Near Stirling Court test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 7 turns across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.2 km practice loop near Stirling Court test centre, taking roughly 13 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. 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 shops, pubs, churches 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 Stirling Court 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 22-step drive on real, named roads (about 11.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
56 m
Turn right onto Stirling Way.
Stirling Way250 m
Turn left to stay on Stirling Way.
Stirling Way24 m
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 2nd exit onto Barnet Road/A411.
Stirling Corner75 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnet Road/A411.
Barnet Road3.1 km
Keep left to take Wood Street/A411.
Wood Street1.2 km
Turn left onto Tapster Street.
Tapster Street115 m
Turn left onto Moxon Street.
Moxon Street96 m
Turn left onto High Street/A1000.
High Street113 m
Turn right onto Wood Street/A411.
Wood Street7 m
Turn left to stay on Wood Street/A411.
Wood Street11 m
Make a sharp left onto High Street/A1000.
High Street686 m
Turn left onto Christ Church Lane.
Christ Church Lane59 m
Turn right onto Gladsmuir Road.
Gladsmuir Road47 m
Turn left onto Hadley Grove.
Hadley Grove123 m
Turn left onto Christ Church Lane.
Christ Church Lane249 m
Turn right onto High Street/A1000.
High Street706 m
Make a sharp right onto Wood Street/A411.
Wood Street4.3 km
Enter Stirling Corner and take the 4th exit onto Stirling Way.
Stirling Corner109 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stirling Way.
Stirling Way277 m
Turn left.
56 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Stirling Court · Dual-carriageway 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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.
Barons Borehamwood BMW
Start near Barons Borehamwood BMW.
Euro Car Parts
Continue to Euro Car Parts.
Screwfix
Continue to Screwfix.
Gate
Continue to Gate.
St Peter's Arkley
Continue to St Peter's Arkley.
St Peter's House
Continue to St Peter's House.
Arkley
Continue to Arkley.
Lord Nelson
Continue to Lord Nelson.
Ravenscroft Park
Continue to Ravenscroft Park.
Barnet United Reformed Church
Continue to Barnet United Reformed Church.
Black Horse
Continue to Black Horse.
Bucher's Arms
Continue to Bucher's Arms.
High Barnet Islamic Centre
Continue to High Barnet Islamic Centre.
Reks
Continue to Reks.
High Barnet Baptist Church
Continue to High Barnet Baptist Church.
Ye Olde Monken Holt
Continue to Ye Olde Monken Holt.
St John the Baptist Church
Continue to St John the Baptist Church.
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
Continue to Susi Earnshaw Theatre School.
Ye Olde Mitre Inne
Continue to Ye Olde Mitre Inne.
Barons Borehamwood Mini
Finish back near Barons Borehamwood Mini, completing the loop.
35 roundabouts · 6 turns
20 roundabouts · 18 turns
20 roundabouts · 13 turns
16 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 11.2 km and takes about 13 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Stirling Court test centre, not an official DVSA route.