Near Ashford (Kent) test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 16 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 91.3 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 churches, shops, pubs and parks, 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 169-step drive on real, named roads (about 91.3 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 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 Road138 m
Turn left onto Parkland Grove.
Parkland Grove490 m
Turn right onto Parkland Road.
Parkland Road167 m
Turn right onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
Clockhouse Lane361 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Convent Road/B3003.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Convent Road/B3003.
Convent Road1.1 km
Turn left onto A308.
A3081.4 km
Turn right onto Windmill Road/A244. Continue on A244.
A2441.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Upper Halliford Bypass/A244.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Halliford Bypass/A244. Continue on A244.
A244846 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
Gaston Bridge Road504 m
Enter Marshalls Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
Marshalls Roundabout67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
Walton Bridge Road513 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Bridge Road/A244. Continue on A244.
A244493 m
Take the exit on the right.
Oatlands Drive14 m
Move right to stay on Oatlands Drive/A3050.
Oatlands Drive2.5 km
Turn left onto Queens Road/A317.
Queens Road49 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hanger Hill/B373.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanger Hill/B373.
Hanger Hill1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B374.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto B374.
B3741.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B374.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto B374.
B374946 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parvis Road/A245.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parvis Road/A245.
Parvis Road302 m
Keep left to take High Road.
High Road159 m
Turn left onto Clock House Close.
Clock House Close129 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Clock House Close.
Clock House Close129 m
Turn right onto High Road.
High Road111 m
Turn right onto Parvis Road/A245.
Parvis Road363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B374.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto B374.
B374944 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caenswood Hill/B374.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Caenswood Hill/B374. Continue on B374.
B3741.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Hanger Hill/B373.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanger Hill/B373.
Hanger Hill1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A317.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A317.
A31750 m
Turn right onto Oatlands Drive/A3050.
Oatlands Drive2.5 km
Turn left onto Bridge Street/A244. Continue on A244.
A244548 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
Walton Bridge Road512 m
Enter Marshalls Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
Marshalls Roundabout62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
Gaston Bridge Road502 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244. Continue on A244.
A244849 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Upper Halliford Road/A244.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Halliford Road/A244. Continue on A244.
A2441.8 km
Turn left onto A308.
A3081.4 km
Turn right onto School Road/B378.
B3781.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Feltham Road/B377.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road546 m
Turn left.
89 m
Turn right onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road516 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Convent Road/B3003.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Convent Road/B3003.
Convent Road2.0 km
Turn right onto Charlton Road.
Charlton Road2.0 km
Move left onto Squire's Bridge Road.
Squire's Bridge Road739 m
Turn right onto Laleham Road/B376.
Laleham Road523 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Littleton Lane.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Littleton Lane.
Littleton Lane1.5 km
Move left.
21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Bridge Road/B375.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Bridge Road/B375. Continue on B375.
B3751.1 km
Turn left onto Weir Road/B387.
B3871.2 km
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woburn Hill/A317.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woburn Hill/A317.
Woburn Hill830 m
Keep left to stay on Woburn Hill/A317.
Woburn Hill253 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Weybridge Road/A317.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Weybridge Road/A317. Continue on A317.
A3171.3 km
Turn right onto Church Street/B374. Continue on B374.
B3741.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B374.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto B374.
B374796 m
Turn left.
159 m
Turn right onto South Road.
South Road968 m
Turn left onto Hill House Drive.
Hill House Drive358 m
Move left onto Blue Barn Lane.
Blue Barn Lane625 m
Turn right onto Byfleet Road/A245.
Byfleet Road158 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B374.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto B374.
B374944 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caenswood Hill/B374.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Caenswood Hill/B374. Continue on B374.
B3741.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Hanger Hill/B373.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanger Hill/B373.
Hanger Hill1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A317.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A317.
A31750 m
Turn right onto Oatlands Drive/A3050.
Oatlands Drive2.5 km
Turn left onto Bridge Street/A244. Continue on A244.
A244548 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Bridge Road/A244.
Walton Bridge Road512 m
Enter Marshalls Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
Marshalls Roundabout62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
Gaston Bridge Road502 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gaston Bridge Road/A244. Continue on A244.
A244849 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Upper Halliford Road/A244.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Halliford Road/A244. Continue on A244.
A2441.8 km
Turn left onto A308.
A3081.4 km
Turn right onto School Road/B378.
School Road697 m
Turn right onto Feltham Hill Road.
Feltham Hill Road49 m
Turn left onto Convent Road.
Convent Road9 m
Turn left to stay on Convent Road.
Convent Road523 m
Turn right onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road513 m
Turn left.
89 m
Turn right onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road85 m
Turn left onto Chalmers Road.
Chalmers Road245 m
Turn right onto Chalmers Road East.
Chalmers Road East68 m
Turn left onto Coolgardie Road.
Coolgardie Road226 m
Move right onto Poplar Road.
Poplar Road10 m
Turn right to stay on Poplar Road.
Poplar Road163 m
Turn right onto New Park Road.
New Park Road229 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road130 m
Move left onto Chalmers Road East.
Chalmers Road East204 m
Turn right onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road25 m
Turn left.
89 m
Turn left onto Feltham Road/B377.
Feltham Road5 m
Turn right onto Chalmers Road East.
Chalmers Road East204 m
Move right onto Park Road.
Park Road363 m
Turn left onto Feltham Hill Road.
Feltham Hill Road465 m
Turn right onto Elgin Avenue.
Elgin Avenue400 m
Turn left onto Saxon Road.
Saxon Road230 m
Turn left onto Feltham Hill Road.
Feltham Hill Road755 m
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 Road1.6 km
Move left onto Charlton Road.
Charlton Road2.0 km
Move left onto Squire's Bridge Road.
Squire's Bridge Road739 m
Turn right onto Laleham Road/B376.
Laleham Road523 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shepperton Road/B376.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shepperton Road/B376.
Shepperton Road1.6 km
Move right onto The Broadway/B377. Continue on B377.
B3772.2 km
Turn right onto Kingston Road/B377.
Kingston Road146 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A308/Staines By-Pass.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto A308/Staines By-Pass. Continue on A308.
A3082.2 km
Enter Crooked Billet Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A3044.
Crooked Billet Roundabout159 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3044.
A30442.3 km
Turn right onto Park Road/B378.
Park Road898 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street486 m
Move right onto Bedfont Road.
Bedfont Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Stanwell Road.
99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road751 m
Turn right onto A30/Great South West Road.
A30457 m
Enter Clockhouse Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
Clockhouse Roundabout92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
Clockhouse Lane1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
100 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
Clockhouse Lane367 m
Turn left onto Parkland Road.
Parkland Road166 m
Turn left onto Parkland Grove.
Parkland Grove491 m
Turn right onto Church Road/B378.
Church Road357 m
Turn left onto Dudley Road.
Dudley Road89 m
Turn left onto Clarendon Road.
Clarendon Road246 m
Turn right onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road430 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Ashford (Kent) · Route 13 · 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.
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 6.9 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 (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.
Ashford Congregational Church
Start near Ashford Congregational Church.
St Michael's
Continue to St Michael's.
Goodmans Grooming
Continue to Goodmans Grooming.
First Church of Christ, Scientist Walton and Weybridge
Continue to First Church of Christ, Scientist Walton and Weybridge.
Flintgate
Continue to Flintgate.
Heath
Continue to Heath.
Kwik-Fit Weybridge
Continue to Kwik-Fit Weybridge.
Upper Halliford
Continue to Upper Halliford.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Freeman Arms
Continue to Freeman Arms.
Harrow
Continue to Harrow.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Continue to Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Kingfisher
Continue to Kingfisher.
Evangelist & Presbyterian Church
Continue to Evangelist & Presbyterian Church.
Weybridge Methodist Church
Continue to Weybridge Methodist Church.
ANA Carpets
Continue to ANA Carpets.
All Saints Church
Continue to All Saints Church.
Swan
Continue to Swan.
Bedfont Lakes country park visitors area.
Continue to Bedfont Lakes country park visitors area..
Ashford Kitchens & Interiors
Finish back near Ashford Kitchens & Interiors, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 18 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 25 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 15 turns · 3 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 19 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 91.3 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.