Near Farnborough Test Centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 14 roundabouts, 15 turns and 1 signalled junction across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 72.1 km practice loop near Farnborough Test Centre, taking roughly 45 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 Government Road, Aldershot Road Interchange, Wellington Roundabout and Queens Gate Roundabout. 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 schools, pubs, churches 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 Farnborough 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 215-step drive on real, named roads (about 72.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south on Hercules Way.
Hercules Way148 m
Turn left onto Aerospace Boulevard.
Aerospace Boulevard256 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aerospace Boulevard.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aerospace Boulevard.
Aerospace Boulevard700 m
Enter Queen's Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3011.
Queen's Roundabout96 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3011.
A3011275 m
Keep right to take Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road118 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road76 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
St Albans Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road368 m
Turn left onto Peabody Road.
Peabody Road232 m
Turn left onto Queens Road.
Queens Road337 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
Alexandra Road390 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
Alexandra Road525 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Boundary Road/B3403.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Boundary Road/B3403.
Boundary Road115 m
Turn right onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road442 m
Enter Pinehurst Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Pinehurst Roundabout177 m
Exit the roundabout onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road444 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road/B3014.
Victoria Road140 m
Keep left to stay on B3014.
B30141.3 km
Turn right onto Bridge Road/B3014.
Bridge Road217 m
Move left onto Bridge Road/B3014. Continue on B3014.
B30141.2 km
Enter Clockhouse Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Clockhouse Roundabout55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road487 m
Enter Pinehurst Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Pinehurst Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road402 m
Turn left onto Boundary Road/B3403.
Boundary Road137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
Alexandra Road525 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
Alexandra Road641 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
St Albans Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road723 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road160 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Park Road Roundabout67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road Overpass/A3011.
Lynchford Road Overpass374 m
Enter North Camp Station Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A331.
North Camp Station Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A331.
A3313.5 km
Take the exit.
407 m
Enter Aldershot Road Interchange and take the 5th exit.
Aldershot Road Interchange232 m
Exit the roundabout onto A331.
A3313.7 km
Take the exit.
A331333 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Park Road Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road169 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road721 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
St Albans Roundabout29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road108 m
Keep right to stay on A3011.
A3011375 m
Enter Queen's Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A325 (S).
Queen's Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout towards A325 (S).
Farnborough Road2.8 km
Keep right to stay on Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road65 m
Enter Wellington Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Wellington Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Wellington Avenue408 m
Enter Willems Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Oberursel Way.
Willems Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oberursel Way.
Oberursel Way102 m
Enter Lime Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lime Street.
Lime Street Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lime Street.
Lime Street154 m
Turn right onto Queens Road.
Queens Road74 m
Turn left onto York Road/B3008.
York Road138 m
Turn left onto The Warren.
The Warren462 m
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road/B3007.
Grosvenor Road72 m
Turn right onto Birchett Road.
Birchett Road74 m
Turn left onto Frederick Street.
Frederick Street89 m
Move right to stay on Frederick Street.
Frederick Street5 m
Move left onto Cross Street.
Cross Street42 m
Turn right.
75 m
Make a right U-turn.
75 m
Turn left onto Cross Street.
Cross Street42 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road/B3008.
Victoria Road56 m
Turn right onto Heathland Street.
Heathland Street91 m
Turn left onto Birchett Road.
Birchett Road67 m
Turn right onto Gordon Road.
Gordon Road34 m
Turn right onto Elms Road.
Elms Road173 m
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road/B3007.
Grosvenor Road388 m
Turn left onto Church Lane East.
Church Lane East184 m
Keep left to stay on Church Lane East.
Church Lane East1.1 km
Turn left onto Lower Farnham Road/B3208.
Lower Farnham Road305 m
Turn right onto Guildford Road.
Guildford Road251 m
Move right onto The Avenue.
The Avenue241 m
Keep left to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue172 m
Keep right to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue23 m
Turn left onto Lower Farnham Road/B3208.
Lower Farnham Road200 m
Turn left onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road657 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue72 m
Keep left to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue136 m
Keep right to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue23 m
Turn left onto Lower Farnham Road/B3208.
Lower Farnham Road200 m
Turn left onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road106 m
Move right to stay on Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road92 m
Move left to stay on Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road31 m
Move left onto Morland Road.
Morland Road346 m
Turn right onto Selborne Avenue.
Selborne Avenue554 m
Move right onto Selbourne Avenue.
Selbourne Avenue71 m
Turn left onto Morland Road.
Morland Road39 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Morland Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Morland Road.
Morland Road39 m
Turn right onto Selbourne Avenue.
Selbourne Avenue70 m
Move left onto Selborne Avenue.
Selborne Avenue330 m
Turn right onto Lyndhurst Avenue.
Lyndhurst Avenue100 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lyndhurst Avenue.
Lyndhurst Avenue100 m
Turn left onto Selborne Avenue.
Selborne Avenue330 m
Move right onto Selbourne Avenue.
Selbourne Avenue71 m
Turn left onto Morland Road.
Morland Road39 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lower Farnham Road/B3208.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Farnham Road/B3208.
Lower Farnham Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Ash Road/A323.
Ash Road405 m
Enter Aldershot Road Interchange and take the 1st exit.
Aldershot Road Interchange7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A331.
A3313.7 km
Take the exit.
A331333 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Park Road Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road169 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road721 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Napier Gardens.
St Albans Roundabout2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Napier Gardens.
Napier Gardens186 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Redvers Buller Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Redvers Buller Road.
Redvers Buller Road598 m
Turn right onto Alanbrooke Road.
Alanbrooke Road416 m
Move left onto Camp Farm Road.
Camp Farm Road151 m
Keep right to stay on Camp Farm Road.
Camp Farm Road347 m
Turn right onto Morland's Road.
Morland's Road78 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Morland's Road.
Morland's Road78 m
Turn left onto Camp Farm Road.
Camp Farm Road499 m
Move right onto Alanbrooke Road.
Alanbrooke Road416 m
Turn left onto Redvers Buller Road.
Redvers Buller Road597 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Napier Gardens.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Napier Gardens.
Napier Gardens187 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
St Albans Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road763 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road119 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lynchford Road Overpass/A3011.
Park Road Roundabout68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road Overpass/A3011.
Lynchford Road Overpass374 m
Enter North Camp Station Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A331.
North Camp Station Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A331.
A3313.5 km
Take the exit.
407 m
Enter Aldershot Road Interchange and take the 4th exit onto Ash Road/A323.
Aldershot Road Interchange178 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ash Road/A323.
Ash Road381 m
Turn left onto Lower Farnham Road/B3208.
Lower Farnham Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Boxall's Lane.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Boxall's Lane.
Boxall's Lane557 m
Turn right onto Highfield Avenue.
Highfield Avenue237 m
Turn right onto Highfield Gardens.
Highfield Gardens408 m
Turn left onto Highfield Avenue.
Highfield Avenue337 m
Turn left onto Boxall's Lane.
Boxall's Lane501 m
Turn left onto Coronation Road.
Coronation Road168 m
Keep right to stay on Coronation Road.
Coronation Road202 m
Turn left onto Jubilee Road.
Jubilee Road269 m
Turn right onto Boxall's Lane.
Boxall's Lane208 m
Keep right to stay on Boxall's Lane.
Boxall's Lane100 m
Keep right to stay on Boxall's Lane.
Boxall's Lane343 m
Keep right to stay on Boxall's Lane.
Boxall's Lane22 m
Move left onto Weybourne Road/B3007.
Weybourne Road194 m
Keep right to stay on Weybourne Road/B3007.
Weybourne Road26 m
Turn right onto Ayling Lane.
Ayling Lane532 m
Turn left onto Ayling Hill.
Ayling Hill173 m
Turn right onto York Road/B3008.
York Road489 m
Turn right onto Queens Road/B3008.
Queens Road65 m
Move left onto Lime Street.
Lime Street145 m
Turn left onto Oberursel Way.
Oberursel Way105 m
Enter Willems Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Willems Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Wellington Avenue424 m
Enter Wellington Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Wellington Roundabout165 m
Exit the roundabout onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road849 m
Keep left to stay on Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road2.0 km
Enter Queen's Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3011.
Queen's Roundabout172 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3011.
A3011275 m
Keep right to take Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road118 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road76 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
St Albans Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
Alexandra Road247 m
Turn right onto Queens Road.
Queens Road248 m
Turn left onto York Road.
York Road382 m
Turn left onto Reading Road.
Reading Road138 m
Keep right to stay on Reading Road.
Reading Road67 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road/B3403.
Alexandra Road641 m
Enter St Albans Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
St Albans Roundabout64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road73 m
Keep right to stay on Lynchford Road/A3011.
Lynchford Road118 m
Keep right to stay on A3011.
A3011291 m
Enter Queen's Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A325 (S).
Queen's Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout towards A325 (S).
Farnborough Road2.8 km
Keep right to stay on Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road65 m
Enter Wellington Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Wellington Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Wellington Avenue408 m
Enter Willems Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Oberursel Way.
Willems Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oberursel Way.
Oberursel Way102 m
Enter Lime Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lime Street.
Lime Street Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lime Street.
Lime Street154 m
Turn right onto Queens Road.
Queens Road235 m
Turn right onto Cambridge Road.
Cambridge Road236 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road89 m
Turn right onto Perowne Street.
Perowne Street60 m
Keep right to stay on Perowne Street.
Perowne Street123 m
Turn left onto Queens Road.
Queens Road82 m
Move left onto Lime Street.
Lime Street146 m
Turn left onto Oberursel Way.
Oberursel Way104 m
Enter Willems Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Willems Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wellington Avenue/A323.
Wellington Avenue424 m
Enter Wellington Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Wellington Roundabout165 m
Exit the roundabout onto Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road849 m
Keep left to stay on Farnborough Road/A325.
Farnborough Road2.0 km
Enter Queen's Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Government House Road.
Queen's Roundabout27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Government House Road.
Government House Road56 m
Keep left to stay on Government House Road.
Government House Road451 m
Make a right U-turn at Gladiator Way to stay on Government House Road.
Government House Road387 m
Turn left onto Queens Gate Road.
Queens Gate Road153 m
Enter Queens Gate Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Queens Gate Road.
Queens Gate Roundabout93 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Gate Road.
Queens Gate Road172 m
Turn right onto Government House Road.
Government House Road578 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aerospace Boulevard.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aerospace Boulevard.
Aerospace Boulevard256 m
Turn right onto Hercules Way.
Hercules Way124 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Farnborough · Route 2 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Wellington Roundabout, Queens Gate Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 12.9 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, 50, 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.
Napier School
Start near Napier School.
Tilly Shilling
Continue to Tilly Shilling.
Cove Methodist Church
Continue to Cove Methodist Church.
North Camp Methodist Church
Continue to North Camp Methodist Church.
Government Road
Continue to Government Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Aldershot Road Interchange
Continue to Aldershot Road Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Drop Zone
Continue to Drop Zone.
Aldershot Baptist Church
Continue to Aldershot Baptist Church.
Wellington Centre
Continue to Wellington Centre.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Andover Stores
Continue to Andover Stores.
Source Young People's Charity
Continue to Source Young People's Charity.
Marlborough Infant School
Continue to Marlborough Infant School.
ATS Euromaster
Continue to ATS Euromaster.
Barber Ella's
Continue to Barber Ella's.
Church of the Ascension
Continue to Church of the Ascension.
Wellington Roundabout
Continue to Wellington Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Farnborough Baptist
Continue to Farnborough Baptist.
Total Teamwear
Continue to Total Teamwear.
Queens Gate Roundabout
Finish back near Queens Gate Roundabout, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 12 turns
14 roundabouts · 10 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 72.1 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Farnborough Test Centre, not an official DVSA route.