Near Greenford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 11 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.2 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, dual-carriageway joins, 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, schools, shops 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 72-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.2 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
Turn left to stay on Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North442 m
Turn left onto Burwell Avenue.
Burwell Avenue246 m
Turn left onto Berkeley Avenue.
Berkeley Avenue188 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 North256 m
Turn left onto Burwell Avenue.
Burwell Avenue246 m
Turn left onto Berkeley Avenue.
Berkeley Avenue188 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 North357 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.7 km
Enter Greenford Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Greenford Roundabout23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A405.0 km
Take the exit.
161 m
Make a sharp right onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40917 m
Take the Hanger Lane exit.
A40355 m
Keep left to stay on A40/Western Avenue.
A4050 m
Keep right to take A40/Western Avenue.
A4070 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.
A4005465 m
Turn left onto Alperton Lane/B456.
Alperton Lane1.0 km
Turn right onto Rydal Crescent.
Rydal Crescent665 m
Turn left onto Coniston Avenue.
Coniston Avenue206 m
Turn left onto Thirlmere Avenue.
Thirlmere Avenue65 m
Turn right onto Rydal Crescent.
Rydal Crescent346 m
Turn left onto Alperton Lane/B456.
Alperton Lane348 m
Turn left onto Manor Farm Road.
Manor Farm Road446 m
Turn left onto Perimeade Road.
Perimeade Road287 m
Turn right onto Federal Road.
Federal Road152 m
Turn left onto Fraser Road.
Fraser Road405 m
Turn right onto Aintree Road.
Aintree Road82 m
Turn right onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road20 m
Turn left onto Lynmouth Road.
Lynmouth Road227 m
Turn left onto Jordan Road.
Jordan Road25 m
Turn right onto Lynmouth Gardens.
Lynmouth Gardens195 m
Turn right onto Empire Road.
Empire Road98 m
Turn right onto Launceston Gardens.
Launceston Gardens223 m
Turn right onto Jordan Road.
Jordan Road92 m
Turn right onto Lynmouth Gardens.
Lynmouth Gardens195 m
Turn right onto Empire Road.
Empire Road98 m
Turn right onto Launceston Gardens.
Launceston Gardens223 m
Turn right onto Jordan Road.
Jordan Road67 m
Turn left onto Lynmouth Road.
Lynmouth Road227 m
Turn right onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road79 m
Turn right onto Empire Road.
Empire Road211 m
Turn right onto Jordan Road.
Jordan Road101 m
Turn right onto Lynmouth Road.
Lynmouth Road227 m
Turn left onto Bilton Road.
Bilton Road646 m
Turn right onto Manor Farm Road.
Manor Farm Road291 m
Turn left onto Athlon Road.
Athlon Road254 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Glacier Way.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Glacier Way.
Glacier Way235 m
Move left.
47 m
Move left onto Ealing Road/A4005. Continue on A4005.
A4005282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Bridgewater Court.
Bridgewater Court112 m
Turn left.
15 m
Turn right onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road499 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 Road1.2 km
Move left onto Harrow Road/A4005/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41271.0 km
Turn left onto Whitton Avenue East/A4090.
Whitton Avenue East395 m
Turn right onto Melville Avenue.
Melville Avenue244 m
Move left onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North129 m
Turn left onto Robin Hood Way.
Robin Hood Way156 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenford · Route 16 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 6.5 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).
Parish of All Hallows
Continue to Parish of All Hallows.
GBS - Global Banking School
Continue to GBS - Global Banking School.
Horsenden House
Continue to Horsenden House.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Isis Beauty Salon
Continue to Isis Beauty Salon.
Saint John Fisher Catholic Church
Continue to Saint John Fisher Catholic Church.
Hanger Lane
Continue to Hanger Lane.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Park Royal
Continue to Park Royal.
Ashbourne Bar and Restaurant
Continue to Ashbourne Bar and Restaurant.
Fox and Goose
Continue to Fox and Goose.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Alexander Cromwell College
Continue to Alexander Cromwell College.
Sudbury Baptist Church
Continue to Sudbury Baptist Church.
St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury
Continue to St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury.
Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
Continue to Sudbury & Harrow Road Station.
Katherine & King's College of London
Continue to Katherine & King's College of London.
Sudbury Hill
Finish back near Sudbury Hill, 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 25.2 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.