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Birmingham (Shirley) #355 Free
A 10.5-mile route heading south through Shakespeare Drive to Kineton Lane and Illshaw Heath. One of the fastest Shirley routes, reaching 50 mph on Watery Lane. 15 roundabouts and 9 traffic lights. About 35 minutes.
Watch Out For
- Watery Lane (50 mph). Rural road with bends. Build speed confidently but be ready to slow for bends and farm traffic.
- Illshaw Heath Road. Narrow single-track sections. Use passing places and give way to oncoming vehicles.
- School zone on Marshall Lake Road. 20 mph school zone with 11 Speed-40 signs in the surrounding area. Watch every sign.
- 15 roundabouts, second highest from this centre. Several are on the approach back through Monkspath Hall Road.
Route Features
- 10 left turns, 8 right turns, 15 roundabouts, 9 sets of traffic lights.
- Speed range: 20-50 mph. 30 mph residential, 40 mph on Highlands Road, 50 mph on Watery Lane.
- South via Tanworth Lane, Kineton Lane. Returns via Cranmore Boulevard and Widney Lane.
Test Manoeuvres
- Kerbside stop near the test centre.
Key Tips
- On Kineton Lane, the national speed limit applies but the road is narrow. Adjust your speed to what is safe, not just the limit.
- The return through Monkspath Hall Road has rapid roundabout-to-roundabout transitions. Stay focused.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive south. | 58 yd | |
| 2 | Turn left. | 67 yd | |
| 3 | Turn right. | 16 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto A34/Stratford Road. | 153 yd | |
| 5 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto School Road. | 297 yd | |
| 6 | Turn left onto Bills Lane. | 235 yd | |
| 7 | Turn left onto Queens Avenue. | 98 yd | |
| 8 | Turn right onto Oberon Drive. | 53 yd | |
| 9 | Turn left onto Shakespeare Drive. | 174 yd | |
| 10 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shakespeare Drive. | 579 yd | |
| 11 | Turn right onto A34/Stratford Road. | 124 yd | |
| 12 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A34/Stratford Road. | 471 yd | |
| 13 | Enter Stratford Road and take the 3rd exit onto Blackford Road/B4102. | 649 yd | |
| 14 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Tanworth Lane/B4102. | 255 yd | |
| 15 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Tanworth Lane/B4102. | 1.1 mi | |
| 16 | Turn left onto Watery Lane. | 1128 yd | |
| 17 | Keep left to take Illshaw Heath Road. | 285 yd | |
| 18 | Bear left onto Kineton Lane. | 573 yd | |
| 19 | Turn right to stay on Kineton Lane. | 1248 yd | |
| 20 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stratford Road/A3400. | 1.1 mi | |
| 21 | Enter Monkspath Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A34/Stratford Road. | 1745 yd | |
| 22 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. | 217 yd | |
| 23 | Keep right to take Monkspath Hall Road. | 80 yd | |
| 24 | Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. | 201 yd | |
| 25 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. | 252 yd | |
| 26 | Keep left to take Monkspath Hall Road. | 630 yd | |
| 27 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Highlands Road. | 777 yd | |
| 28 | Turn right onto Cranmore Boulevard. | 444 yd | |
| 29 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Widney Lane. | 257 yd | |
| 30 | Turn right onto Blossomfield Road/B4102. | 322 yd | |
| 31 | Turn left onto Charles Road. | 103 yd | |
| 32 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Witherford Croft. | 327 yd | |
| 33 | Turn left onto Yoxall Road. | 317 yd | |
| 34 | Turn left onto Longmore Road. | 90 yd | |
| 35 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Union Road. | 674 yd | |
| 36 | Turn left. | 11 yd | |
| 37 | Turn right. | 39 yd |
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