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Reading #2122 Free

AUDrive
Online
01 Mar 2026
77
10 mi
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29 min
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3
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14
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This Reading route covers 10.0 miles in about 29 minutes as a single stage, taking in Shinfield, Arborfield and Arborfield Cross with limits from 20 to 50 mph. It runs longer than most routes at this test centre but finishes in a typical time, so more of it sits at higher limits.

Watch Out For

Ten roundabouts and 13 traffic signals are spread along the drive, plus four give way junctions, including one give way in the Shinfield area. Give way to the right at each roundabout and signal left on exit. Right turns outnumber left turns five to two.

Route Features

The drive links Shinfield Eastern Relief Road and Basingstoke Road with the stretch out towards Observer Way. Nine 40 mph markers and three 50 mph markers mean speed limit changes come often.

Test Manoeuvres

The route includes a pull up on the left, so signal early, stop parallel to the kerb and move off with full observation.

Key Tips

Check limit signs on every approach, since the route moves between 20, 30, 40 and 50 mph. Choose your roundabout lane and exit signal early.

Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive northeast on Imperial Way. 350 yd
2 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Basingstoke Road/B3031. 507 yd
3 Turn right onto Hartland Road. 764 yd
4 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hartland Road. 1020 yd
5 Turn right onto Shinfield Road/A327. 1317 yd
6 Enter Black Boy Roundabout and take the 2nd exit toward A327/Aldershot/Arborfield. 208 yd
7 Bear left onto Shinfield Eastern Relief Road/A327. 548 yd
8 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shinfield Eastern Relief Road/A327. 1207 yd
9 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Arborfield Road/A327. 1152 yd
10 Enter Bridge Farm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Observer Way/A327. 1403 yd
11 Turn left onto Swallowfield Road. 916 yd
12 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Reading Road. 1525 yd
13 Enter Bridge Farm Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Reading Road/A327. 1210 yd
14 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shinfield Eastern Relief Road/A327. 1233 yd
15 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hawthorn. 201 yd
16 Turn right onto Sea Buckthorn. 103 yd
17 Turn right onto Firethorn. 58 yd
18 Turn right onto Blackthorn. 112 yd
19 Turn left onto Hawthorn. 134 yd
20 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Shinfield Eastern Relief Road/A327. 529 yd
21 Turn right onto Shinfield Eastern Relief Road/A327. 241 yd
22 Enter Black Boy Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Whitley Wood Lane/B3270. 1681 yd
23 Keep right toward Reading/GreenPark/Madejski Stadium. 486 yd
24 Bear right onto A33/Basingstoke Road. Continue on A33. 396 yd
25 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Imperial Way. 206 yd
26 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Imperial Way. 52 yd