Near Ashford (Kent) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 14 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.2 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, 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, schools, shops 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 56-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.2 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 Road24 m
Turn left to stay on Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road381 m
Turn left onto Stanwell Road/B378. Continue on B378.
B3782.4 km
Turn right onto High Street.
High Street486 m
Move left onto Riverside Place.
Riverside Place114 m
Turn left onto Riverside Road.
Riverside Road619 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street340 m
Move left onto Riverside Place.
Riverside Place114 m
Turn right onto Riverside Road.
Riverside Road169 m
Move left onto Bedfont Road.
Bedfont Road180 m
Turn right onto Clare Road.
Clare Road809 m
Turn left onto Hadrian Way.
Hadrian Way138 m
Turn left onto Hadrian Close.
Hadrian Close26 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hadrian Close.
Hadrian Close26 m
Turn left onto Hadrian Way.
Hadrian Way126 m
Move left onto Explorer Avenue.
Explorer Avenue224 m
Turn right onto Longford Avenue.
Longford Avenue155 m
Turn right onto Holywell Way.
Holywell Way173 m
Turn left onto Holywell Close.
Holywell Close52 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Holywell Close.
Holywell Close52 m
Turn right onto Holywell Way.
Holywell Way328 m
Turn left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Bedfont Road.
Bedfont Road840 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street486 m
Turn left onto Town Lane/B378. Continue on B378.
B3782.4 km
Turn right onto Stanwell Road.
Stanwell Road381 m
Turn left onto Woodthorpe Road.
Woodthorpe Road361 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road74 m
Turn left onto Church Road/B378. Continue on B378.
B3781.0 km
Turn right onto A30/Staines Road.
A30881 m
Keep left to stay on A30/Staines Road.
A301.1 km
Enter Clockhouse Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Staines Road/A315.
Clockhouse Roundabout97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A315.
Staines Road737 m
Turn left to stay on Staines Road.
Staines Road35 m
Turn right to stay on Staines Road.
Staines Road76 m
Turn left onto West Road.
West Road355 m
Turn left onto Hatton Road.
Hatton Road598 m
Turn right onto Staines Road/A315.
Staines Road424 m
Enter Clockhouse Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
Clockhouse Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clockhouse Lane/B3003.
Clockhouse Lane1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Feltham Road/B377.
13 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 2nd exit onto B377.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto B377.
B377150 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Church Road/B378.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Church Road/B378.
Church Road542 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 9 · 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.
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 2.1 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.
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.
St Hilda
Start near St Hilda.
St Michael's
Continue to St Michael's.
Fordway Centre
Continue to Fordway Centre.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Rising Sun
Continue to Rising Sun.
Swan
Continue to Swan.
Budgens
Continue to Budgens.
Sir John Gibson
Continue to Sir John Gibson.
Amy's Nails
Continue to Amy's Nails.
Tattoo Marks Gold Club
Continue to Tattoo Marks Gold Club.
Ashford Platform 1
Continue to Ashford Platform 1.
Scott Freeman Garden
Continue to Scott Freeman Garden.
Mercury Cars
Continue to Mercury Cars.
Ashford & Staines Community Centre
Continue to Ashford & Staines Community Centre.
Bell on the Green
Continue to Bell on the Green.
St Mary
Continue to St Mary.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Freeman Arms
Continue to Freeman Arms.
Ashford Congregational Church
Continue to Ashford Congregational Church.
St Matthew's
Finish back near St Matthew's, 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 24.2 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.