Near Gloucester test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 15 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 28.0 km practice route near Gloucester test centre, taking roughly 30 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 Greenhill Drive, Naas Lane Roundabout and Telford Way. 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 shops, schools, named junctions 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 Gloucester 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 102-step drive on real, named roads (about 28.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Falcon Close.
Falcon Close7 m
Turn left to stay on Falcon Close.
Falcon Close12 m
Turn right to stay on Falcon Close.
Falcon Close69 m
Turn right to stay on Falcon Close.
Falcon Close70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Merlin Drive.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Merlin Drive.
Merlin Drive221 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Merlin Drive.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Merlin Drive.
Merlin Drive384 m
Turn left onto Welland Road.
Welland Road206 m
Turn right to stay on Welland Road.
Welland Road36 m
Turn left to stay on Welland Road.
Welland Road149 m
Turn right onto Merlin Drive.
Merlin Drive172 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Merlin Drive.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Merlin Drive.
Merlin Drive219 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Merlin Drive.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Merlin Drive.
Merlin Drive130 m
Turn left onto Bristol Road/B4008.
Bristol Road280 m
Turn left onto A430.
A430150 m
Take the exit on the right.
Bristol Road725 m
Turn left.
108 m
Turn left.
10 m
Turn right onto Bristol Road.
Bristol Road591 m
Turn left onto A430.
A430318 m
Keep left to take Greenhill Drive.
Greenhill Drive319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Greenhill Drive.
121 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhill Drive.
Greenhill Drive416 m
Move right onto A38.
A381.2 km
Turn left onto Podsmead Road.
Podsmead Road32 m
Turn left onto Byron Avenue.
Byron Avenue345 m
Turn left onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue96 m
Turn left onto Lower Tuffley Lane.
Lower Tuffley Lane136 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lower Tuffley Lane.
Lower Tuffley Lane136 m
Turn right onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue96 m
Turn right onto Byron Avenue.
Byron Avenue345 m
Turn right onto Podsmead Road.
Podsmead Road109 m
Turn right onto Epney Road.
Epney Road174 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grange Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Road.
Grange Road852 m
Turn left onto Holmwood Drive.
Holmwood Drive375 m
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road495 m
Turn right onto Nympsfield Road.
Nympsfield Road191 m
Turn right onto Randwick Road.
Randwick Road282 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Randwick Road.
Randwick Road282 m
Turn left onto Nympsfield Road.
Nympsfield Road191 m
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road160 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epney Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epney Road.
Epney Road174 m
Turn left to stay on Epney Road.
Epney Road109 m
Turn left onto Byron Avenue.
Byron Avenue345 m
Turn left onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue96 m
Turn left onto Lower Tuffley Lane.
Lower Tuffley Lane136 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lower Tuffley Lane.
Lower Tuffley Lane136 m
Turn right onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue96 m
Turn right onto Byron Avenue.
Byron Avenue345 m
Turn right onto Podsmead Road.
Podsmead Road32 m
Turn left onto A38/Cole Avenue. Continue on A38.
A38813 m
Turn right onto Firwood Drive.
Firwood Drive633 m
Turn left onto Coberley Road.
Coberley Road65 m
Turn left onto Rissington Road.
Rissington Road424 m
Turn left onto Coberley Road.
Coberley Road65 m
Turn right onto Campden Road.
Campden Road205 m
Turn right onto Winchester Drive.
Winchester Drive165 m
Turn left onto Hillborough Road.
Hillborough Road129 m
Turn left onto Larchwood Drive.
Larchwood Drive155 m
Turn left onto Firwood Drive.
Firwood Drive399 m
Turn right onto Tuffley Lane.
Tuffley Lane680 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Epney Road.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epney Road.
Epney Road174 m
Turn left to stay on Epney Road.
Epney Road109 m
Turn left onto Byron Avenue.
Byron Avenue345 m
Turn left onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue96 m
Turn left onto Lower Tuffley Lane.
Lower Tuffley Lane136 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lower Tuffley Lane.
Lower Tuffley Lane136 m
Turn right onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue96 m
Turn right onto Byron Avenue.
Byron Avenue345 m
Turn right onto Podsmead Road.
Podsmead Road109 m
Turn right onto Epney Road.
Epney Road174 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Tuffley Lane.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tuffley Lane.
Tuffley Lane718 m
Turn right onto Robert Raikes Avenue.
Robert Raikes Avenue75 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Robert Raikes Avenue.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Robert Raikes Avenue.
Robert Raikes Avenue794 m
Turn left onto Gurney Avenue.
Gurney Avenue203 m
Turn left onto Whittle Avenue.
Whittle Avenue80 m
Turn left onto Oliver Close.
Oliver Close216 m
Turn left onto Robert Raikes Avenue.
Robert Raikes Avenue60 m
Turn right onto Gurney Avenue.
Gurney Avenue123 m
Turn left onto Bybrook Road.
Bybrook Road182 m
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road855 m
Turn right onto Holmwood Drive.
Holmwood Drive375 m
Turn left onto Grange Road.
Grange Road853 m
Turn left onto Stroud Road/A4173. Continue on A4173.
A41731.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A38.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38.
A382.0 km
Move left onto A38/Cole Avenue. Continue on A38.
A381.4 km
Turn left onto Kingsway.
Kingsway175 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newhaven Road.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Newhaven Road.
Newhaven Road556 m
Enter Telford Way and take the 3rd exit onto Naas Lane.
Telford Way59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Naas Lane.
Naas Lane209 m
Enter Naas Lane Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Naas Lane Roundabout45 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Gloucester · Route 10 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Naas Lane Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 2.0 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 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.
Completely Motoring
Start near Completely Motoring.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Atlus School Rutherford House
Continue to Atlus School Rutherford House.
Greenhill Drive
Continue to Greenhill Drive, taking the junction with good observation.
Rutherford House
Continue to Rutherford House.
Johnsons Mazda
Continue to Johnsons Mazda.
Screwfix
Continue to Screwfix.
St George's Church
Continue to St George's Church.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Grange Baptist
Continue to Grange Baptist.
St George's Church Hall
Continue to St George's Church Hall.
Whitson Barber Shop
Continue to Whitson Barber Shop.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Select Convenience (Bargain Booze)
Continue to Select Convenience (Bargain Booze).
Asda Express
Continue to Asda Express.
Fox & Elm
Continue to Fox & Elm.
Formula One Autocentres
Continue to Formula One Autocentres.
Naas Lane Roundabout
Continue to Naas Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Telford Way
Finish back near Telford Way, completing the loop.
12 roundabouts · 23 turns · 5 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 8 turns · 3 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 11 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 28.0 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Gloucester test centre, not an official DVSA route.