Near Ashford (Kent) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts and 10 turns across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.4 km practice route near Ashford (Kent) 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 pubs, churches, shops and schools, 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 Ashford (Kent) 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:
Road mix
The full 65-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
22 m
Turn right.
13 m
Turn left onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road720 m
Turn right onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road764 m
Turn right to stay on Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road299 m
Turn right onto Clarendon Road.
Clarendon Road77 m
Turn right onto Coleridge Road.
Coleridge Road240 m
Turn right onto Chaucer Road.
Chaucer Road136 m
Turn left onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road298 m
Turn right onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road247 m
Turn right onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road388 m
Turn right onto Woodthorpe Road.
Woodthorpe Road754 m
Turn right onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road764 m
Turn right onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road247 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kingston Road/B377.
74 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingston Road/B377. Continue on Kingston Road.
Kingston Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Rookery Road.
Rookery Road151 m
Turn right onto Acacia Road.
Acacia Road121 m
Turn right onto Glebe Road.
Glebe Road179 m
Turn left onto Kingston Road.
Kingston Road618 m
Turn right.
35 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Edinburgh Drive.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Edinburgh Drive.
Edinburgh Drive285 m
Turn left onto Elizabeth Avenue.
Elizabeth Avenue173 m
Turn left onto Margaret Close.
Margaret Close25 m
Make a left U-turn at Margaret Close to stay on Margaret Close.
Margaret Close48 m
Turn right onto Elizabeth Avenue.
Elizabeth Avenue589 m
Turn right onto Ash Grove.
Ash Grove156 m
Turn left onto Cherry Tree Avenue.
Cherry Tree Avenue247 m
Turn left onto Beechwood Avenue.
Beechwood Avenue151 m
Turn left onto Hazel Grove.
Hazel Grove254 m
Turn left onto Ash Grove.
Ash Grove79 m
Turn left onto Hurstdene Avenue.
Hurstdene Avenue343 m
Turn right onto Worple Road.
Worple Road419 m
Turn left onto Kingston Road.
Kingston Road247 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Kingston Road.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingston Road.
Kingston Road250 m
Turn right onto Worple Road.
Worple Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Staines Road/B376.
Staines Road1.0 km
Turn right onto The Broadway/B376. Continue on B376.
B3761.5 km
Turn right onto Shepperton Road/B376.
Shepperton Road182 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Laleham Road/B376.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Laleham Road/B376.
Laleham Road524 m
Turn left onto Squire's Bridge Road.
Squire's Bridge Road719 m
Turn left to stay on Squire's Bridge Road.
Squire's Bridge Road3 m
Turn right to stay on Squire's Bridge Road.
Squire's Bridge Road1.9 km
Keep left to take Ashford Road.
Ashford Road902 m
Turn left onto A308/Staines Road West.
A3081.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
122 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road247 m
Turn left onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road764 m
Turn left onto Woodthorpe Road.
Woodthorpe Road264 m
Turn right onto Ashford Close.
Ashford Close134 m
Turn right to stay on Ashford Close.
Ashford Close78 m
Turn left onto Woodthorpe Road.
Woodthorpe Road263 m
Turn right onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road764 m
Turn right onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road247 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A308/Staines Road West.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A308/Staines Road West.
A3081.6 km
Turn left onto School Road/B378. Continue on B378.
B3781.0 km
Turn left onto Town Tree Road/B378.
Town Tree Road189 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Church Road/B378.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Church Road/B378.
Church Road288 m
Turn left onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road538 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Ashford (Kent) · Route 10 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.
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.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.9 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 50 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Kings Fairway
Start near Kings Fairway.
St Michael's
Continue to St Michael's.
St Hilda
Continue to St Hilda.
Ashmans Garage
Continue to Ashmans Garage.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
Jolly Butcher
Continue to Jolly Butcher.
Laleham Methodist Church
Continue to Laleham Methodist Church.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Jolly Baker
Continue to Jolly Baker.
Staines Congregational Church
Continue to Staines Congregational Church.
Retreat
Continue to Retreat.
All Saints Church
Continue to All Saints Church.
Three Horseshoes, Laleham
Continue to Three Horseshoes, Laleham.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Continue to Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Harrow
Continue to Harrow.
Fordbridge Fire Station
Continue to Fordbridge Fire Station.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Ashford CofE Primary School
Continue to Ashford CofE Primary School.
St Matthew's
Continue to St Matthew's.
Charity At Home
Finish back near Charity At Home, completing the loop.
7 roundabouts · 16 turns · 4 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 18 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 25 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 15 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 27.4 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Ashford (Kent) test centre, not an official DVSA route.