Near Greenford test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 14 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.5 km practice loop 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, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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, schools and shops, 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 71-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.5 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 East1.5 km
Turn left onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road24 m
Turn right.
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 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.
Harrow Road171 m
Turn left.
67 m
Turn left onto Chestnut Avenue.
Chestnut Avenue14 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A4005.
Harrow Road118 m
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 1st exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road535 m
Turn left onto Copland Avenue.
Copland Avenue200 m
Turn left onto Copland Close.
Copland Close47 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Copland Close.
Copland Close47 m
Turn left onto Crawford Avenue.
Crawford Avenue136 m
Turn left onto Harrowdene Road.
Harrowdene Road315 m
Turn left onto Harrowdene Close.
Harrowdene Close46 m
Turn left to stay on Harrowdene Close.
Harrowdene Close5 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Harrowdene Close.
Harrowdene Close5 m
Turn right to stay on Harrowdene Close.
Harrowdene Close46 m
Turn right onto Harrowdene Road.
Harrowdene Road164 m
Turn right onto Sylvester Road.
Sylvester Road340 m
Turn right onto Charterhouse Avenue.
Charterhouse Avenue171 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Avenue.
Sudbury Avenue744 m
Turn right onto East Lane/A4088.
East Lane114 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 Road569 m
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 Road232 m
Turn left onto Pebworth Road.
Pebworth Road391 m
Turn left onto Mulgrave Road.
Mulgrave Road316 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Court Drive.
Sudbury Court Drive25 m
Turn right.
9 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive374 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 Road534 m
Turn left onto East Lane/A4088.
East Lane118 m
Turn left onto Pasture Road.
Pasture Road322 m
Turn left onto Hill Road.
Hill Road107 m
Turn right onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road229 m
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.
A409879 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A409. Continue on A409.
A409642 m
Turn right onto Gayton Road.
Gayton Road1.1 km
Move left onto High Street.
High Street695 m
Turn left onto London Road/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A4005987 m
Make a sharp right onto Harrow Road/A4005/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41272.7 km
Turn left onto Downing Drive.
Downing Drive103 m
Turn left onto Middleton Avenue.
Middleton Avenue207 m
Turn left onto Bennetts Avenue.
Bennetts Avenue153 m
Turn right onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East1.2 km
Turn left onto Allendale Road.
Allendale Road77 m
Turn left onto Eastcote Avenue.
Eastcote Avenue503 m
Turn left onto The Rise.
The Rise80 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East347 m
Turn left onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue123 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenford · Route 14 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.
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.
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).
Sudbury Baptist Church
Continue to Sudbury Baptist Church.
Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
Continue to Sudbury & Harrow Road Station.
Sudbury Methodist Church
Continue to Sudbury Methodist Church.
Bridgewater Road
Continue to Bridgewater Road.
Chaplin Road
Continue to Chaplin 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 Court Road
Continue to Sudbury Court Road.
Green / Carlton Avenue West
Continue to Green / Carlton Avenue West.
Northwick Park Hospital
Continue to Northwick Park Hospital.
University of Westminster
Continue to University of Westminster.
Harrow Town Centre
Continue to Harrow Town Centre.
Tyburn Lane
Continue to Tyburn Lane.
School Chapel
Continue to School Chapel.
War Memorial Building (Harrow School)
Continue to War Memorial Building (Harrow School).
Sudbury Hill
Continue to Sudbury Hill.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Star Food and Wine
Continue to Star Food and Wine.
Siragro Food & Wine
Finish back near Siragro 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
5 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 24.5 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.