Near High Wycombe test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 15 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 116.4 km practice route near High Wycombe test centre, taking roughly 40 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, 20 mph zones, 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, churches, schools and pubs, 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 252-step drive on real, named roads (about 116.4 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 5th exit onto Abbey Way/A40.
145 m
Exit the roundabout onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way441 m
Move right.
57 m
Turn left onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill1.2 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 Road3.4 km
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 3rd 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 Roundabout248 m
Keep right to stay on Handy Cross Roundabout.
Handy Cross Roundabout119 m
Move left onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill681 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Marlow Hill/A404.
101 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill1.2 km
Move left.
22 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
2 m
Exit the roundabout.
32 m
Move right onto Queen Victoria Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A4041.3 km
Turn right 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.
Amersham Hill662 m
Turn right onto Priory Road.
Priory Road29 m
Keep right to stay on Priory Road.
Priory Road563 m
Turn left onto Castle Street.
Castle Street298 m
Turn right onto Crendon Street/A404.
Crendon Street140 m
Turn left onto Easton Street.
Easton Street205 m
Turn left to stay on Easton Street.
Easton Street96 m
Move left onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way5 m
Keep right to stay on A40.
A40617 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A40.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40.
London Road725 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/A40.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40.
London Road2.9 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. Continue on A40.
A40687 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 3rd exit onto A40.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A40235 m
Move right onto Broad Lane.
Broad Lane1.9 km
Move left onto Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road333 m
Turn left to stay on Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road873 m
Turn right onto Sheepcote Lane.
Sheepcote Lane444 m
Keep right to stay on Sheepcote Lane.
Sheepcote Lane110 m
Keep right to stay on Sheepcote Lane.
Sheepcote Lane168 m
Keep right to stay on Sheepcote Lane.
Sheepcote Lane458 m
Move right onto Heathfield Road.
Heathfield Road26 m
Keep right to stay on Heathfield Road.
Heathfield Road164 m
Keep right to stay on Heathfield Road.
Heathfield Road1.0 km
Move left onto Taplow Common Road.
Taplow Common Road2.3 km
Keep right to stay on Taplow Common Road.
Taplow Common Road86 m
Make a sharp left onto Wymers Wood Road.
Wymers Wood Road40 m
Keep right to stay on Wymers Wood Road.
Wymers Wood Road193 m
Turn right onto Oxford Avenue.
Oxford Avenue271 m
Turn right onto Cambridge Avenue.
Cambridge Avenue110 m
Turn right onto Greenway.
Greenway29 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Greenway.
Greenway29 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Avenue.
Cambridge Avenue110 m
Turn left onto Oxford Avenue.
Oxford Avenue271 m
Turn left onto Wymers Wood Road.
Wymers Wood Road141 m
Keep left to stay on Wymers Wood Road.
Wymers Wood Road92 m
Make a sharp right onto Taplow Common Road.
Taplow Common Road86 m
Keep left to stay on Taplow Common Road.
Taplow Common Road2.0 km
Keep left to stay on Taplow Common Road.
Taplow Common Road276 m
Move right onto Cliveden Road.
Cliveden Road1.1 km
Keep straight to take Heathfield Road.
Heathfield Road94 m
Move left onto Sheepcote Lane.
Sheepcote Lane737 m
Keep left to stay on Sheepcote Lane.
Sheepcote Lane444 m
Turn left onto Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road874 m
Turn right to stay on Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road333 m
Move right onto Broad Lane.
Broad Lane1.9 km
Move left onto A40.
A40236 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A40.
16 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.
White Hill1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A40.
131 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A40103 m
Keep right to take London Road/A40.
London Road2.4 km
Keep right to take 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 Road743 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 2nd exit.
16 m
Exit the roundabout.
32 m
Move right onto Queen Victoria Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A404633 m
Turn left onto Priory Road.
Priory Road105 m
Keep straight to stay on Priory Road.
Priory Road116 m
Keep right to stay on Priory Road.
Priory Road130 m
Turn right onto Priory Avenue.
Priory Avenue253 m
Turn right onto Benjamin Road.
Benjamin Road395 m
Turn right onto Priory Road.
Priory Road22 m
Keep right to stay on Priory Road.
Priory Road88 m
Turn right onto Priory Avenue.
Priory Avenue253 m
Turn left onto Benjamin Road.
Benjamin Road31 m
Turn left onto Temple End.
Temple End161 m
Turn left.
47 m
Make a right U-turn.
47 m
Turn right onto Temple End.
Temple End217 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
80 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road30 m
Turn left to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road375 m
Keep left to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road122 m
Keep straight to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road121 m
Move right onto Green Hill.
Green Hill31 m
Turn left.
24 m
Turn left onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road88 m
Keep left to stay on Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road592 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Glenisters Road/A4128.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Glenisters Road/A4128.
Glenisters Road245 m
Turn right onto Arch Way/A4128.
Arch Way222 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Abbey Way/A40.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way442 m
Turn left.
128 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Frances Dove Way/A40.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Frances Dove Way/A40.
Frances Dove Way261 m
Keep right to stay on A40.
A40742 m
Enter London Road and take the 1st exit.
London Road37 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40.
London Road725 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/A40.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A40. Continue on A40.
A402.9 km
Keep straight to stay on A40.
A40108 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Knaves Beech Way/A4094.
161 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knaves Beech Way/A4094.
Knaves Beech Way363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wycombe Lane/A4094.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wycombe Lane/A4094.
Wycombe Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Glory Mill Lane.
Glory Mill Lane139 m
Turn left onto Coaters Lane.
Coaters Lane62 m
Turn left.
25 m
Make a right U-turn.
25 m
Turn right onto Coaters Lane.
Coaters Lane62 m
Turn right onto Glory Mill Lane.
Glory Mill Lane138 m
Turn left onto Wycombe Lane/A4094. Continue on A4094.
A4094763 m
Move left onto The Green.
The Green79 m
Move right to stay on The Green.
The Green71 m
Move left onto Windsor Hill.
Windsor Hill217 m
Keep straight to stay on Windsor Hill.
Windsor Hill371 m
Keep left to stay on Windsor Hill.
Windsor Hill102 m
Move left to stay on Windsor Hill.
Windsor Hill132 m
Turn right onto Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road333 m
Turn left to stay on Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road1.4 km
Keep right to stay on Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road108 m
Move left to stay on Wooburn Common Road.
Wooburn Common Road501 m
Turn left onto Littleworth Road.
Littleworth Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Ship Hill.
Ship Hill185 m
Keep right to stay on Ship Hill.
Ship Hill105 m
Keep right to stay on Ship Hill.
Ship Hill673 m
Move right onto Woodlands Hill.
Woodlands Hill122 m
Move left onto Burnham Road.
Burnham Road848 m
Move left onto Dorney Hill North/A355. Continue on A355.
A355344 m
Enter Beaconsfield Interchange and take the 1st exit onto M40.
Beaconsfield Interchange20 m
Exit the roundabout onto M40.
M409.8 km
Take exit 4 towards High Wycombe/Marlow/A404.
M40340 m
Keep right to take A4010/A404 towards Aylesbury/Wycombe.
Handy Cross Roundabout104 m
Keep right to stay on Handy Cross Roundabout.
Handy Cross Roundabout310 m
Keep right to stay on Handy Cross Roundabout.
Handy Cross Roundabout53 m
Move left.
212 m
Move right onto Marlow Road.
Marlow Road213 m
Keep straight to stay on Marlow Road.
Marlow Road52 m
Turn left onto Desborough Avenue.
Desborough Avenue1.4 km
Turn left onto Plumer Road.
Plumer Road457 m
Turn right onto Oakridge Road.
Oakridge Road253 m
Keep left to stay on Oakridge Road.
Oakridge Road270 m
Turn right onto West Wycombe Road/A40.
West Wycombe Road324 m
Turn left onto The Pastures.
The Pastures1.1 km
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 Pastures689 m
Turn left onto Hughenden Avenue.
Hughenden Avenue1.1 km
Turn right onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road130 m
Turn left onto Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road78 m
Keep right to stay on Hamilton Road.
Hamilton Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Amersham Road/A404.
Amersham Road2.2 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 left onto Hughenden Road/A4128.
Hughenden Road287 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Glenisters Road/A4128.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Glenisters Road/A4128.
Glenisters Road245 m
Turn right onto Arch Way/A4128.
Arch Way222 m
Enter Abbey Way and take the 4th exit onto Oxford Road/A40.
Abbey Way116 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road/A40. Continue on A40.
A40436 m
Keep right to take West Wycombe Road/A40.
West Wycombe Road291 m
Turn left onto Victoria Street.
Victoria Street258 m
Turn left onto Desborough Road.
Desborough Road155 m
Turn right onto Desborough Avenue.
Desborough Avenue15 m
Turn left onto Desborough Road.
Desborough Road196 m
Turn right to stay on Desborough Road.
Desborough Road559 m
Keep right to take Lily's Walk.
Lily's Walk61 m
Turn left onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way257 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Abbey Way/A40.
145 m
Exit the roundabout onto Abbey Way/A40.
Abbey Way442 m
Move right.
57 m
Turn left onto Marlow Hill/A404.
Marlow Hill1.2 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 Road97 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the High Wycombe · 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.
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 12.9 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 (20, 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.
King George V
Start near King George V.
Cherith Christian Fellowship
Continue to Cherith Christian Fellowship.
Little Marlow Church of England School
Continue to Little Marlow Church of England School.
St Augustine's Church
Continue to St Augustine's Church.
Trinity Church
Continue to Trinity Church.
Ford Street
Continue to Ford Street.
Royal Standard
Continue to Royal Standard.
Feathers
Continue to Feathers.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Loudwater Turn
Continue to Loudwater Turn.
High Street
Continue to High Street.
Shop Jollof
Continue to Shop Jollof.
Home Bargains
Continue to Home Bargains.
Community Church
Continue to Community Church.
Clarity Copiers
Continue to Clarity Copiers.
Wycombe Mosque
Continue to Wycombe Mosque.
Grace Baptist Church
Continue to Grace Baptist Church.
Holy Trinity Church
Continue to Holy Trinity Church.
Betfred
Continue to Betfred.
High Wycombe Bus Station (Bay 17)
Finish back near High Wycombe Bus Station (Bay 17), completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
16 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
12 roundabouts · 15 turns · 7 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 8 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 116.4 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near High Wycombe test centre, not an official DVSA route.