Near Hayes test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 22 roundabouts and 22 turns across 58 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.8 km practice loop near Hayes test centre, taking roughly 27 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 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 shops, churches, stations and schools, 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 Hayes 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 58-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
90 m
Keep right at the fork.
235 m
Turn right onto Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way146 m
Turn left onto Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane57 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
115 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter White Hart and take the 3rd exit onto A312/Church Road.
White Hart109 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/Church Road.
A3121.1 km
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A312.
Target Roundabout105 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312.
A3121.5 km
Keep right to stay on A312.
A312417 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Petts Hill/A312.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Petts Hill/A312.
Petts Hill29 m
Keep right to stay on A312.
A312258 m
Move left onto Alexandra Avenue/A4090.
Alexandra Avenue67 m
Turn left onto Somervell Road.
Somervell Road150 m
Keep right to stay on Somervell Road.
Somervell Road38 m
Turn right onto Carlyon Avenue.
Carlyon Avenue242 m
Turn left onto Arundel Drive.
Arundel Drive395 m
Turn right.
50 m
Make a right U-turn.
50 m
Turn right onto Arundel Drive.
Arundel Drive83 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Walton Avenue.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Avenue.
Walton Avenue194 m
Move left onto Holyrood Avenue.
Holyrood Avenue12 m
Turn right onto Somervell Road.
Somervell Road96 m
Turn left onto Field End Road.
Field End Road1.2 km
Move right onto Eastcote Lane North.
Eastcote Lane North18 m
Turn right to stay on Eastcote Lane North.
Eastcote Lane North21 m
Move right onto Mandeville Road/A312. Continue on A312.
A312729 m
Keep left to stay on A312.
A312258 m
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A312/Church Road.
Target Roundabout102 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/Church Road.
A3121.1 km
Enter White Hart and take the 2nd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
White Hart65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A312782 m
Take the Ossie Garvin Roundabout exit towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A31235 m
Take the ramp towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A312380 m
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout196 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Gledwood Drive.
Gledwood Drive211 m
Move left to stay on Gledwood Drive.
Gledwood Drive272 m
Turn right onto Burns Close.
Burns Close301 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Burns Close.
Burns Close158 m
Turn right to stay on Burns Close.
Burns Close143 m
Turn left onto Gledwood Drive.
Gledwood Drive472 m
Turn left onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road1.4 km
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A312/The Parkway.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Willow Tree Lane.
113 m
Exit the roundabout onto Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane138 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane16 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane52 m
Turn left onto Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way123 m
Turn left.
25 m
Turn left.
113 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hayes · 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.
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.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
B&M
Start near B&M.
JK Convenience Store
Continue to JK Convenience Store.
Northolt Library
Continue to Northolt Library.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Northolt Methodist Church
Continue to Northolt Methodist Church.
St Bernard's Catholic church
Continue to St Bernard's Catholic church.
Northolt
Continue to Northolt.
Wood End Lane
Continue to Wood End Lane.
Northolt Fire Station (G31)
Continue to Northolt Fire Station (G31).
Spicy Night
Continue to Spicy Night.
Earlsmead Primary School
Continue to Earlsmead Primary School.
Northolt Park Baptist Church
Continue to Northolt Park Baptist Church.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Paddy Power
Continue to Paddy Power.
Game
Continue to Game.
JD Sports
Continue to JD Sports.
GSF CAR PARTS
Continue to GSF CAR PARTS.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Hot House Pizza
Continue to Hot House Pizza.
Burger King
Finish back near Burger King, completing the loop.
32 roundabouts · 9 turns
30 roundabouts · 10 turns
14 roundabouts · 16 turns
16 roundabouts · 25 turns
This route is 18.8 km and takes about 27 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hayes test centre, not an official DVSA route.