Near Belvedere test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 16 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 44.9 km practice loop 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 Knee Hill, Brampton Road, Bedonwell Road, Northend Road and James Watt Way. 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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, named junctions, stations 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 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 139-step drive on real, named roads (about 44.9 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.
A2061.3 km
Turn right onto New Road.
New Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Abbey Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B213239 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Knee Hill/A2041.
83 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill639 m
Turn left onto Hurst Lane.
Hurst Lane157 m
Turn right onto Hurst Place.
Hurst Place75 m
Turn left to stay on Hurst Place.
Hurst Place166 m
Turn left onto Hurst Lane.
Hurst Lane268 m
Turn right onto Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill627 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Knee Hill/B213.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/B213. Continue on B213.
B21399 m
Turn left onto Wilton Road.
Wilton Road105 m
Move right onto Gayton Road.
Gayton Road79 m
Turn right onto Florence Road.
Florence Road121 m
Turn right onto Abbey Wood Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B213175 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Knee Hill/A2041.
83 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brampton Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road841 m
Turn right onto Normanhurst Avenue.
Normanhurst Avenue349 m
Turn right onto Gipsy Road.
Gipsy Road675 m
Turn right onto Okehampton Crescent.
Okehampton Crescent83 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brampton Road.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road94 m
Turn right onto Abbott's Walk.
Abbott's Walk629 m
Turn right onto Leckwith Avenue.
Leckwith Avenue104 m
Turn right onto King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way105 m
Turn left onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive232 m
Turn left to stay on Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive441 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 3rd exit onto Cumberland Drive.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive101 m
Move left to stay on Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive340 m
Turn left onto Bostall Park Avenue.
Bostall Park Avenue351 m
Turn left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane456 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cumberland Drive.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive24 m
Turn right onto Little Heath Road.
Little Heath Road368 m
Turn right onto Hollingbourne Avenue.
Hollingbourne Avenue165 m
Turn right onto Penshurst Road.
Penshurst Road153 m
Turn left onto Dunwich Road.
Dunwich Road279 m
Turn left onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road462 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road682 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 Drive441 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 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane730 m
Turn left onto Bowness Road.
Bowness Road343 m
Turn left onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road305 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Road.
Barnehurst Road601 m
Turn right onto Lyndhurst Road.
Lyndhurst Road125 m
Turn left onto Rudland Road.
Rudland Road277 m
Turn left to stay on Rudland Road.
Rudland Road129 m
Turn right to stay on Rudland Road.
Rudland Road119 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road198 m
Turn left onto Silverdale Road.
Silverdale Road241 m
Turn left onto Bowness Road.
Bowness Road51 m
Turn right onto Long Lane.
Long Lane729 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road662 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road425 m
Turn right onto Parsonage Manorway.
Parsonage Manorway681 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street650 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road393 m
Turn right onto Holmhurst Road.
Holmhurst Road211 m
Turn left onto Holly Hill Road.
Holly Hill Road34 m
Turn right onto Filston Road.
Filston Road518 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street1.3 km
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road630 m
Turn left onto Merewood Road.
Merewood Road696 m
Turn left onto Eversley Avenue.
Eversley Avenue973 m
Turn left onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road977 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Road/A206.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto South Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206808 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Queens Road/A206.
100 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road/A206.
Queens Road290 m
Turn left onto James Watt Way.
James Watt Way102 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto James Watt Way.
66 m
Exit the roundabout onto James Watt Way.
James Watt Way113 m
Turn right onto Queens Road/A206.
Queens Road288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bexley Road/A220.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road453 m
Turn right onto Byron Drive.
Byron Drive193 m
Turn left onto Wilde Road.
Wilde Road65 m
Turn left onto Bronte Close.
Bronte Close59 m
Turn left to stay on Bronte Close.
Bronte Close64 m
Turn left.
15 m
Make a right U-turn.
15 m
Turn right onto Bronte Close.
Bronte Close64 m
Turn right to stay on Bronte Close.
Bronte Close59 m
Turn right onto Wilde Road.
Wilde Road65 m
Turn right onto Byron Drive.
Byron Drive193 m
Turn left onto Belmont Road.
Belmont Road181 m
Turn right onto Brook Street.
Brook Street252 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Avenue.
Barnehurst Avenue770 m
Turn left onto Merewood Road.
Merewood Road192 m
Keep right to take Manor Way.
Manor Way541 m
Turn right onto Hillingdon Road.
Hillingdon Road671 m
Move left onto Northall Road.
Northall Road14 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Road.
Barnehurst Road319 m
Move right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road629 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street1.6 km
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road738 m
Turn left onto Tower Road.
Tower Road266 m
Turn right to stay on Tower Road.
Tower Road29 m
Turn right onto Tower Court.
Tower Court93 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Tower Court.
Tower Court93 m
Turn left onto Tower Road.
Tower Road29 m
Turn left to stay on Tower Road.
Tower Road266 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road689 m
Turn right onto Upper Park Road.
Upper Park Road277 m
Move left onto Fremantle Road.
Fremantle Road166 m
Turn right onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road234 m
Turn right onto Halt Robin Road.
Halt Robin Road41 m
Turn right onto Bunkers Hill.
Bunkers Hill170 m
Turn left onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road793 m
Move right.
12 m
Turn right.
20 m
Move right onto Albert Road.
Albert Road55 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Belvedere · Route 11 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.
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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40 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.
Free Grace Baptist Church
Start near Free Grace Baptist Church.
Knee Hill
Continue to Knee Hill, taking the junction with good observation.
Conference Road
Continue to Conference Road.
Brampton Road
Continue to Brampton Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Andrew
Continue to St Andrew.
Earl Haig
Continue to Earl Haig.
Bedonwell Road
Continue to Bedonwell Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Long Haul
Continue to Long Haul.
Lyndhurst Chapel
Continue to Lyndhurst Chapel.
St. Martin's
Continue to St. Martin's.
Erith Fire Station
Continue to Erith Fire Station.
Northumberland Heath Childrens Centre
Continue to Northumberland Heath Childrens Centre.
Bird and Barrel
Continue to Bird and Barrel.
Northend Road
Continue to Northend Road, taking the junction with good observation.
James Watt Way
Continue to James Watt Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Erith
Continue to Erith.
North Heath Family Church
Continue to North Heath Family Church.
Barnehurst Infant School
Continue to Barnehurst Infant School.
Barnehurst Kebab House
Continue to Barnehurst Kebab House.
Belvedere and Erith Congregational Church
Finish back near Belvedere and Erith Congregational Church, 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 44.9 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.