Near Mill Hill test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 24 turns across 38 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.3 km practice loop near Mill Hill test centre, taking roughly 36 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 stations, churches, shops 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 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 38-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.4 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 3rd exit onto A1/Barnet Way.
Apex Corner108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1/Barnet Way.
A171 m
Turn right onto Marsh Lane/A5109. Continue on A5109.
A51094.9 km
Turn right onto Totteridge Green.
Totteridge Green693 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Totteridge Green.
Totteridge Green692 m
Turn left onto Totteridge Village/A5109. Continue on A5109.
A51094.9 km
Move left onto A1/Barnet Way.
A165 m
Enter Apex Corner and take the 2nd exit onto Selvage Lane/A5109.
Apex Corner62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Selvage Lane/A5109. Continue on A5109.
A5109641 m
Turn left onto Deans Lane/A5109.
Deans Lane964 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Deansbrook Road/A5109.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Deansbrook Road/A5109.
Deansbrook Road677 m
Turn left onto A5.
A53.1 km
Turn right onto Kingsbury Road/A4006.
Kingsbury Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Slough Lane.
Slough Lane82 m
Turn right onto Old Kenton Lane.
Old Kenton Lane146 m
Turn left.
131 m
Turn right.
18 m
Make a right U-turn.
18 m
Turn left.
131 m
Turn right onto Old Kenton Lane.
Old Kenton Lane146 m
Turn left onto Slough Lane.
Slough Lane509 m
Turn right onto Hay Lane.
Hay Lane708 m
Move left to stay on Hay Lane.
Hay Lane48 m
Move left onto The Hyde/A5.
A51.5 km
Turn right onto Watling Avenue.
Watling Avenue1.8 km
Turn left onto Bunn's Lane.
Bunn's Lane28 m
Turn right.
23 m
Turn right.
58 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Mill Hill · 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
St Andrew's C of E Primary School
Continue to St Andrew's C of E Primary School.
Saint Andrew's
Continue to Saint Andrew's.
Rising Sun
Continue to Rising Sun.
Railway Tavern
Continue to Railway Tavern.
John Keble Church
Continue to John Keble Church.
Islamic Centre of Edgware
Continue to Islamic Centre of Edgware.
Shah Autos
Continue to Shah Autos.
Algarve Portuguese delicatessen and off licence
Continue to Algarve Portuguese delicatessen and off licence.
Kia Motors Humming Bird
Continue to Kia Motors Humming Bird.
Hyde United Reformed Church
Continue to Hyde United Reformed Church.
Holy Innocents Church
Continue to Holy Innocents Church.
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir
Continue to Shree Swaminarayan Mandir.
Green Man
Continue to Green Man.
Catholic Church of Ss. Sebastian & Pancras
Continue to Catholic Church of Ss. Sebastian & Pancras.
Loon Fung
Continue to Loon Fung.
W.H. Pulham Ltd
Continue to W.H. Pulham Ltd.
Burnt Oak
Finish back near Burnt Oak, completing the loop.
21 roundabouts · 16 turns
18 roundabouts · 23 turns
12 roundabouts · 24 turns
4 roundabouts · 10 turns
This route is 25.3 km and takes about 36 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Mill Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.