Near Greenham test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 30 roundabouts and 16 turns across 77 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.0 km practice loop near Greenham test centre, taking roughly 18 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 Swan 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 roundabout approach & exit, 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 7 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, schools, churches 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 Greenham 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:
The full 77-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
95 m
Turn left.
43 m
Turn right onto Buckner-Croke Way.
Buckner-Croke Way381 m
Turn right onto Warehouse Road.
Warehouse Road186 m
Turn left onto Jones Drive.
Jones Drive107 m
Turn right onto Communications Road.
Communications Road97 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Albury Way.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albury Way.
Albury Way191 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A339.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A3391.3 km
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339114 m
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339140 m
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339133 m
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A339151 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339111 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339118 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339210 m
Enter Swan Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A339.
Swan Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A339414 m
Keep right to take A339/Newtown Road.
A339652 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339197 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Monks Lane.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Monks Lane.
Monks Lane42 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Newtown Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road676 m
Move left onto Old Newtown Road.
Old Newtown Road311 m
Turn left onto Paddock Road.
Paddock Road81 m
Turn left to stay on Paddock Road.
Paddock Road255 m
Turn right onto Meadow Road.
Meadow Road177 m
Turn left onto Wendan Road.
Wendan Road793 m
Turn right onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road300 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Monks Lane.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Monks Lane.
Monks Lane43 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A339.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A339244 m
Keep right to take A339/Newtown Road.
A339225 m
Keep left to stay on A339/Newtown Road.
A339782 m
Enter Swan Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A339.
Swan Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A3391.5 km
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339103 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339111 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339123 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339117 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339109 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339134 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A33967 m
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339127 m
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339105 m
Keep left to stay on A339.
A33988 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A339.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A339351 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A339.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A3392.2 km
Turn right.
32 m
Turn left.
136 m
Turn left onto A339.
A3392.0 km
Keep left to stay on A339.
A339272 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A339.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A339353 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A339.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A339.
A339130 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339102 m
Keep right to stay on A339.
A339160 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Albury Way.
75 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albury Way.
Albury Way101 m
Keep right to stay on Albury Way.
Albury Way93 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Communications Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Communications Road.
Communications Road75 m
Keep left to stay on Communications Road.
Communications Road21 m
Turn left onto Jones Drive.
Jones Drive95 m
Move right to stay on Jones Drive.
Jones Drive11 m
Turn right onto Warehouse Road.
Warehouse Road186 m
Turn left onto Buckner-Croke Way.
Buckner-Croke Way381 m
Turn left.
43 m
Turn right.
95 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Greenham · School-zone practice loop 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.
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.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Swan Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 7 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Swan Roundabout
Start near Swan Roundabout.
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Continue to St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Greenham Peace Garden
Continue to Greenham Peace Garden.
St Peter
Continue to St Peter.
Headley Tyres
Continue to Headley Tyres.
Base
Finish back near Base, completing the loop.
58 roundabouts · 27 turns
60 roundabouts · 26 turns
29 roundabouts · 12 turns
31 roundabouts · 13 turns
This route is 18.0 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Greenham test centre, not an official DVSA route.