Near Ashford (Kent) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 11 turns and 1 signalled junction across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.7 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, 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 83-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.6 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 2nd exit onto Town Tree Road/B378.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Town Tree Road/B378. Continue on Town Tree Road.
Town Tree Road182 m
Turn left onto Convent Road/B3003.
Convent Road115 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Convent Road/B3003.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto Convent Road/B3003. Continue on Convent Road.
Convent Road214 m
Turn left onto Muncaster Road.
Muncaster Road6 m
Turn right onto Convent Road.
Convent Road93 m
Turn right onto Metcalf Road.
Metcalf Road9 m
Turn left onto Convent Road/B378.
Convent Road68 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Convent Road.
Convent Road382 m
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 Road85 m
Turn left onto Chalmers Road.
Chalmers Road245 m
Turn left onto Chalmers Road East.
Chalmers Road East41 m
Turn right onto Lynegrove Avenue.
Lynegrove Avenue179 m
Move right to stay on Lynegrove Avenue.
Lynegrove Avenue143 m
Turn right onto Coolgardie Road.
Coolgardie Road176 m
Turn right 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 Road373 m
Turn right onto Saville Crescent.
Saville Crescent72 m
Turn left to stay on Saville Crescent.
Saville Crescent71 m
Turn left onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road437 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road103 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road83 m
Move right to stay on Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road548 m
Turn left onto Groveley Road.
Groveley Road92 m
Turn left onto Kinross Drive.
Kinross Drive172 m
Turn left onto Cumbernauld Gardens.
Cumbernauld Gardens174 m
Turn left onto Groveley Road.
Groveley Road156 m
Turn right onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road727 m
Turn right onto Wolsey Road.
Wolsey Road114 m
Turn right to stay on Wolsey Road.
Wolsey Road276 m
Turn right onto Burgoyne Road.
Burgoyne Road82 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road463 m
Move right onto Groveley Road.
Groveley Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Ashford Road/A244.
Ashford Road319 m
Turn left 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 Road861 m
Turn right onto A308.
A3082.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A308/Staines Road West.
171 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 right onto Clarendon Road.
Clarendon Road167 m
Turn right onto Ford Road.
Ford Road141 m
Turn right onto Chaucer Road.
Chaucer Road268 m
Turn left onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road85 m
Turn left onto Wolsey Road.
Wolsey Road282 m
Turn left onto Ford Road.
Ford Road84 m
Turn left onto Chaucer Road.
Chaucer Road268 m
Turn left onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road171 m
Turn left onto Chesterfield Road.
Chesterfield Road655 m
Turn right onto Fordbridge Road/B377.
Fordbridge Road258 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Ashford (Kent) · Route 16 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 4.3 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.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Freeman Arms
Continue to Freeman Arms.
Dream Food & Wine
Continue to Dream Food & Wine.
Stone Angel
Continue to Stone Angel.
Hare & Hounds
Continue to Hare & Hounds.
Plan A Printers
Continue to Plan A Printers.
Feltham Hill Nursery
Continue to Feltham Hill Nursery.
Three Horseshoes
Continue to Three Horseshoes.
Mann Traders
Continue to Mann Traders.
Daily Needs
Continue to Daily Needs.
Leonard Henry
Continue to Leonard Henry.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Fordbridge Fire Station
Continue to Fordbridge Fire Station.
Ashford CofE Primary School
Continue to Ashford CofE Primary School.
Ashford Kitchens & Interiors
Continue to Ashford Kitchens & Interiors.
St Hilda
Finish back near St Hilda, 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 26.7 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.