Near Greenford test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 13 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 19 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.6 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.
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, 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 61-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.5 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 Avenue121 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Avenue.
Cambridge Avenue256 m
Turn left onto Sherwood Avenue.
Sherwood Avenue181 m
Turn left onto Horsenden Lane North.
Horsenden Lane North337 m
Turn left 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 Road750 m
Turn right onto Talbot Road.
Talbot Road249 m
Turn right onto Chaplin Road.
Chaplin Road297 m
Turn right.
9 m
Turn left.
93 m
Turn right onto Fairview Avenue.
Fairview Avenue288 m
Turn right onto Talbot Road.
Talbot Road79 m
Turn left onto Chaplin Road.
Chaplin Road90 m
Turn right onto Scarle Road.
Scarle Road500 m
Turn right onto Eagle Road.
Eagle Road85 m
Turn right 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 Road357 m
Turn left onto Ealing Road/A4089.
Ealing Road837 m
Turn left onto Thurlow Gardens.
Thurlow Gardens199 m
Turn right onto High Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A404942 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridgewater Road/A4005.
Bridgewater Road500 m
Turn left.
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 Road1.2 km
Move left 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 5 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.
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.
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.
Copland Avenue
Continue to Copland Avenue.
Wembley Centre for Health & Care
Continue to Wembley Centre for Health & Care.
Ealing Road Methodist Church
Continue to Ealing Road Methodist Church.
Shiva Temple
Continue to Shiva Temple.
Chaplin Road
Continue to Chaplin Road.
Ealing Road
Continue to Ealing Road.
Masjid Imam Ali
Continue to Masjid Imam Ali.
St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury
Continue to St. Andrew Parish Church of Sudbury.
Katherine & King's College of London
Continue to Katherine & King's College of London.
St George, Sudbury
Continue to St George, Sudbury.
Sudbury Hill
Continue to Sudbury Hill.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
K & P Greenford Supermarket
Continue to K & P Greenford Supermarket.
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 20.6 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.