Near Yeading test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 28 roundabouts and 14 turns across 46 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.7 km practice loop near Yeading test centre, taking roughly 30 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.
Along the way you'll meet Polish War Memorial and Dawley Road. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
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 shops, churches, stations 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 Yeading 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 46-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
90 m
Keep right at the fork.
235 m
Turn right onto Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way146 m
Turn left onto Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane57 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
115 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter White Hart and take the 3rd exit onto A312/Church Road.
White Hart110 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/Church Road.
A3121.1 km
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A312.
Target Roundabout105 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312.
A312992 m
Turn left onto Eastcote Lane North.
Eastcote Lane North1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Victoria Road.
201 m
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Long Drive.
Long Drive708 m
Turn left onto West End Road/A4180.
West End Road689 m
Enter Polish War Memorial and take the 2nd exit onto West End Road/A4180.
Polish War Memorial99 m
Exit the roundabout onto West End Road/A4180. Continue on A4180.
A41801.5 km
Enter White Hart and take the 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
White Hart120 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A312782 m
Take the Ossie Garvin Roundabout exit towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A312416 m
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout196 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road2.4 km
Turn left onto Angel Lane.
Angel Lane218 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kingsway.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingsway.
Kingsway507 m
Turn left onto West Drayton Road/B465.
West Drayton Road363 m
Turn left to stay on West Drayton Road/B465.
West Drayton Road37 m
Move left onto Harlington Road/A437. Continue on A437.
A4372.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dawley Road/A437.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dawley Road/A437.
Dawley Road240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dawley Road/A437.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dawley Road/A437.
Dawley Road422 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto North Hyde Road/A437.
207 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Hyde Road/A437.
North Hyde Road1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A312/The Parkway.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3123.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Willow Tree Lane.
113 m
Exit the roundabout onto Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane138 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane16 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane52 m
Turn left onto Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way123 m
Turn left.
25 m
Turn left.
113 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Yeading · Roundabout 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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.
B&M
Start near B&M.
Northolt Food Centre
Continue to Northolt Food Centre.
Northolt Methodist Church
Continue to Northolt Methodist Church.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Northolt Station
Continue to Northolt Station.
Northolt Park Baptist Church
Continue to Northolt Park Baptist Church.
Topps Tiles
Continue to Topps Tiles.
Coral
Continue to Coral.
Snack Bar
Continue to Snack Bar.
Shurgard Self Storage
Continue to Shurgard Self Storage.
Middlesex Arms
Continue to Middlesex Arms.
South Ruislip
Continue to South Ruislip.
Gagan Food & Wine
Continue to Gagan Food & Wine.
Polish War Memorial
Continue to Polish War Memorial, taking the junction with good observation.
Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses.
Game
Continue to Game.
Park Road Green
Continue to Park Road Green.
Hayes End
Continue to Hayes End.
St Jerome's
Continue to St Jerome's.
Dawley Road
Finish back near Dawley Road, completing the loop.
22 roundabouts · 24 turns
20 roundabouts · 17 turns
20 roundabouts · 18 turns
8 roundabouts · 7 turns
This route is 24.7 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Yeading test centre, not an official DVSA route.