Near Tottenham test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 34 turns across 61 navigation steps.
This is an independent 19.5 km practice loop near Tottenham test centre, taking roughly 31 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, pubs, churches and shops, 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 Tottenham 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 61-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Dalbys Crescent.
Dalbys Crescent35 m
Turn right onto Selby Road.
Selby Road90 m
Move left to stay on Selby Road.
Selby Road7 m
Turn right onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane82 m
Turn left onto Creighton Road.
Creighton Road15 m
Keep left to stay on Creighton Road.
Creighton Road360 m
Move right onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane347 m
Turn right onto High Road/A1010.
High Road778 m
Turn left onto Lansdowne Road.
Lansdowne Road402 m
Turn right onto Spencer Road.
Spencer Road185 m
Turn left onto Poynton Road.
Poynton Road330 m
Turn left onto Shelbourne Road.
Shelbourne Road144 m
Turn left onto Glendish Road.
Glendish Road229 m
Turn left onto Wycombe Road.
Wycombe Road131 m
Turn left onto Poynton Road.
Poynton Road185 m
Turn right onto Shelbourne Road.
Shelbourne Road60 m
Turn right onto Rosebery Avenue.
Rosebery Avenue368 m
Turn right onto Hollington Road.
Hollington Road61 m
Turn right onto Poynton Road.
Poynton Road55 m
Turn left onto Spencer Road.
Spencer Road46 m
Keep straight to stay on Spencer Road.
Spencer Road139 m
Turn left onto Lansdowne Road.
Lansdowne Road1.0 km
Turn right onto A10/The Roundway.
A10679 m
Keep right to stay on A10/The Roundway.
A10211 m
Keep straight to stay on A10/The Roundway.
A1043 m
Turn right onto A10/The Roundway. Continue on A10.
A101.5 km
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout87 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10.
A101.6 km
Turn left onto Church Street/B154.
Church Street320 m
Keep right to stay on Church Street/B154.
Church Street1.1 km
Turn right onto A10.
A101.6 km
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 1st exit.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout84 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A101.5 km
Move left onto A10/The Roundway.
A10951 m
Turn right onto Lordship Lane/A109.
Lordship Lane121 m
Turn left onto Mount Pleasant Road.
Mount Pleasant Road119 m
Keep left to stay on Mount Pleasant Road.
Mount Pleasant Road165 m
Turn left onto Wimborne Road.
Wimborne Road121 m
Turn right onto Chandos Road.
Chandos Road178 m
Turn right onto The Avenue.
The Avenue131 m
Turn left onto Mount Pleasant Road.
Mount Pleasant Road157 m
Turn right onto Chester Road.
Chester Road56 m
Keep straight to stay on Chester Road.
Chester Road106 m
Turn right onto Dongola Road.
Dongola Road70 m
Turn left onto Higham Road.
Higham Road125 m
Turn right onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road56 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road56 m
Turn left onto Higham Road.
Higham Road125 m
Turn right onto Dongola Road.
Dongola Road403 m
Turn left onto Philip Lane/B153.
Philip Lane220 m
Keep right to stay on Philip Lane/B153.
Philip Lane226 m
Keep left to stay on Philip Lane/B153.
Philip Lane207 m
Turn left onto A10/High Road. Continue on High Road.
High Road1.0 km
Keep right to take High Road/A1010.
High Road878 m
Turn left onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane347 m
Move left onto Creighton Road.
Creighton Road59 m
Keep right to stay on Creighton Road.
Creighton Road316 m
Turn right onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane82 m
Turn left onto Selby Road.
Selby Road98 m
Turn left onto Dalbys Crescent.
Dalbys Crescent35 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Tottenham · Residential + A-road 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.
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.
Haringey sixth Form Centre
Start near Haringey sixth Form Centre.
White Hart Lane
Continue to White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane Station
Continue to White Hart Lane Station.
Beavertown Corner Pin
Continue to Beavertown Corner Pin.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
5 Start Supermarket
Continue to 5 Start Supermarket.
Elmhurst
Continue to Elmhurst.
Rowland Hill Avenue
Continue to Rowland Hill Avenue.
Roman Tiles
Continue to Roman Tiles.
Hollywood Gardens
Continue to Hollywood Gardens.
RDA Domestic Appliances
Continue to RDA Domestic Appliances.
Great Cambridge Road
Continue to Great Cambridge Road.
Neza Bar
Continue to Neza Bar.
Pizza GoGo
Continue to Pizza GoGo.
Miller Memorial Methodist Church
Continue to Miller Memorial Methodist Church.
Mount Pleasant Food & Wine
Continue to Mount Pleasant Food & Wine.
Holy Trinity Church
Continue to Holy Trinity Church.
Christ Apostolic Church
Continue to Christ Apostolic Church.
Bruce Grove
Continue to Bruce Grove.
Bricklayers Arms
Finish back near Bricklayers Arms, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 22 turns
11 roundabouts · 9 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
8 roundabouts · 26 turns
This route is 19.5 km and takes about 31 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Tottenham test centre, not an official DVSA route.