Near Greenford test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 15 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.2 km practice route near Greenford 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 John Lyon 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, 20 mph zones, 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 churches, shops, schools and stations, 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 Greenford 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 30.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North129 m
Move right onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue121 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Avenue.
Cambridge Avenue256 m
Turn left onto Sherwood Avenue.
Sherwood Avenue181 m
Turn left onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North337 m
Turn left onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue244 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East59 m
Keep left to stay on Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East761 m
Turn left onto Allendale Road.
Allendale Road77 m
Turn left onto Eastcote Avenue.
Eastcote Avenue502 m
Turn left onto The Rise.
The Rise80 m
Turn left onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East474 m
Turn left onto Allendale Road.
Allendale Road543 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road400 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Harrow Road/A4005.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A4005.
Harrow Road566 m
Turn left onto Medway Gardens.
Medway Gardens380 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Medway Gardens.
Medway Gardens198 m
Turn right to stay on Medway Gardens.
Medway Gardens182 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A4005.
Harrow Road566 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Watford Road/A404.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road501 m
Turn left onto Perrin Road.
Perrin Road145 m
Turn right onto Elms Lane.
Elms Lane193 m
Keep left to stay on Elms Lane.
Elms Lane316 m
Turn right onto Sudbury Court Road.
Sudbury Court Road115 m
Turn left onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road175 m
Turn right onto Hill Road.
Hill Road107 m
Turn right onto Pasture Road.
Pasture Road322 m
Turn left onto East Lane/A4088.
East Lane955 m
Turn left onto Peel Road.
Peel Road204 m
Turn left onto Ada Road.
Ada Road58 m
Turn left onto Byron Road.
Byron Road199 m
Turn right onto East Lane/A4088.
East Lane938 m
Turn right onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road165 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Court Road.
Sudbury Court Road12 m
Keep left to stay on Sudbury Court Road.
Sudbury Court Road646 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive152 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A4005/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41271.0 km
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West915 m
Turn left onto Oldfields Circus.
Oldfields Circus90 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Fairway.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Fairway.
The Fairway231 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto The Fairway.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Fairway.
The Fairway46 m
Keep right to stay on The Fairway.
The Fairway184 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oldfields Circus.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oldfields Circus.
Oldfields Circus90 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West913 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41271.0 km
Move left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive909 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Crescent.
John Lyon Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Crescent.
The Crescent188 m
Turn right onto Carlton Avenue West.
Carlton Avenue West305 m
Turn right onto The Fairway.
The Fairway107 m
Turn right onto Paxford Road.
Paxford Road86 m
Keep left to stay on Paxford Road.
Paxford Road118 m
Keep left to stay on Paxford Road.
Paxford Road141 m
Keep right to stay on Paxford Road.
Paxford Road53 m
Turn left onto The Crescent.
The Crescent75 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
John Lyon Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive586 m
Keep right to stay on Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive100 m
Keep right to stay on Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive212 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A4005/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41271.0 km
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West915 m
Turn left onto Oldfields Circus.
Oldfields Circus90 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Fairway.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Fairway.
The Fairway231 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto The Fairway.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Fairway.
The Fairway230 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oldfields Circus.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oldfields Circus.
Oldfields Circus90 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West914 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road962 m
Move right onto Greenford Road/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A412743 m
Move left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive909 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Crescent.
John Lyon Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Crescent.
The Crescent188 m
Turn left onto Carlton Avenue West.
Carlton Avenue West142 m
Turn right onto Norval Road.
Norval Road551 m
Turn right onto The Fairway.
The Fairway384 m
Turn right onto Carlton Avenue West.
Carlton Avenue West278 m
Keep left to stay on Carlton Avenue West.
Carlton Avenue West26 m
Turn left onto The Crescent.
The Crescent188 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Watford Road/A404.
John Lyon Roundabout29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Road/A4005.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A4005.
Harrow Road42 m
Keep right to stay on Harrow Road/A4005.
Harrow Road383 m
Make a right U-turn at Harrow Road/A4005 to stay on Harrow Road/A4005.
Harrow Road425 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road396 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
108 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road500 m
Turn left.
15 m
Turn right onto Bridgewater Court.
Bridgewater Court112 m
Turn right onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road38 m
Keep right to stay on Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road42 m
Turn left onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East944 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenford · Route 1 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 John Lyon Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
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.
Bilal Masjid Trust (Greenford)
Start near Bilal Masjid Trust (Greenford).
Parish of All Hallows
Continue to Parish of All Hallows.
Siragro Food & Wine
Continue to Siragro Food & Wine.
Sudbury Town Nursery School
Continue to Sudbury Town Nursery School.
Masjid Imam Ali
Continue to Masjid Imam Ali.
St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury
Continue to St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury.
Butlers Green
Continue to Butlers Green.
Sudbury Court Road
Continue to Sudbury Court Road.
East Lane Montessori School
Continue to East Lane Montessori School.
North Wembley Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Continue to North Wembley Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Sudbury Hill
Continue to Sudbury Hill.
Tiffty's Tavern Irish Bar
Continue to Tiffty's Tavern Irish Bar.
Office
Continue to Office.
St Barnabas
Continue to St Barnabas.
Katherine & King's College of London
Continue to Katherine & King's College of London.
John Lyon Roundabout
Continue to John Lyon Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Harrow Road
Continue to Harrow Road.
Perrin Road
Continue to Perrin Road.
Bridgewater Road
Continue to Bridgewater Road.
Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
Finish back near Sudbury & Harrow Road Station, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 17 turns · 7 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 12 turns · 7 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 30.2 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Greenford test centre, not an official DVSA route.