Near Wood Green test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 12 turns across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 9.9 km practice loop near Wood Green test centre, taking roughly 18 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 stations, shops, churches and pubs, 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 Wood Green 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 26-step drive on real, named roads (about 10.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
31 m
Turn left onto Lordship Lane/A109.
Lordship Lane814 m
Turn right onto Westbury Avenue/A1080.
Westbury Avenue2.0 km
Turn left onto High Street/A504.
High Street71 m
Keep left to stay on High Street/A504.
High Street210 m
Turn left.
71 m
Make a right U-turn.
71 m
Turn right onto High Street/A504.
High Street1.1 km
Turn right onto Green Lanes/A105.
Green Lanes177 m
Keep right to stay on Green Lanes/A105.
Green Lanes170 m
Keep left to stay on Green Lanes/A105.
Green Lanes591 m
Turn left onto St Ann's Road/B152.
St Ann's Road646 m
Keep left to stay on St Ann's Road/B152.
St Ann's Road477 m
Turn right onto Suffolk Road.
Suffolk Road167 m
Turn left to stay on Suffolk Road.
Suffolk Road184 m
Turn left to stay on Suffolk Road.
Suffolk Road81 m
Turn left onto St Ann's Road/B152.
St Ann's Road599 m
Keep right to stay on St Ann's Road/B152.
St Ann's Road618 m
Turn right onto Harringay Road.
Harringay Road181 m
Turn left onto Colina Road.
Colina Road114 m
Turn right onto Green Lanes/A105.
Green Lanes745 m
Keep left to stay on A105.
A105934 m
Turn right onto Lordship Lane/A109.
Lordship Lane65 m
Keep right to stay on Lordship Lane/A109.
Lordship Lane379 m
Turn left.
31 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Wood Green · School-zone 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.
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.
Morley Avenue
Start near Morley Avenue.
Perth Road
Continue to Perth Road.
Este Hair
Continue to Este Hair.
Westbury Avenue Baptist Church
Continue to Westbury Avenue Baptist Church.
Christ Harvest Centre
Continue to Christ Harvest Centre.
Tottenham Lane
Continue to Tottenham Lane.
Wightman Road
Continue to Wightman Road.
Old Parish Church Of St Mary, Hornsey
Continue to Old Parish Church Of St Mary, Hornsey.
Great Northern Railway Tavern
Continue to Great Northern Railway Tavern.
Grill 51
Continue to Grill 51.
Turnpike Lane Bus Station
Continue to Turnpike Lane Bus Station.
West Green Road
Continue to West Green Road.
Falkland Road
Continue to Falkland Road.
Warwick Gardens
Continue to Warwick Gardens.
St Ann's C.E. Primary School
Continue to St Ann's C.E. Primary School.
St Ann's Church
Continue to St Ann's Church.
PrintGallery
Continue to PrintGallery.
Hat Man
Continue to Hat Man.
Coleraine Road
Continue to Coleraine Road.
Wood Green
Finish back near Wood Green, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 14 turns
21 roundabouts · 12 turns
4 roundabouts · 31 turns
2 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 9.9 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Wood Green test centre, not an official DVSA route.