Near Tottenham test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 26 turns across 44 navigation steps.
This is an independent 15.3 km practice loop near Tottenham test centre, taking roughly 21 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, shops, pubs and churches, 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 44-step drive on real, named roads (about 15.4 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 Road98 m
Move right onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane82 m
Turn right to stay on White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane534 m
Turn left onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A10267 m
Move left onto A10/The Roundway.
A10950 m
Turn right onto Lordship Lane/A109.
Lordship Lane121 m
Turn left onto Mount Pleasant Road.
Mount Pleasant Road149 m
Turn left onto Linley Road.
Linley Road76 m
Turn left onto Lordsmead Road.
Lordsmead Road145 m
Turn right onto Lordship Lane/A109.
Lordship Lane41 m
Turn left onto A10/The Roundway.
A10935 m
Turn right onto A10/The Roundway. Continue on A10.
A101.5 km
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A10.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout88 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10.
A101.6 km
Take the exit on the right.
A1039 m
Turn right onto Church Street/B154.
Church Street469 m
Turn right onto Haselbury Road.
Haselbury Road166 m
Turn left onto Laburnum Avenue.
Laburnum Avenue284 m
Turn left onto Northern Avenue.
Northern Avenue159 m
Turn right onto Dunholme Green.
Dunholme Green152 m
Turn right onto South Eastern Avenue.
South Eastern Avenue285 m
Turn left onto Deansway.
Deansway521 m
Turn left onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A10961 m
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A406.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A406.
A406588 m
Keep right to take A406/North Circular Road.
A4061.0 km
Turn left onto Green Lanes/A105.
Green Lanes146 m
Turn left onto Tottenhall Road.
Tottenhall Road36 m
Turn right.
81 m
Turn right onto Grenoble Gardens.
Grenoble Gardens39 m
Turn right onto Green Lanes/A105.
Green Lanes224 m
Turn right onto A406/North Circular Road. Continue on A406.
A4061.4 km
Take the Great Cambridge Road Roundabout exit.
A111293 m
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout155 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A10731 m
Turn left.
81 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
50 m
Exit the roundabout.
212 m
Turn right onto Weir Hall Road.
Weir Hall Road263 m
Turn left onto Oak Avenue.
Oak Avenue247 m
Turn left onto Selby Road.
Selby Road47 m
Turn left onto Dalbys Crescent.
Dalbys Crescent35 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Tottenham · 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.
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.
Tottenham Cemetery
Start near Tottenham Cemetery.
Great Cambridge Road
Continue to Great Cambridge Road.
elegance
Continue to elegance.
White Hart Lane
Continue to White Hart Lane.
Neza Bar
Continue to Neza Bar.
Philips Chemist
Continue to Philips Chemist.
Melita Florist
Continue to Melita Florist.
Rowland Hill Avenue
Continue to Rowland Hill Avenue.
St. John's Church
Continue to St. John's Church.
Roman Tiles
Continue to Roman Tiles.
Hollywood Gardens
Continue to Hollywood Gardens.
Andrews Fish Bar
Continue to Andrews Fish Bar.
RDA Domestic Appliances
Continue to RDA Domestic Appliances.
Ulster Gardens
Continue to Ulster Gardens.
Chequers Way
Continue to Chequers Way.
Green Lanes
Continue to Green Lanes.
Occasional Half
Continue to Occasional Half.
Palmers Green Spiritualist Church
Continue to Palmers Green Spiritualist Church.
Turkish Food Centre
Continue to Turkish Food Centre.
Dive Force Marine
Finish back near Dive Force Marine, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 22 turns
4 roundabouts · 34 turns
11 roundabouts · 9 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 15.3 km and takes about 21 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Tottenham test centre, not an official DVSA route.