Near Uxbridge test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts and 22 turns across 52 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.6 km practice loop near Uxbridge test centre, taking roughly 16 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 17 catalogued landmarks, including pubs, shops, schools 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 Uxbridge 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 52-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north.
210 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
31 m
Exit the roundabout.
81 m
Turn left onto Cowley Mill Road.
Cowley Mill Road525 m
Turn left onto Slough Road/A4007. Continue on A4007.
A4007531 m
Keep left to stay on A4007.
A4007243 m
Keep left to take Slough Road/A4007.
Slough Road997 m
Turn right to stay on Slough Road/A4007.
Slough Road26 m
Turn left to stay on Slough Road/A4007.
Slough Road108 m
Turn right onto Linden Close.
Linden Close188 m
Turn left onto Slough Road/A4007.
Slough Road109 m
Turn right to stay on Slough Road/A4007.
Slough Road26 m
Move right onto Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South300 m
Keep left to stay on Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South129 m
Keep left to stay on Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South120 m
Keep right to stay on Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South942 m
Keep left to stay on Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South269 m
Turn right onto Evreham Road.
Evreham Road38 m
Turn right to stay on Evreham Road.
Evreham Road207 m
Turn right onto Barnfield.
Barnfield220 m
Turn left onto Evreham Road.
Evreham Road116 m
Turn left to stay on Evreham Road.
Evreham Road38 m
Turn left onto Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South1.3 km
Keep right to stay on Bangors Road South.
Bangors Road South489 m
Turn right onto Slough Road/A4007. Continue on A4007.
A40071.2 km
Keep right to stay on A4007.
A40071.4 km
Enter Cross Street and take the 5th exit onto Hillingdon Road/A4020.
Cross Street162 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hillingdon Road/A4020. Continue on A4020.
A4020571 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hillingdon Road/A4020.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hillingdon Road/A4020.
Hillingdon Road162 m
Turn left onto Burton Road.
Burton Road178 m
Turn right onto Churchill Road.
Churchill Road140 m
Turn left onto Barrett Place.
Barrett Place12 m
Keep straight to stay on Barrett Place.
Barrett Place46 m
Turn left onto Debden Place.
Debden Place57 m
Turn left onto Tangmere Crescent.
Tangmere Crescent71 m
Turn left onto Churchill Road.
Churchill Road78 m
Turn right onto Kellett Street.
Kellett Street259 m
Turn left onto Burton Road.
Burton Road44 m
Turn right onto Hillingdon Road/A4020.
Hillingdon Road166 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hillingdon Road/A4020.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hillingdon Road/A4020.
Hillingdon Road570 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cowley Road/A408.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cowley Road/A408.
Cowley Road10 m
Keep right to stay on Cowley Road/A408.
Cowley Road689 m
Turn right onto Cowley Mill Road.
Cowley Mill Road311 m
Turn left.
81 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
11 m
Exit the roundabout.
27 m
Move right.
85 m
Turn right.
97 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Uxbridge · 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.
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 17 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Black Horse
Start near Black Horse.
Dolphin
Continue to Dolphin.
General Elliott
Continue to General Elliott.
Pipemakers Arms
Continue to Pipemakers Arms.
Rockingham Convenience Store
Continue to Rockingham Convenience Store.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Kingsborough Centre
Continue to Kingsborough Centre.
Bubridge Gardens Pocket Park
Continue to Bubridge Gardens Pocket Park.
St Andrew's Church
Continue to St Andrew's Church.
St Andrew's C of E Primary School
Continue to St Andrew's C of E Primary School.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Uxbridge Gospel Hall
Continue to Uxbridge Gospel Hall.
Whitehall Infant School
Continue to Whitehall Infant School.
Uxbridge Muslim Community Centre
Continue to Uxbridge Muslim Community Centre.
Fair Price Food & Wine
Continue to Fair Price Food & Wine.
Hut Grills
Finish back near Hut Grills, completing the loop.
22 roundabouts · 9 turns
32 roundabouts · 13 turns
4 roundabouts · 26 turns
28 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 13.6 km and takes about 16 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Uxbridge test centre, not an official DVSA route.