Near Greenford test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 16 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 41.2 km practice loop near Greenford test centre, taking roughly 35 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, schools, 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 106-step drive on real, named roads (about 41.1 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 East820 m
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 East745 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.7 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 Road2.5 km
Turn right onto Sudbury Hill/A4005/A4127. Continue on A4005.
A4005196 m
Turn left onto Sudbury Hill Close.
Sudbury Hill Close256 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Sudbury Hill Close.
Sudbury Hill Close256 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A4005.
A40051.7 km
Turn right onto Lower Road/A312. Continue on A312.
A312563 m
Turn left onto Whitmore Road.
Whitmore Road438 m
Turn left onto Porlock Avenue.
Porlock Avenue14 m
Turn right onto Whitmore Road.
Whitmore Road128 m
Turn right onto Drury Road.
Drury Road89 m
Turn right onto Lance Road.
Lance Road131 m
Turn left onto Merivale Road.
Merivale Road70 m
Turn left onto Colbeck Road.
Colbeck Road158 m
Turn left onto Drury Road.
Drury Road150 m
Turn left onto Whitmore Road.
Whitmore Road128 m
Turn left onto Porlock Avenue.
Porlock Avenue542 m
Turn right onto Bessborough Road/A312.
Bessborough Road495 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street293 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Street.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Street.
West Street153 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street180 m
Move right onto Peterborough Road.
Peterborough Road506 m
Turn left onto Tyburn Lane/A404. Continue on A404.
A404643 m
Make a right U-turn at Lowlands Road to stay on A404.
A4041.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kenton Road/A4006.
113 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kenton Road/A4006.
Kenton Road787 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kenton Road/A4006.
Kenton Road785 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Watford Road/A404.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road1.3 km
Enter John Lyon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Watford Road/A404.
John Lyon Roundabout48 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.
A41271.0 km
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
153 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West1.3 km
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41271.0 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
Turn right onto Norval Road.
Norval Road423 m
Turn right.
27 m
Turn left onto Audrey Gardens.
Audrey Gardens52 m
Make a sharp left onto Norval Road.
Norval Road472 m
Turn right 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 A4127.
A41271.0 km
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West915 m
Turn left onto Oldfields Circus.
Oldfields Circus90 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Fairway.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Fairway.
The Fairway231 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto The Fairway.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Fairway.
The Fairway231 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oldfields Circus.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oldfields Circus.
Oldfields Circus90 m
Turn right onto Whitton Avenue West/A4090.
Whitton Avenue West914 m
Turn left onto Greenford Road/A4127. Continue on A4127.
A41271.0 km
Move left onto Sudbury Court Drive/A4127.
Sudbury Court Drive157 m
Turn right onto Sudbury Court Road.
Sudbury Court Road659 m
Turn right onto Watford Road/A404.
Watford Road123 m
Turn left onto East Lane/A4088.
East Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Peel Road.
Peel Road204 m
Turn left onto Ada Road.
Ada Road58 m
Turn left onto Byron Road.
Byron Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Sylvester Road.
Sylvester Road206 m
Turn right onto Charterhouse Avenue.
Charterhouse Avenue171 m
Turn right onto Sudbury Avenue.
Sudbury Avenue81 m
Turn left onto Sylvester Road.
Sylvester Road134 m
Turn left onto Harrowdene Road.
Harrowdene Road164 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 Road315 m
Turn left onto Crawford Avenue.
Crawford Avenue114 m
Turn right to stay on Crawford Avenue.
Crawford Avenue168 m
Turn right onto Harrow Road/A404.
Harrow Road777 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 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 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 Avenue123 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenford · Route 6 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.
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).
GBS - Global Banking School
Continue to GBS - Global Banking School.
Sudbury Hill
Continue to Sudbury Hill.
Katherine & King's College of London
Continue to Katherine & King's College of London.
Eglwys Annibynnol Gymraeg (Welsh Congregational Church)
Continue to Eglwys Annibynnol Gymraeg (Welsh Congregational Church).
Salvation Army - Harrow
Continue to Salvation Army - Harrow.
Saint Peter's Harrow
Continue to Saint Peter's Harrow.
School Chapel
Continue to School Chapel.
Tyburn Lane
Continue to Tyburn Lane.
Jubilee Academy
Continue to Jubilee Academy.
Neasden Electronics
Continue to Neasden Electronics.
Green / Carlton Avenue West
Continue to Green / Carlton Avenue West.
Sudbury Court Road
Continue to Sudbury Court Road.
Iceland
Continue to Iceland.
Greenwood Hotel
Continue to Greenwood Hotel.
St Barnabas
Continue to St Barnabas.
North Wembley Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Continue to North Wembley Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Bridgewater Road
Continue to Bridgewater Road.
Copland Avenue
Continue to Copland Avenue.
Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
Finish back near Sudbury & Harrow Road Station, 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 41.2 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Greenford test centre, not an official DVSA route.