Near Garretts Green test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 10 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 43.2 km practice route near Garretts Green 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 Meadway, Cooks Lane and Silver Birch Road. 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 pubs, shops, churches and schools, 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 Garretts Green 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 119-step drive on real, named roads (about 43.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
130 m
Turn right onto Granby Avenue.
Granby Avenue742 m
Turn left onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane763 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane282 m
Turn left onto Markfield Road.
Markfield Road129 m
Turn left onto Rotherfield Road.
Rotherfield Road198 m
Turn left onto Brinsley Road.
Brinsley Road106 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Meadway.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Meadway.
Meadway295 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Holbeach Road.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Holbeach Road.
Holbeach Road22 m
Turn left onto Meadway.
Meadway351 m
Make a left U-turn at The Lea to stay on Meadway.
Meadway366 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Meadway.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Meadway.
Meadway295 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Meadway.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Meadway.
Meadway1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cooks Lane.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cooks Lane.
Cooks Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Forth Drive.
Forth Drive673 m
Turn right onto Chester Road/B4114.
Chester Road177 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
184 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue471 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue284 m
Enter Pine Square and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
Pine Square76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue1.3 km
Turn left onto Chelmsley Lane.
Chelmsley Lane127 m
Move left onto Wood Lane.
Wood Lane36 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wood Lane.
Wood Lane36 m
Move right onto Chelmsley Lane.
Chelmsley Lane127 m
Turn right onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue1.3 km
Enter Pine Square and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
Pine Square79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue476 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A452.
107 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452.
A452665 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A452/Collector Road.
114 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452/Collector Road.
A4525.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A452/Collector Road.
341 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452/Collector Road.
A4524.2 km
Take the exit on the right.
187 m
Turn right.
64 m
Turn right onto Auckland Drive.
Auckland Drive124 m
Turn left onto Greenfinch Road.
Greenfinch Road119 m
Turn left onto Wheatfield Close.
Wheatfield Close157 m
Turn left onto Mull Croft.
Mull Croft119 m
Turn left onto Arran Way.
Arran Way65 m
Turn right onto Auckland Drive.
Auckland Drive1.0 km
Turn left to stay on Auckland Drive.
Auckland Drive61 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A452.
157 m
Exit the roundabout onto A452.
A452681 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
113 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue471 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue284 m
Enter Pine Square and take the 3rd exit onto Bosworth Drive.
Pine Square138 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bosworth Drive.
Bosworth Drive509 m
Turn left onto Chapelhouse Road.
Chapelhouse Road361 m
Turn right onto Kelsull Croft.
Kelsull Croft68 m
Turn right onto Chester Close.
Chester Close63 m
Turn right to stay on Chester Close.
Chester Close34 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Chester Close.
Chester Close34 m
Turn left to stay on Chester Close.
Chester Close63 m
Turn left onto Kelsull Croft.
Kelsull Croft68 m
Turn left onto Chapelhouse Road.
Chapelhouse Road361 m
Turn right onto Bosworth Drive.
Bosworth Drive502 m
Enter Pine Square and take the 1st exit onto Moorend Avenue.
Pine Square39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Moorend Avenue.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moorend Avenue.
Moorend Avenue476 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Chester Road/B4114.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chester Road/B4114.
Chester Road620 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chester Road/B4114.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chester Road/B4114.
Chester Road683 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Chester Road/B4114.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chester Road/B4114.
Chester Road445 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Over Green Drive.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Over Green Drive.
Over Green Drive381 m
Turn right.
44 m
Make a right U-turn.
44 m
Turn left onto Over Green Drive.
Over Green Drive96 m
Turn left onto Silver Birch Road.
Silver Birch Road224 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Silver Birch Road.
193 m
Exit the roundabout onto Silver Birch Road.
Silver Birch Road348 m
Turn left onto Longmeadow Crescent.
Longmeadow Crescent398 m
Turn left onto Freasley Road.
Freasley Road31 m
Turn right to stay on Freasley Road.
Freasley Road422 m
Turn right onto Pithall Road.
Pithall Road197 m
Turn left onto Packington Avenue.
Packington Avenue1.3 km
Turn right onto Lea Village.
Lea Village207 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lea Village.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lea Village.
Lea Village109 m
Turn right onto Hurstcroft Road.
Hurstcroft Road305 m
Turn right onto Ridpool Road.
Ridpool Road112 m
Turn left onto Kitts Green Road.
Kitts Green Road279 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crossfield Road.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crossfield Road.
Crossfield Road379 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crossfield Road.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crossfield Road.
Crossfield Road90 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Lea.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Lea.
The Lea444 m
Turn left onto Meadway.
Meadway669 m
Turn right onto Lea Hall Road.
Lea Hall Road19 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane282 m
Turn left onto Markfield Road.
Markfield Road129 m
Turn left onto Rotherfield Road.
Rotherfield Road198 m
Turn left onto Brinsley Road.
Brinsley Road106 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane763 m
Turn right onto Granby Avenue.
Granby Avenue415 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Garretts Green · Route 3 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.
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 12.4 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 (30, 40, 50 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.
Garretts Green Sports Bar
Start near Garretts Green Sports Bar.
Howdens Joinery
Continue to Howdens Joinery.
St Thomas' Church Garretts Green
Continue to St Thomas' Church Garretts Green.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Little Scallywags Day Nursery
Continue to Little Scallywags Day Nursery.
Meadway
Continue to Meadway, taking the junction with good observation.
Bains
Continue to Bains.
Our Lady Help of Christians
Continue to Our Lady Help of Christians.
Style Council
Continue to Style Council.
Cooks Lane
Continue to Cooks Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
White Hart
Continue to White Hart.
Centurion
Continue to Centurion.
Chelmsey Wood Seventh Day Adventist CommunityChurch
Continue to Chelmsey Wood Seventh Day Adventist CommunityChurch.
Kingshurst Evangelical Church
Continue to Kingshurst Evangelical Church.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
St Anne's
Continue to St Anne's.
Silver Birch Road
Continue to Silver Birch Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Barnabas' Church
Continue to St Barnabas' Church.
Shard End Police Station
Continue to Shard End Police Station.
Desi Flame
Finish back near Desi Flame, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 9 turns · 6 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 11 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 43.2 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Garretts Green test centre, not an official DVSA route.