Near Greenford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 17 turns and 7 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 99.4 km practice route near Greenford test centre, taking roughly 40 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 churches, stations, parks 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 241-step drive on real, named roads (about 99.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Robin Hood Way.
Robin Hood Way208 m
Turn left onto Bracewell Avenue.
Bracewell Avenue98 m
Turn left onto Drew Gardens.
Drew Gardens243 m
Turn left onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North1.1 km
Move right onto Horsenden Lane South.
Horsenden Lane South1.0 km
Turn left onto Teignmouth Gardens/B452.
Teignmouth Gardens243 m
Turn left onto Bideford Avenue.
Bideford Avenue223 m
Turn left onto Tavistock Avenue.
Tavistock Avenue118 m
Turn left onto Rockford Avenue.
Rockford Avenue144 m
Turn left onto Dawlish Avenue.
Dawlish Avenue95 m
Turn right onto Bideford Avenue.
Bideford Avenue92 m
Turn right onto Teignmouth Gardens/B452. Continue on B452.
B452635 m
Turn left to stay on B452.
B452649 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 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road357 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road190 m
Turn left onto St Stephen's Avenue.
St Stephen's Avenue87 m
Turn left onto Hollingbourne Gardens.
Hollingbourne Gardens200 m
Turn left onto Cleveland Road.
Cleveland Road80 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road357 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road504 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road598 m
Turn left to take the A40 ramp.
A40837 m
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.
A403.3 km
Take the Hanger Lane exit.
A40372 m
Enter Hanger Lane Gyratory and take the 5th exit onto A406/Hanger Lane.
Hanger Lane Gyratory379 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 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 6th exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Hanger Lane Gyratory344 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40462 m
Move left onto Lynwood Road.
Lynwood Road22 m
Turn left to stay on Lynwood Road.
Lynwood Road105 m
Turn right onto Brunswick Road.
Brunswick Road493 m
Move left onto Brunner Road.
Brunner Road150 m
Turn right onto Pitshanger Lane.
Pitshanger Lane745 m
Turn left onto Castlebar Park.
Castlebar Park286 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cleveland Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cleveland Road.
Cleveland Road468 m
Enter Argyle Road and take the 1st exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452. Continue on B452.
B4521.2 km
Turn left onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road179 m
Turn right onto Broomfield Road.
Broomfield Road70 m
Turn left onto Princes Road.
Princes Road71 m
Turn right to stay on Princes Road.
Princes Road64 m
Turn right onto Mattock Lane.
Mattock Lane258 m
Turn right onto Northfield Avenue/B452. Continue on B452.
B4521.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road357 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road504 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road598 m
Turn left to take the A40 ramp.
A403.1 km
Take the Target Roundabout exit towards Heathrow Airport,Hayes,Southall,Yeading,A312.
A40345 m
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A312.
Target Roundabout184 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312.
A3121.0 km
Turn left onto Eastcote Lane North.
Eastcote Lane North1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Victoria Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road133 m
Turn right onto Princes Way.
Princes Way95 m
Turn left onto Diamond Road.
Diamond Road334 m
Turn left onto Jubilee Drive.
Jubilee Drive74 m
Turn right onto Queens Walk.
Queens Walk222 m
Turn left onto Long Drive.
Long Drive389 m
Turn left to stay on Long Drive.
Long Drive821 m
Turn left onto West End Road/A4180.
West End Road689 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Polish War Memorial.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A404.8 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 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road357 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452. Continue on B452.
B4521.2 km
Turn left onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road179 m
Turn right onto Broomfield Road.
Broomfield Road70 m
Turn left onto Princes Road.
Princes Road71 m
Turn right to stay on Princes Road.
Princes Road64 m
Turn left onto Mattock Lane.
Mattock Lane56 m
Turn left onto Dane Road.
Dane Road151 m
Turn right onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road100 m
Turn left onto St. Leonard's Road.
St. Leonard's Road328 m
Turn left onto Gordon Road.
Gordon Road2 m
Turn right onto St Leonard's Road.
St Leonard's Road18 m
Turn right onto Carlton Road.
Carlton Road470 m
Turn left onto Castlebar Road/B455. Continue on B455.
B455813 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Victoria Road.
81 m
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road131 m
Turn left onto Castlebar Park.
Castlebar Park286 m
Turn left onto Pitshanger Lane.
Pitshanger Lane129 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Scotch Common/B455.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Scotch Common/B455.
Scotch Common352 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road504 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Argyle Road/B452.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Argyle Road/B452.
Argyle Road598 m
Turn left to take the A40 ramp.
A403.1 km
Take the Target Roundabout exit towards Heathrow Airport,Hayes,Southall,Yeading,A312.
A40345 m
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A312.
Target Roundabout184 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312.
A3121.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Petts Hill/A312.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Petts Hill/A312. Continue on A312.
A312287 m
Move right onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road893 m
Turn right onto Whitby Road.
Whitby Road199 m
Turn left onto Kingsley Road.
Kingsley Road73 m
Turn left onto Eastcote Road.
Eastcote Road219 m
Turn right onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road415 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northolt Road/A312.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road317 m
Move right onto Roxeth Hill/A4005.
Roxeth Hill24 m
Turn right onto Roxeth Hill/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A40052.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road395 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
108 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.
A4005444 m
Turn left 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 2nd exit onto Watford Road/A404.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road1.2 km
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Watford Road/A404.
John Lyon Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sheepcote Road/A409.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheepcote Road/A409. Continue on A409.
A4091.6 km
Keep left to take The Bridge.
The Bridge175 m
Turn left onto Ellen Webb Drive.
Ellen Webb Drive331 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Headstone Drive.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Headstone Drive.
Headstone Drive253 m
Turn left onto Walton Road.
Walton Road299 m
Turn right onto Walton Drive.
Walton Drive295 m
Turn left onto Harrow View.
Harrow View870 m
Turn left onto Greenhill Way/A4005.
Greenhill Way77 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Greenhill Way/A4005.
Greenhill Way209 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Junction Road/A404.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Junction Road/A404.
Junction Road107 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bessborough Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bessborough Road.
Bessborough Road239 m
Turn right onto Lascelles Avenue.
Lascelles Avenue949 m
Enter Shaftesbury Circle and take the 2nd exit onto Roxeth Green Avenue.
Shaftesbury Circle50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roxeth Green Avenue.
Roxeth Green Avenue962 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Eastcote Lane.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastcote Lane.
Eastcote Lane308 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Avenue/A4090.
Alexandra Avenue449 m
Turn right.
35 m
Turn left onto Arundel Drive.
Arundel Drive773 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Walton Avenue.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Avenue.
Walton Avenue467 m
Turn left onto Carlyon Avenue.
Carlyon Avenue43 m
Turn right onto Eastcote Lane.
Eastcote Lane871 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Roxeth Green Avenue.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roxeth Green Avenue.
Roxeth Green Avenue641 m
Turn right onto Dudley Road.
Dudley Road344 m
Turn right onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue344 m
Turn left onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road30 m
Move right onto Roxeth Hill/A4005.
Roxeth Hill24 m
Turn right onto Roxeth Hill/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A40051.5 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 left onto Carlton Avenue West.
Carlton Avenue West142 m
Move left onto The Green.
The Green69 m
Turn left onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road129 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
John Lyon Roundabout81 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 Avenue866 m
Turn right onto Clitheroe Avenue.
Clitheroe Avenue378 m
Move right onto Rayners Lane.
Rayners Lane90 m
Turn right to stay on Rayners Lane.
Rayners Lane679 m
Enter Eastcote Lane and take the 1st exit onto Roxeth Green Avenue.
Eastcote Lane12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roxeth Green Avenue.
Roxeth Green Avenue641 m
Turn right onto Dudley Road.
Dudley Road344 m
Turn right onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue344 m
Turn left onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road30 m
Move right onto Roxeth Hill/A4005.
Roxeth Hill24 m
Turn right onto Roxeth Hill/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A40051.5 km
Move left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive909 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Watford Road/A404.
John Lyon Roundabout88 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road234 m
Turn left onto Hill Road.
Hill Road107 m
Turn right onto Pasture Road.
Pasture Road322 m
Turn right onto East Lane/A4088.
East Lane63 m
Turn left onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road697 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road395 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Allendale Road.
142 m
Exit the roundabout onto Allendale Road.
Allendale Road543 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East821 m
Turn left onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue244 m
Move left onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North42 m
Turn left onto Drew Gardens.
Drew Gardens243 m
Turn left onto Bracewell Avenue.
Bracewell Avenue95 m
Turn left onto Bourne View.
Bourne View256 m
Turn left onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue52 m
Turn right onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North232 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenford · Route 12 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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 10.5 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.
Bilal Masjid Trust (Greenford)
Start near Bilal Masjid Trust (Greenford).
Saint John Fisher Catholic Church
Continue to Saint John Fisher Catholic Church.
Hanger Lane
Continue to Hanger Lane.
Sudbury Town
Continue to Sudbury Town.
Divine Mercy Apostolate
Continue to Divine Mercy Apostolate.
West Ealing
Continue to West Ealing.
Greenford Lagoons
Continue to Greenford Lagoons.
Northolt
Continue to Northolt.
South Ruislip
Continue to South Ruislip.
Ealing National Spiritualist
Continue to Ealing National Spiritualist.
St David's Home chapel
Continue to St David's Home chapel.
Wood End Lane
Continue to Wood End Lane.
Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
Continue to Sudbury & Harrow Road Station.
Perrin Road
Continue to Perrin Road.
Harrow & Wealdstone
Continue to Harrow & Wealdstone.
Mosaic Reform Synagogue
Continue to Mosaic Reform Synagogue.
South Harrow Methodist Church
Continue to South Harrow Methodist Church.
Hillview Children's Centre
Continue to Hillview Children's Centre.
Harrow Road
Continue to Harrow Road.
Parish of All Hallows
Finish back near Parish of All Hallows, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 12 turns · 7 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 99.4 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Greenford test centre, not an official DVSA route.