Near Belvedere test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 14 turns and 1 signalled junction across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.2 km practice route near Belvedere test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Long 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, 20 mph zones, 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, pubs, named junctions and stations, 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 Belvedere 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 76-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 west on Woolwich Road.
Woolwich Road140 m
Turn left onto Harold Avenue.
Harold Avenue319 m
Turn left onto Barnfield Road.
Barnfield Road240 m
Turn left onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road421 m
Turn right onto A206.
A206332 m
Turn left onto Essenden Road.
Essenden Road79 m
Turn left to stay on Essenden Road.
Essenden Road155 m
Turn left to stay on Essenden Road.
Essenden Road53 m
Turn right onto A206.
A206331 m
Turn left onto Harold Avenue.
Harold Avenue319 m
Turn left onto Barnfield Road.
Barnfield Road240 m
Turn left onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road204 m
Turn right onto Bedwell Road.
Bedwell Road151 m
Turn right.
56 m
Turn right onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road490 m
Enter Bedonwell Road and take the 1st exit onto Streamway.
Bedonwell Road2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Streamway.
Streamway453 m
Move right onto Matfield Road.
Matfield Road51 m
Turn left onto Swaylands Road.
Swaylands Road188 m
Turn left onto Parsonage Manorway.
Parsonage Manorway4 m
Turn right onto Eastry Road.
Eastry Road347 m
Turn right onto Ightham Road.
Ightham Road268 m
Turn left onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road87 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Belmont Road.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Belmont Road.
Belmont Road474 m
Turn left onto Swanton Road.
Swanton Road104 m
Move left onto Nurstead Road.
Nurstead Road312 m
Turn left onto Ightham Road.
Ightham Road250 m
Turn right onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road595 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bedonwell Road.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road769 m
Turn left onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive232 m
Turn left to stay on Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive356 m
Turn left onto Little Heath Road.
Little Heath Road111 m
Turn right onto Dunwich Road.
Dunwich Road526 m
Turn left onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road92 m
Turn left onto Hollingbourne Avenue.
Hollingbourne Avenue395 m
Turn right onto Little Heath Road.
Little Heath Road14 m
Turn left onto The Pantiles.
The Pantiles248 m
Turn left onto Hythe Avenue.
Hythe Avenue342 m
Turn left to stay on Hythe Avenue.
Hythe Avenue185 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Long Lane.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane580 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Long Lane.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane580 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pickford Lane.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pickford Lane.
Pickford Lane165 m
Turn right onto Shakespeare Road.
Shakespeare Road322 m
Turn left onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road307 m
Turn right onto Normanhurst Avenue.
Normanhurst Avenue349 m
Turn right onto Gipsy Road.
Gipsy Road675 m
Turn left onto Okehampton Crescent.
Okehampton Crescent976 m
Turn left to stay on Okehampton Crescent.
Okehampton Crescent21 m
Turn left onto Upper Wickham Lane/A209.
Upper Wickham Lane482 m
Turn right onto Lovel Avenue.
Lovel Avenue175 m
Turn right onto Anthony Road.
Anthony Road154 m
Turn right to stay on Anthony Road.
Anthony Road252 m
Turn left onto Upper Wickham Lane/A209. Continue on A209.
A2092.0 km
Turn left onto Plumstead High Street/A206.
Plumstead High Street631 m
Turn right onto Bannockburn Road.
Bannockburn Road71 m
Turn right onto Ceres Road.
Ceres Road251 m
Turn right onto Kashgar Road.
Kashgar Road92 m
Turn left onto Plumstead High Street/A206. Continue on A206.
A206676 m
Turn left onto Basildon Road/B213.
Basildon Road259 m
Turn right onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road986 m
Enter Knee Hill and take the 1st exit onto Knee Hill/B213.
Knee Hill26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/B213. Continue on B213.
B2132.0 km
Turn left onto Picardy Street.
Picardy Street197 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road28 m
Turn left onto Lower Road/B213.
Lower Road19 m
Turn right onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road1.3 km
Move right.
12 m
Turn right.
20 m
Move right onto Albert Road.
Albert Road293 m
Turn right onto A206.
A206227 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Belvedere · Route 10 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
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.
Free Grace Baptist Church
Start near Free Grace Baptist Church.
Eardley Arms
Continue to Eardley Arms.
Belvedere Baptist Church
Continue to Belvedere Baptist Church.
Village Inn
Continue to Village Inn.
Earl Haig
Continue to Earl Haig.
Long Lane
Continue to Long Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Lovel Avenue
Continue to Lovel Avenue.
Upper Wickham Lane / Wickham Street
Continue to Upper Wickham Lane / Wickham Street.
Cemetery Road
Continue to Cemetery Road.
Foresters Arms
Continue to Foresters Arms.
Littledale
Continue to Littledale.
Rutherglen Road
Continue to Rutherglen Road.
Plumstead High Street / Police Station
Continue to Plumstead High Street / Police Station.
Purrett Road
Continue to Purrett Road.
Plume of Feathers
Continue to Plume of Feathers.
Basildon Road / Bostall Hill
Continue to Basildon Road / Bostall Hill.
Bostall Gardens
Continue to Bostall Gardens.
Greening Street
Continue to Greening Street.
St Augustine’s Church
Continue to St Augustine’s Church.
All Saints
Finish back near All Saints, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
5 roundabouts · 16 turns
7 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 7 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 24.2 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Belvedere test centre, not an official DVSA route.