Near Ashford (Kent) test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 19 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 55.5 km practice route near Ashford (Kent) test centre, taking roughly 45 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 Boulevard and Britannia 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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 churches, parks, schools and pubs, 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 154-step drive on real, named roads (about 54.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
48 m
Turn left onto Tannery Lane.
Tannery Lane391 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A2042. Continue on A2042.
A2042412 m
Turn left onto Somerset Road/A292.
Somerset Road222 m
Turn right onto Canterbury Road/A2042.
Canterbury Road85 m
Turn right onto Hardinge Road.
Hardinge Road224 m
Turn right onto Wellesley Road.
Wellesley Road82 m
Turn left onto Mace Lane/A292.
Mace Lane307 m
Make a right U-turn at East Hill to stay on Mace Lane/A292.
Mace Lane129 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Mace Lane/A292.
Mace Lane234 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hythe Road/A292.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hythe Road/A292.
Hythe Road1.7 km
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road484 m
Turn right onto Bentley Road.
Bentley Road18 m
Move right onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road117 m
Turn left onto Breadlands Road.
Breadlands Road138 m
Turn left onto Twelve Acres.
Twelve Acres444 m
Turn right onto Hunter Avenue.
Hunter Avenue56 m
Turn left onto Hunter Close.
Hunter Close50 m
Turn left to stay on Hunter Close.
Hunter Close60 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hunter Close.
Hunter Close60 m
Turn right to stay on Hunter Close.
Hunter Close50 m
Turn right onto Hunter Avenue.
Hunter Avenue56 m
Turn left onto Twelve Acres.
Twelve Acres186 m
Turn left onto Summer Leeze.
Summer Leeze187 m
Turn left onto Breadlands Road.
Breadlands Road60 m
Turn left onto Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close43 m
Turn left to stay on Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close4 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close4 m
Turn right to stay on Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close43 m
Turn right onto Breadlands Road.
Breadlands Road60 m
Turn right onto Summer Leeze.
Summer Leeze53 m
Turn right onto Summer Leeze Gardens.
Summer Leeze Gardens146 m
Turn right to stay on Summer Leeze Gardens.
Summer Leeze Gardens3 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Summer Leeze Gardens.
Summer Leeze Gardens3 m
Turn left to stay on Summer Leeze Gardens.
Summer Leeze Gardens146 m
Turn left onto Summer Leeze.
Summer Leeze53 m
Turn left onto Breadlands Road.
Breadlands Road60 m
Turn left onto Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close43 m
Turn left to stay on Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close4 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close4 m
Turn right to stay on Breadlands Close.
Breadlands Close43 m
Turn right onto Breadlands Road.
Breadlands Road215 m
Turn left onto Mill View.
Mill View112 m
Turn left onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road296 m
Turn right onto Albemarle Road.
Albemarle Road379 m
Turn left onto Hythe Road/A292.
Hythe Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mace Lane/A292.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mace Lane/A292. Continue on A292.
A292620 m
Turn right onto Canterbury Road/A2042.
Canterbury Road85 m
Turn left onto Albert Road.
Albert Road201 m
Turn right onto Wall Road.
Wall Road129 m
Turn right onto Upper Queens Road.
Upper Queens Road118 m
Turn right onto Canterbury Road/A2042.
Canterbury Road187 m
Turn left onto Somerset Road/A292.
Somerset Road212 m
Turn right onto Wellesley Road/A2042.
A2042846 m
Turn left onto Avenue Jacques Faucheux/A2042.
Avenue Jacques Faucheux462 m
Keep right to stay on Avenue Jacques Faucheux/A2042.
Avenue Jacques Faucheux38 m
Turn left onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Crowbridge Link.
Crowbridge Link146 m
Turn left onto Canterbury Road.
Canterbury Road43 m
Turn right onto Mead Road.
Mead Road198 m
Turn right onto Gladstone Road.
Gladstone Road158 m
Turn right onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road666 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto The Boulevard.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Boulevard.
The Boulevard299 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Boulevard.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Boulevard.
The Boulevard202 m
Turn right onto A2070/Bad Munstereifel Road.
A20701.5 km
Take the exit.
444 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A2070/Bad Munstereifel Road.
A20701.9 km
Move right onto Avocet Way.
Avocet Way150 m
Make a right U-turn onto A2070/Bad Munstereifel Road.
A20701.2 km
Take the exit.
444 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sheepfold Lane.
116 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheepfold Lane.
Sheepfold Lane435 m
Turn right onto Roman Way.
Roman Way191 m
Turn left to stay on Roman Way.
Roman Way49 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Roman Way.
Roman Way49 m
Turn right to stay on Roman Way.
Roman Way192 m
Turn left onto Sheepfold Lane.
Sheepfold Lane422 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bad Munstereifel Road/A2042.
Bad Munstereifel Road876 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Romney Marsh Road/A2042.
100 m
Exit the roundabout onto Romney Marsh Road/A2042.
Romney Marsh Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Avenue Jacques Faucheux/A2042.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Avenue Jacques Faucheux/A2042.
Avenue Jacques Faucheux1.0 km
Turn right onto Beaver Road/A2042. Continue on A2042.
A2042850 m
Turn left onto Somerset Road/A292.
Somerset Road537 m
Turn right onto New Street/A292.
New Street220 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chart Road/A292.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chart Road/A292.
Chart Road235 m
Turn right to stay on A292.
A292338 m
Move left onto Repton Manor Road.
Repton Manor Road61 m
Turn right onto Meadow Road.
Meadow Road141 m
Turn left.
4 m
Turn left.
19 m
Turn left.
4 m
Turn right onto Meadow Road.
Meadow Road128 m
Turn left onto Repton Manor Road.
Repton Manor Road34 m
Turn left onto Maidstone Road/A292.
Maidstone Road196 m
Enter Drovers Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Templer Way/A28.
Drovers Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Templer Way/A28.
Templer Way507 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chart Road/A28.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chart Road/A28.
Chart Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great Chart Bypass/A28.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Chart Bypass/A28.
Great Chart Bypass897 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great Chart Bypass/A28.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Chart Bypass/A28.
Great Chart Bypass1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great Chart Bypass/A28.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Chart Bypass/A28. Continue on A28.
A28641 m
Turn left onto Chilmington Green Road.
Chilmington Green Road3.8 km
Turn left onto Ashford Road.
Ashford Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ashford Road.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashford Road.
Ashford Road366 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Britannia Lane.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Britannia Lane.
Britannia Lane513 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Britannia Lane.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Britannia Lane.
Britannia Lane506 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Kingsnorth Road.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingsnorth Road.
Kingsnorth Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Beaver Lane/B2229.
Beaver Lane254 m
Turn right onto Banks Road.
Banks Road70 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Banks Road.
Banks Road70 m
Turn left onto Beaver Lane/B2229.
Beaver Lane254 m
Turn right onto Kingsnorth Road.
Kingsnorth Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ashford Road.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashford Road.
Ashford Road342 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ashford Road.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashford Road.
Ashford Road517 m
Turn right onto Pound Lane.
Pound Lane1.0 km
Turn left onto Chart Road.
Chart Road178 m
Turn left onto Long Length.
Long Length122 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Length.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Length.
Long Length1.3 km
Turn left onto Magpie Hall Road.
Magpie Hall Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Ashford Road.
Ashford Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Romney Marsh Road.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Romney Marsh Road.
Romney Marsh Road528 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Romney Marsh Road/A2042.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Romney Marsh Road/A2042.
Romney Marsh Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Avenue Jacques Faucheux/A2042.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Avenue Jacques Faucheux/A2042.
Avenue Jacques Faucheux1.0 km
Turn right onto Beaver Road/A2042. Continue on A2042.
A2042850 m
Turn left onto Somerset Road/A292.
Somerset Road537 m
Move left onto Forge Lane.
Forge Lane233 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Godinton Road.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Godinton Road.
Godinton Road19 m
Keep right to stay on Godinton Road.
Godinton Road298 m
Turn left onto Bank Street.
Bank Street319 m
Turn right onto High Street.
High Street76 m
Turn left onto North Street.
North Street122 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Ashford (Kent) · Route 12 · 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
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.
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 5.6 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, 60, 70 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.
Ashford Baptist Church
Start near Ashford Baptist Church.
New Wells Church - Ashford
Continue to New Wells Church - Ashford.
St. Mary the Virgin, Willesborough
Continue to St. Mary the Virgin, Willesborough.
Green
Continue to Green.
Christ Church Willesborough
Continue to Christ Church Willesborough.
Ashford School
Continue to Ashford School.
Friends House
Continue to Friends House.
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Continue to Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Alfred Arms
Continue to Alfred Arms.
Boulevard
Continue to Boulevard, taking the junction with good observation.
Ashford College
Continue to Ashford College.
St. Teresa of Avila
Continue to St. Teresa of Avila.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
St Francis
Continue to St Francis.
Bloss Coffee
Continue to Bloss Coffee.
Britannia Lane
Continue to Britannia Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Cade Road United Reformed & Methodist Church
Continue to Cade Road United Reformed & Methodist Church.
Queens Head
Continue to Queens Head.
Centrepiece Church
Continue to Centrepiece Church.
Totally Wicked
Finish back near Totally Wicked, 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 55.5 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Ashford (Kent) test centre, not an official DVSA route.