Near Letchworth test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts, 14 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 40.0 km practice route near Letchworth test centre, taking roughly 45 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 Letchworth Gate and Green Lane. 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 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 schools, shops, pubs and churches, 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 Letchworth 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 133-step drive on real, named roads (about 40.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
22 m
Turn left onto Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place93 m
Turn right to stay on Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place139 m
Keep left to stay on Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place6 m
Turn left to stay on Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place336 m
Turn right to stay on Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place141 m
Turn right onto Pixmore Avenue.
Pixmore Avenue453 m
Turn left onto Birds Hill.
Birds Hill436 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Road.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road400 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Station Place.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Place.
Station Place408 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Birds Hill.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Birds Hill.
Birds Hill436 m
Turn right onto Pixmore Avenue.
Pixmore Avenue74 m
Keep straight to stay on Pixmore Avenue.
Pixmore Avenue378 m
Turn right onto Broughton Hill.
Broughton Hill285 m
Turn right onto Ridge Avenue.
Ridge Avenue102 m
Turn left onto Hillshott.
Hillshott251 m
Turn left onto Norton Way South.
Norton Way South210 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Norton Way South.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Norton Way South.
Norton Way South405 m
Turn right onto Baldock Road/A505.
Baldock Road681 m
Turn left onto Letchworth Lane.
Letchworth Lane46 m
Keep left to stay on Letchworth Lane.
Letchworth Lane998 m
Turn left onto Willian Road.
Willian Road55 m
Keep left to stay on Willian Road.
Willian Road209 m
Move left onto Baldock Lane.
Baldock Lane287 m
Turn left.
106 m
Make a right U-turn.
106 m
Turn left onto Baldock Lane.
Baldock Lane911 m
Move left onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate299 m
Keep right to stay on Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate125 m
Keep right to stay on Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate117 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Howard Drive.
203 m
Exit the roundabout onto Howard Drive.
Howard Drive251 m
Turn right onto Whitethorn Lane.
Whitethorn Lane472 m
Turn left onto Willian Way.
Willian Way298 m
Turn left onto Brandles Road.
Brandles Road438 m
Turn left onto Howard Drive.
Howard Drive557 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
207 m
Exit the roundabout onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate785 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
422 m
Exit the roundabout onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate605 m
Keep right to stay on Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate172 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A505.
235 m
Exit the roundabout onto A505.
A505530 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Baldock Road/A505.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Baldock Road/A505.
Baldock Road684 m
Turn left onto Willian Way.
Willian Way169 m
Keep right to stay on Willian Way.
Willian Way151 m
Keep left to stay on Willian Way.
Willian Way121 m
Turn left onto Whitethorn Lane.
Whitethorn Lane472 m
Turn left onto Howard Drive.
Howard Drive20 m
Keep left to stay on Howard Drive.
Howard Drive232 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
207 m
Exit the roundabout onto Letchworth Gate/A505.
Letchworth Gate785 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A505/London Road.
185 m
Exit the roundabout onto A505/London Road.
A505818 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/B197.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B197.
London Road108 m
Keep left to stay on London Road/B197.
London Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on London Road/B197.
London Road351 m
Keep left to stay on London Road/B197.
London Road607 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto South Road.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto South Road.
South Road399 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wallington Road.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallington Road.
Wallington Road6 m
Keep right to stay on Wallington Road.
Wallington Road483 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Yeomanry Drive.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeomanry Drive.
Yeomanry Drive606 m
Turn right to stay on Yeomanry Drive.
Yeomanry Drive357 m
Keep left to stay on Yeomanry Drive.
Yeomanry Drive434 m
Turn right to stay on Yeomanry Drive.
Yeomanry Drive251 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Yeomanry Drive.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeomanry Drive.
Yeomanry Drive434 m
Keep right to stay on Wallington Road.
Wallington Road53 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Clothall Road/A507.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clothall Road/A507.
Clothall Road5 m
Keep right to stay on A507.
A507965 m
Turn left.
5 m
Make a right U-turn.
5 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A507. Continue on A507.
A507335 m
Keep right to take North Road/A507.
North Road241 m
Keep left to stay on A507.
A507804 m
Keep left to stay on Great North Road/A507.
Great North Road109 m
Keep left to stay on Great North Road/A507.
Great North Road264 m
Keep right to stay on Great North Road/A507.
Great North Road132 m
Keep left to stay on Great North Road/A507.
Great North Road553 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A507.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A507.
A507168 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A507.
178 m
Exit the roundabout onto A507.
A5071.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A507.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A507.
A50720 m
Keep right to stay on A507.
A5071.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hitchin Road.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hitchin Road.
Hitchin Road49 m
Keep straight to stay on Hitchin Road.
Hitchin Road131 m
Keep right to stay on Hitchin Road.
Hitchin Road472 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hitchin Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hitchin Road.
Hitchin Road380 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stotfold Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stotfold Road.
Stotfold Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Bedford Road.
Bedford Road37 m
Turn left onto Wilbury Road.
Wilbury Road2.6 km
Turn right onto Green Lane.
Green Lane520 m
Keep right to stay on Green Lane.
Green Lane163 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Green Lane.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Lane.
Green Lane14 m
Keep left to stay on Green Lane.
Green Lane152 m
Turn right onto Works Road.
Works Road171 m
Turn left onto Avenue One.
Avenue One158 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Avenue One.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Avenue One.
Avenue One484 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Baldock Road/B656.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Baldock Road/B656.
Baldock Road647 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Baldock Road/A505.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Baldock Road/A505.
Baldock Road684 m
Turn right onto Norton Way South.
Norton Way South407 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Pixmore Way.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pixmore Way.
Pixmore Way324 m
Turn left onto Ridge Avenue.
Ridge Avenue258 m
Turn right onto Broughton Hill.
Broughton Hill285 m
Turn left onto Pixmore Avenue.
Pixmore Avenue38 m
Turn right onto Wissen Drive.
Wissen Drive228 m
Turn left to stay on Wissen Drive.
Wissen Drive57 m
Turn left to stay on Wissen Drive.
Wissen Drive134 m
Turn left onto Pixmore Avenue.
Pixmore Avenue136 m
Turn left onto Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place141 m
Turn right to stay on Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place145 m
Turn left to stay on Jackmans Place.
Jackmans Place62 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Letchworth · Route 10 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.
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 1.5 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.
Kattz Kidz
Start near Kattz Kidz.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Platform
Continue to Platform.
Waiting Room
Continue to Waiting Room.
Church Of St Alban
Continue to Church Of St Alban.
Letchworth Dhamma Nikethanaya
Continue to Letchworth Dhamma Nikethanaya.
Fox
Continue to Fox.
Saint Mary the Virgin
Continue to Saint Mary the Virgin.
Letchworth Gate
Continue to Letchworth Gate, taking the junction with good observation.
St Paul's
Continue to St Paul's.
George IV
Continue to George IV.
Baldock Roman Catholic Church of Holy Trinity and St Augustine Canterbury
Continue to Baldock Roman Catholic Church of Holy Trinity and St Augustine Canterbury.
Hen and Chickens
Continue to Hen and Chickens.
Clothall Common Food and Wine
Continue to Clothall Common Food and Wine.
Baldock
Continue to Baldock.
Engine
Continue to Engine.
Two Chimneys
Continue to Two Chimneys.
Green Lane
Continue to Green Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Lancaster Volkswagen
Continue to Lancaster Volkswagen.
Lechworth Central Methodist Church
Finish back near Lechworth Central Methodist Church, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 12 turns
10 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
11 roundabouts · 11 turns · 2 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 40.0 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Letchworth test centre, not an official DVSA route.