Near Garretts Green test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 17 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 33.0 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. 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, 20 mph zones, 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, schools, 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 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 92-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.0 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 4th exit onto Hollyfaste Road.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hollyfaste Road.
Hollyfaste Road408 m
Turn right onto Blakenhale Road.
Blakenhale Road288 m
Turn right onto Outmore Road.
Outmore Road408 m
Turn left onto Hollyfaste Road.
Hollyfaste Road120 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Sheldon Heath Road.
122 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheldon Heath Road.
Sheldon Heath Road773 m
Turn right onto Bridgnorth Road.
Bridgnorth Road314 m
Turn left to stay on Bridgnorth Road.
Bridgnorth Road173 m
Enter Meadway and take the 2nd exit onto Holbeach Road.
Meadway25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Holbeach Road.
Holbeach Road22 m
Turn left onto Meadway.
Meadway351 m
Turn left onto The Lea.
The Lea32 m
Turn right onto Meadway.
Meadway377 m
Turn left onto Queens Road.
Queens Road483 m
Turn left onto Sedgemere Road.
Sedgemere Road491 m
Turn left onto Averill Road.
Averill Road237 m
Turn right onto Hengham Road.
Hengham Road154 m
Turn right onto Este Road.
Este Road208 m
Turn left onto Billingsley Road.
Billingsley Road152 m
Turn left onto Newells Road.
Newells Road243 m
Turn left onto Hengham Road.
Hengham Road194 m
Turn right onto Este Road.
Este Road145 m
Turn right onto Sheldon Heath Road.
Sheldon Heath Road414 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
109 m
Exit the roundabout onto Garretts Green Lane.
Garretts Green Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ollerton Road.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ollerton Road.
Ollerton Road686 m
Turn left onto A45/Coventry Road.
A45259 m
Take the exit on the right.
72 m
Make a sharp right onto A45/Coventry Road.
A451.6 km
Move right.
97 m
Turn right onto Holder Road.
Holder Road6 m
Turn right onto A45/Coventry Road. Continue on A45.
A452.6 km
Take the exit on the right.
Coventry Road140 m
Turn right onto Lyndon Road.
Lyndon Road233 m
Turn left onto Melton Avenue.
Melton Avenue599 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hobs Moat Road/B425.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hobs Moat Road/B425.
Hobs Moat Road59 m
Turn left.
11 m
Turn right onto Hobs Moat Road.
Hobs Moat Road358 m
Turn left onto Merevale Road.
Merevale Road293 m
Turn left onto Old Lode Lane.
Old Lode Lane734 m
Turn right onto Valley Road.
Valley Road842 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Glencroft Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Glencroft Road.
Glencroft Road76 m
Turn left onto A45/Coventry Road.
A45615 m
Turn left onto Wells Road.
Wells Road153 m
Turn right onto Valley Road.
Valley Road274 m
Turn right onto Old Lode Lane.
Old Lode Lane370 m
Turn right onto Hobs Moat Road/B425.
Hobs Moat Road115 m
Turn left onto A45/Coventry Road. Continue on A45.
A453.1 km
Move right.
97 m
Turn right onto Holder Road.
Holder Road6 m
Turn right onto A45/Coventry Road. Continue on A45.
A451.9 km
Turn left onto Brays Road.
Brays Road471 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brays Road.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brays Road.
Brays Road536 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Horrell Road.
74 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horrell Road.
Horrell Road375 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road171 m
Turn left onto Stanville Road.
Stanville Road94 m
Turn left onto Fallindale Road.
Fallindale Road336 m
Turn left onto Brays Road.
Brays Road132 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brays Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brays Road.
Brays Road229 m
Turn left onto Hollywell Road.
Hollywell Road242 m
Turn left onto Common Lane.
Common Lane416 m
Move left onto Church Road.
Church Road741 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sheldon Heath Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheldon Heath Road.
Sheldon Heath Road782 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Sheldon Heath Road.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheldon Heath Road.
Sheldon Heath Road414 m
Turn left onto Este Road.
Este Road145 m
Turn left onto Hengham Road.
Hengham Road413 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Garretts Green Lane.
121 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 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.
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 10.3 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 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.
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants
Continue to Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants.
St Thomas' Church Garretts Green
Continue to St Thomas' Church Garretts Green.
Meadway
Continue to Meadway, taking the junction with good observation.
Ash's
Continue to Ash's.
Garretts Green Nursery School
Continue to Garretts Green Nursery School.
Joan's Florist
Continue to Joan's Florist.
New Inn
Continue to New Inn.
South Yardley Methodist Church
Continue to South Yardley Methodist Church.
EBN Academy
Continue to EBN Academy.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Lyndon Methodist Church
Continue to Lyndon Methodist Church.
Pup and Duckling
Continue to Pup and Duckling.
Buttercups & Dandelions Day Nursery
Continue to Buttercups & Dandelions Day Nursery.
Wheatsheaf
Continue to Wheatsheaf.
Manarat Foundation
Continue to Manarat Foundation.
Bam Bam Nursery
Continue to Bam Bam Nursery.
George V
Continue to George V.
William Hill
Continue to William Hill.
Sheldon Police Station
Finish back near Sheldon Police Station, 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 33.0 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.