Near Mill Hill test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 21 roundabouts and 16 turns across 42 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.2 km practice loop near Mill Hill test centre, taking roughly 25 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 Holders Hill Circus. 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 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 stations, churches, shops and parks, 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 Mill Hill 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 42-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
58 m
Turn left.
23 m
Turn right onto Bunn's Lane.
Bunn's Lane405 m
Move left onto Hale Lane/A5100.
Hale Lane15 m
Turn right to stay on Hale Lane/A5100.
Hale Lane46 m
Turn left onto The Broadway/A5100.
The Broadway517 m
Enter Mill Hill Circus and take the 1st exit onto A1/Watford Way.
Mill Hill Circus12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1/Watford Way.
A1867 m
Enter Apex Corner and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Watford By-pass.
Apex Corner46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Watford By-pass. Continue on A41.
A412.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spur Road/A410.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Spur Road/A410.
Spur Road379 m
Enter Canons Corner and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A410.
Canons Corner28 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A410.
London Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Marsh Lane/A4140. Continue on A4140.
A41402.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Honeypot Lane/A4140.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Honeypot Lane/A4140.
Honeypot Lane579 m
Turn left onto Cumberland Road.
Cumberland Road120 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cumberland Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cumberland Road.
Cumberland Road110 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensbury Station Parade.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensbury Station Parade.
Queensbury Station Parade193 m
Move right onto Beverley Drive.
Beverley Drive211 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Beverley Drive.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beverley Drive.
Beverley Drive274 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Beverley Drive.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beverley Drive.
Beverley Drive800 m
Turn right onto Burnt Oak Broadway/A5. Continue on A5.
A5817 m
Turn left onto Colindeep Lane/A5150.
Colindeep Lane1.6 km
Move left to stay on Colindeep Lane/A5150.
Colindeep Lane103 m
Continue on A5150/Colindeep Lane.
A51501.4 km
Enter Fiveways Corner and take the 5th exit onto A1/Great North Way.
Fiveways Corner74 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1/Great North Way.
A11.4 km
Turn left onto Holders Hill Road/B552.
Holders Hill Road1.3 km
Enter Holders Hill Circus and take the 6th exit onto Devonshire Road.
Holders Hill Circus222 m
Exit the roundabout onto Devonshire Road.
Devonshire Road1.9 km
Turn right onto Page Street.
Page Street51 m
Turn left onto Bunn's Lane.
Bunn's Lane1.0 km
Turn right to stay on Bunn's Lane.
Bunn's Lane108 m
Turn right.
23 m
Turn right.
58 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Mill Hill · Roundabout 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.
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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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.
Mill Hill Broadway
Start near Mill Hill Broadway.
Sacred Heart & Mary Immaculate
Continue to Sacred Heart & Mary Immaculate.
Pizza Nero
Continue to Pizza Nero.
Kollel Beis Aharon Ohel Avraham
Continue to Kollel Beis Aharon Ohel Avraham.
London Academy
Continue to London Academy.
Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue
Continue to Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue.
Stanmore Station
Continue to Stanmore Station.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Stanmore Chapel
Continue to Stanmore Chapel.
Stanmore Marsh South
Continue to Stanmore Marsh South.
Triple A Cash and Carry
Continue to Triple A Cash and Carry.
Pioneer Information Solutions Ltd.
Continue to Pioneer Information Solutions Ltd..
Queensbury
Continue to Queensbury.
Queensbury Methodist Church
Continue to Queensbury Methodist Church.
Corner 4 News & Booze
Continue to Corner 4 News & Booze.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
North London Grammar School
Continue to North London Grammar School.
Holders Hill Circus
Continue to Holders Hill Circus, taking the junction with good observation.
Mill Hill East Church
Finish back near Mill Hill East Church, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 24 turns
18 roundabouts · 23 turns
12 roundabouts · 24 turns
4 roundabouts · 10 turns
This route is 21.2 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Mill Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.