Near Ashford (Kent) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 9 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 31.7 km practice route near Ashford (Kent) test centre, taking roughly 35 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, 20 mph zones, 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 73-step drive on real, named roads (about 31.7 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 Road967 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
171 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Church Road/B378.
Church Road219 m
Turn left onto Dudley Road.
Dudley Road89 m
Turn left onto Clarendon Road.
Clarendon Road246 m
Turn left onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road97 m
Turn right onto Church Road/B378.
Church Road324 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B377.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto B377.
B377151 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Feltham Road/B377.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road546 m
Turn left.
89 m
Turn right onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road484 m
Turn left onto Convent Road.
Convent Road331 m
Turn right onto Metcalf Road.
Metcalf Road9 m
Turn left onto Convent Road/B378. Continue on B378.
B378505 m
Turn left onto Glenfield Road.
Glenfield Road538 m
Turn right onto Hughes Road.
Hughes Road276 m
Turn left onto A308.
A308250 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
20 m
Turn right onto Spelthorne Lane.
Spelthorne Lane35 m
Make a sharp right.
29 m
Turn left onto A308.
A3082.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A308/Staines Road West.
171 m
Exit the roundabout onto A308/Staines Road West. Continue on A308.
A3082.7 km
Turn left onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road515 m
Turn right onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road243 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Chertsey Road.
81 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road261 m
Turn right onto Feltham Hill Road.
Feltham Hill Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road363 m
Move left onto Chalmers Road East.
Chalmers Road East204 m
Turn right onto Feltham Road/B377. Continue on B377.
B3771.7 km
Turn right onto Chertsey Road/A244.
Chertsey Road1.0 km
Turn right to stay on Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road103 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Littleton Road.
Littleton Road299 m
Turn right onto Ashford Road.
Ashford Road435 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 Road773 m
Turn right onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road764 m
Turn right to stay on Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road299 m
Turn left onto Station Approach.
Station Approach60 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road113 m
Turn right onto Woodthorpe Road.
Woodthorpe Road794 m
Turn left onto Chesterfield Road.
Chesterfield Road361 m
Turn left onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road233 m
Turn right to stay on Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road385 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road74 m
Move right onto Church Road/B378.
Church Road434 m
Turn right onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road528 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Ashford (Kent) · Route 11 · variant 2 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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 9.1 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 (20, 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.
Ashford Congregational Church
Continue to Ashford Congregational Church.
St Matthew's
Continue to St Matthew's.
Freeman Arms
Continue to Freeman Arms.
Jubilee Windows & Doors
Continue to Jubilee Windows & Doors.
Ideas Kitchen & Bedrooms
Continue to Ideas Kitchen & Bedrooms.
Margherita Mamas Pizzeria
Continue to Margherita Mamas Pizzeria.
Fordbridge Fire Station
Continue to Fordbridge Fire Station.
Max
Continue to Max.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Best-one
Continue to Best-one.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
St Hilda
Continue to St Hilda.
Ashford CofE Primary School
Continue to Ashford CofE Primary School.
VMN Chicken & Pizza
Continue to VMN Chicken & Pizza.
Ashford
Continue to Ashford.
Ashford Platform 1
Continue to Ashford Platform 1.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Desie Style
Finish back near Desie Style, 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 31.7 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Ashford (Kent) test centre, not an official DVSA route.