Near Greenford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 11 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 60.9 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.
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 stations, 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 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 122-step drive on real, named roads (about 60.9 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 North132 m
Move right onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue244 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East820 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 2nd exit onto Watford Road/A404.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Hill Road.
Hill Road107 m
Turn left onto Pasture Road.
Pasture Road271 m
Turn left onto Paxford Road.
Paxford Road32 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 Drive900 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A4005/A4127. Continue on A4005.
A40051.5 km
Turn left onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road340 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northolt Road/A312.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road415 m
Turn right onto Eastcote Lane.
Eastcote Lane548 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Eastcote Lane.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastcote Lane.
Eastcote Lane308 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Avenue/A4090.
Alexandra Avenue1.1 km
Turn left onto Warden Avenue.
Warden Avenue100 m
Turn left onto Berriton Road.
Berriton Road182 m
Turn left onto Capthorne Avenue.
Capthorne Avenue117 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Avenue/A4090.
Alexandra Avenue1.6 km
Turn right onto Somervell Road.
Somervell Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Field End Road.
Field End Road1.2 km
Move right onto Eastcote Lane North.
Eastcote Lane North18 m
Turn right to stay on Eastcote Lane North.
Eastcote Lane North21 m
Move right onto Mandeville Road/A312. Continue on A312.
A312988 m
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Target Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40151 m
Keep right to take A40.
A404.6 km
Move left onto B456.
B4561.0 km
Turn left onto Ealing Road/A4005.
Ealing Road228 m
Turn right onto Carlyon Road.
Carlyon Road143 m
Turn left onto Carlyon Close.
Carlyon Close94 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Carlyon Close.
Carlyon Close94 m
Turn right onto Carlyon Road.
Carlyon Road143 m
Turn right onto Ealing Road/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A4005439 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road565 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
48 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. Continue on A4005.
A40052.7 km
Turn left onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road340 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northolt Road/A312.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road339 m
Turn left onto Parkfield Road.
Parkfield Road218 m
Turn right onto Kingsley Road.
Kingsley Road74 m
Turn right onto Eastcote Road.
Eastcote Road219 m
Turn left onto Northolt Road/A312. Continue on A312.
A3121.2 km
Turn left onto Petts Hill/A312.
Petts Hill22 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Petts Hill/A312.
95 m
Exit the roundabout onto Petts Hill/A312.
Petts Hill16 m
Turn left onto Petts Hill/A312. Continue on A312.
A3121.9 km
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Target Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40151 m
Keep right to take A40.
A403.0 km
Take the Perivale exit.
A40327 m
Turn right onto B452.
B452633 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road504 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Scotch Common/B455.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Scotch Common/B455.
Scotch Common355 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kent Gardens/B455.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kent Gardens/B455.
Kent Gardens356 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Victoria Road.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road131 m
Turn left onto Castlebar Park.
Castlebar Park286 m
Turn right onto Pitshanger Lane.
Pitshanger Lane746 m
Turn left onto Brunner Road.
Brunner Road150 m
Move right onto Brunswick Road.
Brunswick Road1.0 km
Turn left onto A406/Hanger Lane.
A406117 m
Enter Hanger Lane Gyratory and take the 3rd exit onto Hanger Lane/A4005.
Hanger Lane Gyratory242 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanger Lane/A4005.
Hanger Lane41 m
Keep right to stay on A4005.
A40051.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road520 m
Turn left onto Station Approach.
Station Approach361 m
Turn left onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road45 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
192 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A40051.1 km
Keep right to take Hanger Lane/A4005.
Hanger Lane101 m
Enter Hanger Lane Gyratory and take the 4th exit onto A406/Hanger Lane.
Hanger Lane Gyratory239 m
Exit the roundabout onto A406/Hanger Lane.
A406651 m
Turn right onto Hillcrest Road.
Hillcrest Road445 m
Turn left onto West Road.
West Road145 m
Turn left onto Corfton Road.
Corfton Road232 m
Turn left onto Hillside Road.
Hillside Road143 m
Turn left onto Park View Road.
Park View Road342 m
Turn right onto Hillcrest Road.
Hillcrest Road258 m
Turn left onto A406/Hanger Lane.
A406631 m
Enter Hanger Lane Gyratory and take the 6th exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Hanger Lane Gyratory527 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40391 m
Take the A40 ramp on the right.
A40838 m
Take the exit.
161 m
Make a sharp right onto A40/Western Avenue.
A404.8 km
Take the exit.
A40324 m
Enter Greenford Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Greenford Roundabout225 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40829 m
Take the Perivale exit.
A40327 m
Turn right onto B452.
B45238 m
Turn right to take the A40 ramp.
A40847 m
Take the exit.
A40324 m
Enter Greenford Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Roundabout164 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road556 m
Turn left onto Uneeda Drive.
Uneeda Drive209 m
Turn left onto Oldfield Lane North.
Oldfield Lane North254 m
Turn left onto Ingram Way.
Ingram Way288 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Berkeley Avenue.
Berkeley Avenue287 m
Turn left onto Elton Avenue.
Elton Avenue285 m
Turn left onto Linden Crescent.
Linden Crescent135 m
Turn left onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North46 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenford · Route 11 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 17.6 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.
Butlers Green
Start near Butlers Green.
Harrow Road
Continue to Harrow Road.
South Harrow
Continue to South Harrow.
AT Off Licence
Continue to AT Off Licence.
Northolt
Continue to Northolt.
Northolt Station
Continue to Northolt Station.
Northolt Methodist Church
Continue to Northolt Methodist Church.
Saint John Fisher Catholic Church
Continue to Saint John Fisher Catholic Church.
Alexander Cromwell College
Continue to Alexander Cromwell College.
St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury
Continue to St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury.
Wood End Lane
Continue to Wood End Lane.
St Barnabas
Continue to St Barnabas.
Hanger Lane
Continue to Hanger Lane.
Bridgewater Road
Continue to Bridgewater Road.
Sudbury Town
Continue to Sudbury Town.
Olive Tree
Continue to Olive Tree.
Park Royal
Continue to Park Royal.
Myllet Arms
Continue to Myllet Arms.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Greenford Express Food & Wine
Finish back near Greenford Express Food & Wine, 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
4 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 60.9 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.