Near Norris Green (Liverpool) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 28 turns across 49 navigation steps.
This is an independent 14.6 km practice loop near Norris Green (Liverpool) test centre, taking roughly 20 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 churches, shops 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 Norris Green (Liverpool) 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 49-step drive on real, named roads (about 14.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast on Falklands Approach.
Falklands Approach76 m
Turn left onto Parthenon Drive.
Parthenon Drive175 m
Turn left onto Townsend Avenue/A580.
Townsend Avenue351 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Townsend Avenue/A580.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Townsend Avenue/A580.
Townsend Avenue32 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Townsend Avenue/A580.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Townsend Avenue/A580.
Townsend Avenue562 m
Turn left onto A5058/E 20/Queens Drive.
A50581.8 km
Turn left onto Sandforth Road.
Sandforth Road34 m
Keep right to stay on Sandforth Road.
Sandforth Road504 m
Keep right to stay on Sandforth Road.
Sandforth Road201 m
Turn right onto Eaton Road.
Eaton Road6 m
Keep left to stay on Eaton Road.
Eaton Road86 m
Turn left onto Norris Green Road.
Norris Green Road197 m
Turn right onto Town Row.
Town Row51 m
Turn left onto Spring Grove.
Spring Grove43 m
Turn left onto South Parkside Drive.
South Parkside Drive143 m
Turn right onto Elmtree Close.
Elmtree Close198 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Elmtree Close.
Elmtree Close198 m
Turn left onto South Parkside Drive.
South Parkside Drive143 m
Turn right onto Spring Grove.
Spring Grove43 m
Turn right onto Town Row.
Town Row686 m
Keep left to stay on West Derby Village.
West Derby Village619 m
Turn right onto Muirhead Avenue.
Muirhead Avenue1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oak Lane.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oak Lane.
Oak Lane592 m
Turn left onto Croxteth Hall Lane.
Croxteth Hall Lane151 m
Turn right.
114 m
Turn left onto Countess Park.
Countess Park10 m
Turn right to stay on Countess Park.
Countess Park62 m
Turn left to stay on Countess Park.
Countess Park7 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Countess Park.
Countess Park7 m
Turn right to stay on Countess Park.
Countess Park62 m
Turn left to stay on Countess Park.
Countess Park10 m
Turn right.
114 m
Turn right onto Croxteth Hall Lane.
Croxteth Hall Lane619 m
Keep right to take Stonebridge Lane.
Stonebridge Lane780 m
Turn left onto A580/East Lancashire Road.
A5802.4 km
Make a right U-turn onto A580/Walton Hall Avenue.
A580179 m
Turn left onto Walton Grange.
Walton Grange155 m
Turn right onto Charnook Road.
Charnook Road67 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Charnook Road.
Charnook Road67 m
Turn left onto Walton Grange.
Walton Grange155 m
Turn left onto A580/Walton Hall Avenue. Continue on A580.
A580826 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
25 m
Move right onto Townsend Avenue/A580.
Townsend Avenue764 m
Turn left onto Parthenon Drive.
Parthenon Drive175 m
Turn right onto Falklands Approach.
Falklands Approach76 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Norris Green (Liverpool) · Residential 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.
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.
Norris Green Baptist Church
Start near Norris Green Baptist Church.
Norris Green Family Health Centre
Continue to Norris Green Family Health Centre.
Spares Centre
Continue to Spares Centre.
Broadway Jewellers
Continue to Broadway Jewellers.
Broadway Mini Market
Continue to Broadway Mini Market.
Harry Anthony Hair
Continue to Harry Anthony Hair.
Smooch
Continue to Smooch.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Jolly Miller
Continue to Jolly Miller.
St Paul's Roman Catholic Church
Continue to St Paul's Roman Catholic Church.
Hare & Hounds
Continue to Hare & Hounds.
Hunting Lodge
Continue to Hunting Lodge.
Sefton Arms
Continue to Sefton Arms.
Almonds Green Village Flowers
Continue to Almonds Green Village Flowers.
Instyle Kitchen
Continue to Instyle Kitchen.
Picnic
Continue to Picnic.
B&M Bargains
Continue to B&M Bargains.
McDonald's
Finish back near McDonald's, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 11 turns
8 roundabouts · 11 turns
12 roundabouts · 22 turns
6 roundabouts · 12 turns
This route is 14.6 km and takes about 20 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Norris Green (Liverpool) test centre, not an official DVSA route.