Near High Wycombe test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts, 15 turns and 7 signalled junctions across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 85.6 km practice route near High Wycombe test centre, taking roughly 50 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, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 stations, shops, churches 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 High Wycombe 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 189-step drive on real, named roads (about 89.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
37 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn right onto Frederick Place.
Frederick Place86 m
Turn left onto London Road/A40. Continue on A40.
A402.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A40.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40.
London Road17 m
Keep left to stay on London Road/A40.
London Road707 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A40.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40. Continue on A40.
A40748 m
Keep left to take Frances Dove Way/A40.
Frances Dove Way254 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
4 m
Exit the roundabout.
121 m
Turn left onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Marlow Road.
131 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marlow Road.
Marlow Road319 m
Turn right onto Desborough Avenue.
Desborough Avenue179 m
Turn left onto Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road110 m
Turn right onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road113 m
Turn left.
108 m
Turn left.
76 m
Turn right onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road78 m
Turn left onto Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road110 m
Turn left onto Desborough Avenue.
Desborough Avenue1.5 km
Turn right onto Desborough Road.
Desborough Road50 m
Keep straight to stay on Desborough Road.
Desborough Road705 m
Keep right to take Lily's Walk.
Lily's Walk61 m
Turn left onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way256 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oxford Road/A40.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road/A40.
Oxford Road123 m
Turn left onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street218 m
Turn left onto Desborough Road.
Desborough Road46 m
Turn left onto Mendy Street.
Mendy Street151 m
Turn right onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street111 m
Turn left onto Oxford Road/A40.
Oxford Road39 m
Turn right onto Bellfield Road.
Bellfield Road221 m
Turn right onto Parker Knoll Way.
Parker Knoll Way91 m
Turn left onto Glenisters Road/A4128.
Glenisters Road199 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road30 m
Turn left to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road257 m
Turn right onto Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road287 m
Keep left to stay on Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road1.9 km
Turn left onto Holmer Green Road.
Holmer Green Road802 m
Turn right onto Sawpit Hill.
Sawpit Hill447 m
Turn right onto Wycombe Road.
Wycombe Road442 m
Turn left onto Fox Road.
Fox Road70 m
Turn left to stay on Fox Road.
Fox Road230 m
Turn left onto Harries Way.
Harries Way168 m
Turn left onto Watchet Lane.
Watchet Lane565 m
Turn left onto Holmer Green Road.
Holmer Green Road803 m
Turn right onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road2.2 km
Turn right onto Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road118 m
Keep left to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road11 m
Turn left onto Hughenden Avenue.
Hughenden Avenue1.1 km
Turn right onto The Pastures.
The Pastures587 m
Turn right onto Tinkers Wood Road.
Tinkers Wood Road226 m
Turn left onto Hithercroft Road.
Hithercroft Road97 m
Turn left onto Downs Park.
Downs Park234 m
Turn left onto The Pastures.
The Pastures890 m
Turn left onto Garratts Way.
Garratts Way663 m
Keep left to stay on Garratts Way.
Garratts Way86 m
Turn right onto Hughenden Avenue.
Hughenden Avenue355 m
Keep left to stay on Hughenden Avenue.
Hughenden Avenue305 m
Turn left onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road142 m
Keep straight to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road89 m
Move right onto Green Hill.
Green Hill221 m
Keep left to stay on Green Hill.
Green Hill783 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Green Hill.
Green Hill870 m
Turn left onto Coningsby Road.
Coningsby Road481 m
Turn left onto Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road718 m
Turn left onto Ridge Way.
Ridge Way833 m
Turn right onto Kingshill Road.
Kingshill Road270 m
Turn left onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Holmer Green Road.
Holmer Green Road717 m
Turn right onto Eastern Dene.
Eastern Dene37 m
Turn left onto Hill Avenue.
Hill Avenue297 m
Turn right onto Pheasants Drive.
Pheasants Drive189 m
Turn right onto Inkerman Drive.
Inkerman Drive274 m
Turn right onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road885 m
Turn left onto Penn Road/B474. Continue on B474.
B4742.6 km
Turn right onto School Road.
School Road101 m
Turn right to stay on School Road.
School Road208 m
Keep right to stay on School Road.
School Road43 m
Turn left onto Hammersley Lane.
Hammersley Lane2.6 km
Turn left onto London Road/A40.
London Road1.4 km
Keep straight to stay on A40.
A40108 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Knave's Beech/A40.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knave's Beech/A40.
Knave's Beech687 m
Keep right to stay on A40.
A401.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A4079 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Holtspur Top Lane.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Holtspur Top Lane.
Holtspur Top Lane122 m
Turn left onto Heath Road.
Heath Road473 m
Turn left onto West Way.
West Way58 m
Turn right.
37 m
Make a right U-turn.
37 m
Turn left onto West Way.
West Way58 m
Turn right onto Heath Road.
Heath Road473 m
Turn right onto Holtspur Top Lane.
Holtspur Top Lane122 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A4082 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto White Hill/A40.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto White Hill/A40. Continue on A40.
A401.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
132 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A40103 m
Keep right to stay on A40.
A402.4 km
Keep right to stay on London Road/A40.
London Road454 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A40.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40.
London Road17 m
Keep left to stay on London Road/A40.
London Road707 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Gordon Road.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gordon Road.
Gordon Road2.0 km
Turn right onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road41 m
Turn left onto Chadwick Street.
Chadwick Street244 m
Turn left onto Green Road.
Green Road591 m
Turn left onto Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road22 m
Turn left onto Ridge Way.
Ridge Way17 m
Turn right to stay on Ridge Way.
Ridge Way570 m
Turn left onto West Waye.
West Waye119 m
Turn left onto Brands Hill Avenue.
Brands Hill Avenue351 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Brands Hill Avenue.
Brands Hill Avenue352 m
Turn right onto West Waye.
West Waye119 m
Turn left onto Green Road.
Green Road512 m
Turn left onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road1.5 km
Turn right to stay on Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road24 m
Move left to stay on Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road686 m
Turn left onto Eastern Dene.
Eastern Dene446 m
Turn left onto Holmer Green Road.
Holmer Green Road717 m
Turn right onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road1.9 km
Turn left onto Arnison Avenue.
Arnison Avenue887 m
Turn left onto Rowan Avenue.
Rowan Avenue381 m
Turn right onto Totteridge Road.
Totteridge Road208 m
Turn right onto Bowerdean Road.
Bowerdean Road584 m
Move right onto Hillview Road.
Hillview Road537 m
Turn left onto East drive.
East drive116 m
Turn right onto Totteridge Drive.
Totteridge Drive170 m
Turn left onto Hardenwaye.
Hardenwaye98 m
Move left onto Walton Drive.
Walton Drive796 m
Turn right onto Arnison Avenue.
Arnison Avenue163 m
Turn left onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road13 m
Keep right to stay on Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road694 m
Turn left onto Amersham Hill Drive.
Amersham Hill Drive137 m
Turn left to stay on Amersham Hill Drive.
Amersham Hill Drive338 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Amersham Hill Drive.
Amersham Hill Drive338 m
Turn right to stay on Amersham Hill Drive.
Amersham Hill Drive137 m
Turn left onto Amersham Hill/A404. Continue on A404.
A4041.1 km
Turn left onto Easton Street.
Easton Street258 m
Turn right onto Frances Dove Way/A40.
Frances Dove Way299 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
4 m
Exit the roundabout.
121 m
Turn left onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Marlow Hill/A404.
73 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill707 m
Move left onto Handy Cross Roundabout.
Handy Cross Roundabout156 m
Keep left to take A404.
A4043.2 km
Take the exit.
284 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Marlow Road/A4155.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marlow Road/A4155.
Marlow Road2.8 km
Turn left onto Abbey Road.
Abbey Road310 m
Move left onto Elm Lane.
Elm Lane14 m
Turn left to stay on Elm Lane.
Elm Lane208 m
Turn left onto Marlow Road/A4155.
Marlow Road628 m
Keep right to stay on A4155.
A4155198 m
Turn left.
10 m
Move left.
89 m
Turn left.
14 m
Turn right onto The Parade/A4155. Continue on A4155.
A4155107 m
Keep right to take Marlow Road/A4155.
Marlow Road3.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
217 m
Exit the roundabout onto A404.
A4043.0 km
Keep left to stay on A404.
A404281 m
Keep right to stay on A404.
A404169 m
Move left onto Handy Cross Roundabout.
Handy Cross Roundabout247 m
Keep right to stay on Handy Cross Roundabout.
Handy Cross Roundabout119 m
Move left onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill682 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Marlow Hill/A404.
101 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill1.1 km
Turn left.
89 m
Turn left onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way115 m
Keep left to take Lily's Walk.
Lily's Walk103 m
Keep right to stay on Lily's Walk.
Lily's Walk250 m
Turn left onto Suffield Hill.
Suffield Hill109 m
Turn right onto Suffield Road.
Suffield Road475 m
Turn left onto Desborough Avenue.
Desborough Avenue1.3 km
Turn right onto Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road97 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the High Wycombe · Route 4 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 2.7 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 (30, 40, 50, 60, 70 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.
Ford Street
Start near Ford Street.
Jaydees News
Continue to Jaydees News.
High Wycombe Bus Station (Bay 13)
Continue to High Wycombe Bus Station (Bay 13).
High Wycombe Bus Station (Bay 2)
Continue to High Wycombe Bus Station (Bay 2).
Holy Trinity Church
Continue to Holy Trinity Church.
Betfred
Continue to Betfred.
Vibe Church
Continue to Vibe Church.
Baguettes & More
Continue to Baguettes & More.
Hazlemere Free Methodist Church
Continue to Hazlemere Free Methodist Church.
St Margaret's
Continue to St Margaret's.
Rayners Avenue
Continue to Rayners Avenue.
4 First Service
Continue to 4 First Service.
Loudwater Turn
Continue to Loudwater Turn.
Bowerdean Nursery School
Continue to Bowerdean Nursery School.
KBS
Continue to KBS.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
High Street
Continue to High Street.
Little Marlow Church of England School
Continue to Little Marlow Church of England School.
KEG Craft Beer
Continue to KEG Craft Beer.
Gateway
Finish back near Gateway, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 15 turns · 3 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
16 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 8 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 85.6 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near High Wycombe test centre, not an official DVSA route.