Near Pinner test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 41 roundabouts and 16 turns across 64 navigation steps.
This is an independent 38.0 km practice loop near Pinner test centre, taking roughly 48 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 pubs, churches, stations 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 Pinner 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 64-step drive on real, named roads (about 38.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest on Tolcarne Drive.
Tolcarne Drive89 m
Turn left to stay on Tolcarne Drive.
Tolcarne Drive17 m
Turn left to stay on Tolcarne Drive.
Tolcarne Drive211 m
Turn left onto Chamberlain Way.
Chamberlain Way201 m
Turn left onto Cuckoo Hill/B466.
Cuckoo Hill357 m
Move right onto Pinner Green/A404. Continue on A404.
A4041.4 km
Enter Uxbridge Road and take the 2nd exit onto St. Thomas' Drive/A404.
Uxbridge Road23 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Thomas' Drive/A404. Continue on A404.
A4044.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Junction Road/A404.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Junction Road/A404.
Junction Road107 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bessborough Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bessborough Road.
Bessborough Road239 m
Turn left onto Bessborough Road/A312. Continue on A312.
A312946 m
Turn left onto Lower Road/A312.
Lower Road13 m
Turn right onto Northolt Road/A312.
Northolt Road340 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northolt Road/A312.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northolt Road/A312. Continue on A312.
A3121.6 km
Turn left onto Petts Hill/A312.
Petts Hill22 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Petts Hill/A312.
95 m
Exit the roundabout onto Petts Hill/A312.
Petts Hill16 m
Turn left onto Petts Hill/A312. Continue on A312.
A3121.9 km
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Target Roundabout167 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A401.1 km
Take the Polish Airforce Memorial exit.
Polish War Memorial453 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto West End Road/A4180.
140 m
Exit the roundabout onto West End Road/A4180. Continue on A4180.
A4180715 m
Move right onto West End Road/A4180.
West End Road2.1 km
Move right onto West End Road/A4180. Continue on A4180.
A41801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bury Street/A4180.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bury Street/A4180.
Bury Street1.6 km
Turn right onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road326 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Reservoir Road.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road325 m
Turn right onto Duck's Hill Road/A4180.
Duck's Hill Road3.2 km
Turn right onto Rickmansworth Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A4042.6 km
Enter Northwood Hills Circus and take the 3rd exit onto Pinner Road/A404.
Northwood Hills Circus56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pinner Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A4042.5 km
Enter Uxbridge Road and take the 1st exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410. Continue on A410.
A4101.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road271 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto High Road/A409.
70 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Road/A409.
High Road706 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto High Road/A409.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Road/A409.
High Road704 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
Uxbridge Road365 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A410.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A410. Continue on A410.
A4101.1 km
Enter Uxbridge Road and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A404.
Uxbridge Road19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A404. Continue on A404.
A4041.4 km
Move left onto Cuckoo Hill/B466.
Cuckoo Hill356 m
Turn right onto Chamberlain Way.
Chamberlain Way201 m
Turn right onto Tolcarne Drive.
Tolcarne Drive230 m
Turn right to stay on Tolcarne Drive.
Tolcarne Drive110 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Pinner · 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.
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.
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.
McCafferty's Bar
Start near McCafferty's Bar.
Mosaic Reform Synagogue
Continue to Mosaic Reform Synagogue.
Eglwys Annibynnol Gymraeg (Welsh Congregational Church)
Continue to Eglwys Annibynnol Gymraeg (Welsh Congregational Church).
Salvation Army - Harrow
Continue to Salvation Army - Harrow.
South Harrow
Continue to South Harrow.
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church
Continue to Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church.
Wood End Lane
Continue to Wood End Lane.
Northolt Station
Continue to Northolt Station.
St Bernard's Catholic church
Continue to St Bernard's Catholic church.
Northolt Methodist Church
Continue to Northolt Methodist Church.
Ruislip Gardens
Continue to Ruislip Gardens.
St Martins of Tours
Continue to St Martins of Tours.
Holy Trinity Church
Continue to Holy Trinity Church.
Wetherby House Montessori
Continue to Wetherby House Montessori.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
St. Edmund the King
Continue to St. Edmund the King.
Harrow Arts Centre
Continue to Harrow Arts Centre.
Pinner Baptist Church
Continue to Pinner Baptist Church.
Long Elmes
Continue to Long Elmes.
St Teresa
Finish back near St Teresa, completing the loop.
26 roundabouts · 9 turns
8 roundabouts · 22 turns
4 roundabouts · 18 turns
4 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 38.0 km and takes about 48 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Pinner test centre, not an official DVSA route.