Near Yeading test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 22 roundabouts and 24 turns across 55 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.4 km practice loop near Yeading test centre, taking roughly 26 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 Yeading Lane. 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, parks, churches and named junctions, 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 55-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.4 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 3rd exit onto A40/Western Avenue.
Target Roundabout158 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Western Avenue.
A40151 m
Keep right to stay on A40/Western Avenue.
A401.7 km
Take the exit.
A40252 m
Keep right to take A40/Western Avenue.
A40128 m
Enter Greenford Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Roundabout153 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Ruislip Road East/B455.
Ruislip Road East140 m
Turn right.
85 m
Turn right.
180 m
Turn left onto Ruislip Road East/B455.
Ruislip Road East170 m
Turn right onto Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.0 km
Enter Greenford Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Western Avenue/A40.
Greenford Roundabout23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Western Avenue/A40.
Western Avenue119 m
Stay straight to take the A40 ramp.
A401.8 km
Take the Target Roundabout exit towards Heathrow Airport,Hayes,Southall,Yeading,A312.
A40345 m
Enter Target Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A312/Church Road.
Target Roundabout22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/Church Road.
A3121.1 km
Enter White Hart and take the 3rd exit onto Yeading Lane.
White Hart112 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane509 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kingshill Avenue.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingshill Avenue.
Kingshill Avenue1.8 km
Turn right onto Adelphi Way.
Adelphi Way89 m
Turn left onto Adelphi Crescent.
Adelphi Crescent429 m
Turn left onto Bury Avenue.
Bury Avenue299 m
Turn right.
29 m
Make a right U-turn.
29 m
Turn left onto Bury Avenue.
Bury Avenue299 m
Turn right onto Goshawk Gardens.
Goshawk Gardens166 m
Turn right onto Weymouth Road.
Weymouth Road99 m
Turn left onto Bradenham Road.
Bradenham Road254 m
Turn right onto Kingshill Avenue.
Kingshill Avenue123 m
Move left onto Park Lane.
Park Lane346 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Lane.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Lane.
Park Lane321 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road293 m
Turn left onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road1.7 km
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A312/The Parkway.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.2 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 · 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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.
Kopernik
Continue to Kopernik.
Ladbrokes
Continue to Ladbrokes.
Northolt Library
Continue to Northolt Library.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Eskdale Open space
Continue to Eskdale Open space.
Dunelm
Continue to Dunelm.
Shurgard Self-Storage
Continue to Shurgard Self-Storage.
Salvation Army - Greenford
Continue to Salvation Army - Greenford.
Dilton Pound +
Continue to Dilton Pound +.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Betfred
Continue to Betfred.
Magazin Romaneasc Food & Wine
Continue to Magazin Romaneasc Food & Wine.
Greenford Lagoons
Continue to Greenford Lagoons.
St Joseph the Worker & Dovetail Centre
Continue to St Joseph the Worker & Dovetail Centre.
Yeading Lane
Continue to Yeading Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Brook House
Continue to Brook House.
GSF CAR PARTS
Continue to GSF CAR PARTS.
JD Sports
Continue to JD Sports.
Burger King
Finish back near Burger King, completing the loop.
28 roundabouts · 14 turns
20 roundabouts · 17 turns
20 roundabouts · 18 turns
8 roundabouts · 7 turns
This route is 20.4 km and takes about 26 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Yeading test centre, not an official DVSA route.