Near Greenford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 12 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 18 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.3 km practice loop near Greenford test centre, taking roughly 25 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, 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, pubs, stations 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 61-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.3 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 left onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East403 m
Turn right onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road266 m
Turn right onto Horsenden Avenue.
Horsenden Avenue162 m
Move right onto Horsenden Crescent.
Horsenden Crescent315 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road84 m
Turn left onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East1.9 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 3rd exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
150 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A404938 m
Turn right onto Ranelagh Road.
Ranelagh Road194 m
Turn left onto Chaplin Road.
Chaplin Road91 m
Turn left onto Ealing Road/A4089.
Ealing Road321 m
Turn left onto Thurlow Gardens.
Thurlow Gardens199 m
Turn right onto High Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A404192 m
Turn left onto Talbot Road.
Talbot Road249 m
Turn right onto Chaplin Road.
Chaplin Road70 m
Turn left onto Norton Road.
Norton Road471 m
Turn left onto Eagle Road.
Eagle Road85 m
Turn left onto Thurlby Road.
Thurlby Road397 m
Turn left onto Lincoln Road.
Lincoln Road86 m
Turn left onto Norton Road.
Norton Road382 m
Turn left onto Eagle Road.
Eagle Road85 m
Turn left onto Thurlby Road.
Thurlby Road397 m
Turn left onto Lincoln Road.
Lincoln Road86 m
Turn right onto Norton Road.
Norton Road89 m
Turn left onto Chaplin Road.
Chaplin Road793 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road595 m
Turn right onto Talbot Road.
Talbot Road249 m
Turn left onto Chaplin Road.
Chaplin Road90 m
Turn left onto Napier Road.
Napier Road236 m
Turn left onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road841 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Harrow Road/A404.
90 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 Road643 m
Turn right onto St Andrews Avenue.
St Andrews Avenue349 m
Turn left onto Elms Lane.
Elms Lane310 m
Turn right onto Sudbury Court Road.
Sudbury Court Road115 m
Turn left onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road405 m
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Watford Road/A404.
John Lyon Roundabout117 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road409 m
Turn right onto Sudbury Court Road.
Sudbury Court Road659 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive152 m
Turn 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 15 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).
Tiffty's Tavern Irish Bar
Continue to Tiffty's Tavern Irish Bar.
Bridgewater Road
Continue to Bridgewater Road.
Ealing Road
Continue to Ealing Road.
Central Mosque Wembley
Continue to Central Mosque Wembley.
Flannery's Bar
Continue to Flannery's Bar.
G. Saville & Son
Continue to G. Saville & Son.
Woody's of Wembley
Continue to Woody's of Wembley.
Chaplin Road
Continue to Chaplin Road.
Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
Continue to Sudbury & Harrow Road Station.
St George, Sudbury
Continue to St George, Sudbury.
Sudbury Methodist Church
Continue to Sudbury Methodist Church.
John Lyon Roundabout
Continue to John Lyon Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Sudbury Court Road
Continue to Sudbury Court Road.
Katherine & King's College of London
Continue to Katherine & King's College of London.
Sudbury Hill
Continue to Sudbury Hill.
GBS - Global Banking School
Continue to GBS - Global Banking School.
Horsenden House
Continue to Horsenden House.
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 22.3 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Greenford test centre, not an official DVSA route.