Norfolk Truck & Van.
Railway Inn
Continue to Railway Inn.
Shelpa Express
Continue to Shelpa Express.
Matalan
Continue to Matalan.
Mollison Avenue
Continue to Mollison Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Toolstation
Continue to Toolstation.
Makeover Centre
Continue to Makeover Centre.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park
Continue to Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Jewson
Continue to Jewson.
Revival Centre
Continue to Revival Centre.
Bristol Street Motors
Continue to Bristol Street Motors.
Waltham Cross
Continue to Waltham Cross.
Brimsdown
Continue to Brimsdown.
Ponders End Station
Continue to Ponders End Station.
Ponders End Station / Oasis Academy Hadley
Continue to Ponders End Station / Oasis Academy Hadley.
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
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 18 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 50.7 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.