Near Enfield test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 20 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 55.3 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.
Along the way you'll meet Abbey View Roundabout, Waltham Abbey Interchange, Carterhatch Lane and 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, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
The full 133-step drive on real, named roads (about 55.2 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 Avenue1.5 km
Turn left.
21 m
Turn right.
108 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 Road320 m
Turn left onto Mandeville Road.
Mandeville Road239 m
Turn right onto Chestnut Road.
Chestnut Road360 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road445 m
Turn left onto Mandeville Road.
Mandeville Road69 m
Turn right onto Putney Road.
Putney Road321 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road30 m
Keep right to stay on Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road273 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 left.
122 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue42 m
Turn right onto Bilton Way.
Bilton Way928 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 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 Avenue419 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road234 m
Keep straight to stay on Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road39 m
Turn left onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street171 m
Turn left onto Ascot Gardens.
Ascot Gardens219 m
Turn left onto Goodwood Avenue.
Goodwood Avenue157 m
Turn left onto Longfield Avenue.
Longfield Avenue105 m
Keep right to stay on Longfield Avenue.
Longfield Avenue208 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road234 m
Keep straight to stay on Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road39 m
Turn left onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street421 m
Turn left onto Winnington Road.
Winnington Road316 m
Turn left onto Longfield Avenue.
Longfield Avenue105 m
Turn left onto Goodwood Avenue.
Goodwood Avenue286 m
Turn left onto Turkey Street.
Turkey Street446 m
Turn right onto Elsinge Road.
Elsinge Road230 m
Turn left onto Kempe Road.
Kempe Road612 m
Turn right onto Marryat Road.
Marryat Road42 m
Turn left onto Lackmore Road.
Lackmore Road122 m
Turn left onto Bullsmoor Lane/A1055.
Bullsmoor Lane204 m
Turn left onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A102.3 km
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane729 m
Keep left to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane109 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road43 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road661 m
Turn left onto The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road83 m
Turn left onto Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road25 m
Keep left to stay on Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road53 m
Turn right onto Nursery Gardens.
Nursery Gardens153 m
Turn left onto Addison Road.
Addison Road527 m
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road2.2 km
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. Continue on A121.
A1211.1 km
Keep left to stay on A121.
A121385 m
Enter Abbey View Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Abbey View/B194.
Abbey View Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Abbey View/B194.
Abbey View597 m
Enter Crooked Mile Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parklands.
Crooked Mile Roundabout70 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parklands.
Parklands1.3 km
Move left onto Paternoster Hill.
Paternoster Hill972 m
Turn right onto Ninefields.
Ninefields174 m
Turn left onto Winters Way.
Winters Way254 m
Turn left onto Abbotts Drive.
Abbotts Drive42 m
Turn right onto Read Court.
Read Court39 m
Turn right to stay on Read Court.
Read Court7 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Read Court.
Read Court7 m
Turn left to stay on Read Court.
Read Court39 m
Turn left onto Abbotts Drive.
Abbotts Drive42 m
Turn right onto Winters Way.
Winters Way255 m
Turn right onto Ninefields.
Ninefields174 m
Turn right onto Upshire Road.
Upshire Road434 m
Turn right onto Woodgreen Road.
Woodgreen Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Woodgreen Road.
Woodgreen Road331 m
Turn right onto Honey Lane/A121.
Honey Lane312 m
Keep right to stay on Honey Lane/A121.
Honey Lane212 m
Enter Waltham Abbey Interchange and take the 1st exit.
Waltham Abbey Interchange59 m
Exit the roundabout onto M25/E 15/E 30.
M255.2 km
Take exit 25 onto A10 towards London (N & C)/Enfield/Hertford.
M25527 m
Enter Waltham Cross Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
Waltham Cross Interchange62 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A102.4 km
Turn right onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane447 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carterhatch Lane.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane191 m
Keep left to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane332 m
Turn right onto Bridgenhall Road.
Bridgenhall Road184 m
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road114 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane194 m
Turn left to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane613 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carterhatch Lane.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane96 m
Keep right to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane981 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road171 m
Keep left to stay on Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road159 m
Turn left onto Palmers Lane.
Palmers Lane48 m
Keep right to stay on Palmers Lane.
Palmers Lane37 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road89 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Old Road.
Old Road89 m
Turn right onto Palmers Lane.
Palmers Lane86 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road910 m
Keep straight to stay on Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Bullsmoor Lane/A1055.
Bullsmoor Lane942 m
Turn left onto Lackmore Road.
Lackmore Road130 m
Make a right U-turn at Marryat Road to stay on Lackmore Road.
Lackmore Road135 m
Turn right onto Bullsmoor Lane/A1055. Continue on A1055.
A10551.2 km
Keep right to take Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue757 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 9 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Abbey View Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 10.0 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, 60, 70 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.
Railway Inn
Continue to Railway Inn.
Turkey Street Station
Continue to Turkey Street Station.
Albany Church
Continue to Albany Church.
Manor Court
Continue to Manor Court.
Carterhatch Lane
Continue to Carterhatch Lane.
Chef's Pizza
Continue to Chef's Pizza.
Oakhurst Road
Continue to Oakhurst Road.
Waltham Cross
Continue to Waltham Cross.
Abbey View Roundabout
Continue to Abbey View Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Queen's Head
Continue to Queen's Head.
Upshire Primary Foundation School
Continue to Upshire Primary Foundation School.
Woodbine Inn
Continue to Woodbine Inn.
Waltham Abbey Interchange
Continue to Waltham Abbey Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Holmesdale Tunnel Open Space
Continue to Holmesdale Tunnel Open Space.
Carterhatch Lane
Continue to Carterhatch Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Langdale Gardens
Continue to Langdale Gardens.
Bullsmoor Lane / Hertford Road
Continue to Bullsmoor Lane / Hertford Road.
Mollison Avenue
Finish back near Mollison Avenue, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 14 turns · 4 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 6 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 18 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 55.3 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.