Near Belvedere test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 16 turns and 1 signalled junction across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 116.7 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 Oakfield Lane, Gallows Corner and Bedonwell Road. 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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, stations, pubs 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 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 217-step drive on real, named roads (about 116.7 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 Road141 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.
A206130 m
Turn right onto Heron Hill.
Heron Hill832 m
Turn right onto Gilbert Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B213498 m
Turn right onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road17 m
Turn left onto Lower Park Road.
Lower Park Road204 m
Keep right to stay on Lower Park Road.
Lower Park Road526 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road48 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street707 m
Keep left to stay on Brook Street.
Brook Street930 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Avenue.
Barnehurst Avenue770 m
Turn left onto Merewood Road.
Merewood Road192 m
Keep right to take Manor Way.
Manor Way628 m
Turn left onto Mayplace Road East.
Mayplace Road East488 m
Turn left to stay on Mayplace Road East.
Mayplace Road East187 m
Turn left onto Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street409 m
Keep left to stay on Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street222 m
Keep left to stay on Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street117 m
Turn left to stay on Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street24 m
Enter Thames Road and take the 2nd exit onto Northend Road/A206.
Thames Road48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road1.1 km
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 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
Bronze Age Way2.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.
Picardy Manorway344 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Eastern Way/A2016.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastern Way/A2016.
Eastern Way2.1 km
Take the A2041 exit.
338 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
371 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastern Way/A2016.
Eastern Way2.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.
Picardy Manorway364 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
Bronze Age Way2.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bexley Road/A220.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road245 m
Keep right to stay on Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Colyers Lane.
Colyers Lane18 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Avenue.
Barnehurst Avenue770 m
Turn left onto Merewood Road.
Merewood Road192 m
Keep right to take Manor Way.
Manor Way629 m
Turn right onto Mayplace Road East.
Mayplace Road East978 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road245 m
Turn left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane424 m
Keep right to stay on Long Lane.
Long Lane155 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane71 m
Keep left to stay on Long Lane.
Long Lane590 m
Move left to stay on Long Lane.
Long Lane26 m
Move right onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road85 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brampton Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road1.6 km
Enter Knee Hill and take the 3rd exit onto Knee Hill/B213.
Knee Hill56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/B213. Continue on B213.
B21399 m
Turn left onto Wilton Road.
Wilton Road106 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 Hill101 m
Keep right to stay on Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill720 m
Turn right onto Woolwich Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206319 m
Turn right onto Bostall Hill Road.
Bostall Hill Road71 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Bostall Hill Road.
Bostall Hill Road71 m
Turn left onto Bostall Hill/A206.
Bostall Hill207 m
Keep right to stay on A206.
A206111 m
Turn right onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road284 m
Turn right onto West Heath Road.
West Heath Road143 m
Turn right onto Longleigh Lane.
Longleigh Lane54 m
Keep left to stay on Longleigh Lane.
Longleigh Lane168 m
Turn left onto Lodge Hill.
Lodge Hill498 m
Keep right to stay on Lodge Hill.
Lodge Hill145 m
Turn left onto Bideford Road.
Bideford Road105 m
Turn left onto Totnes Road.
Totnes Road289 m
Turn right onto Lodge Hill.
Lodge Hill296 m
Turn right onto Langley Road.
Langley Road256 m
Turn right onto Hadlow Road.
Hadlow Road124 m
Keep right to stay on Hadlow Road.
Hadlow Road109 m
Turn left onto Madison Crescent.
Madison Crescent81 m
Turn left onto First Avenue.
First Avenue157 m
Keep left to stay on First Avenue.
First Avenue204 m
Turn right onto Longleigh Lane.
Longleigh Lane140 m
Move right onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road296 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Brampton Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road1.8 km
Turn right onto Crook Log/A207.
Crook Log133 m
Turn left onto Danson Road/A221.
Danson Road390 m
Keep left to stay on Danson Road/A221.
Danson Road597 m
Keep left to stay on Danson Road/A221.
Danson Road68 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lodge Lane.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lodge Lane.
Lodge Lane140 m
Take the A2 exit.
A21.1 km
Keep left to stay on A2/East Rochester Way.
A27.0 km
Take the Darenth exit onto M25 towards Dartford Crossing/Dover.
479 m
Enter Darenth Interchange and take the 3rd exit.
Darenth Interchange89 m
Exit the roundabout.
34 m
Take the A282 ramp on the right towards Dartford Crossing.
A2823.1 km
Keep right to stay on A282/E 15/Canterbury Way.
A28213.6 km
Take exit 29 onto A127 towards Southend/Basildon.
M2562 m
Take exit 29 on the right onto A127 towards Southend/Basildon.
M25104 m
Take exit 29 on the right onto A127 towards Southend/Basildon.
M25277 m
Enter Cranham Interchange and take the 2nd exit.
Cranham Interchange21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A127/Southend Arterial Road.
A1275.3 km
Keep left to stay on A127/Southend Arterial Road.
A127109 m
Keep left to stay on A127/Southend Arterial Road.
A127205 m
Enter Gallows Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Straight Road.
Gallows Corner85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Straight Road.
Straight Road797 m
Keep right to stay on Straight Road.
Straight Road22 m
Turn right onto Briar Road.
Briar Road89 m
Turn left onto Waverley Crescent.
Waverley Crescent115 m
Keep left to stay on Waverley Crescent.
Waverley Crescent52 m
Turn left onto Myrtle Road.
Myrtle Road34 m
Move right onto Okehampton Road.
Okehampton Road217 m
Turn left to stay on Okehampton Road.
Okehampton Road167 m
Turn right onto Waverley Crescent.
Waverley Crescent168 m
Turn right onto Briar Road.
Briar Road89 m
Turn left onto Straight Road.
Straight Road814 m
Enter Gallows Corner and take the 2nd exit onto A127/Southend Arterial Road.
Gallows Corner37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A127/Southend Arterial Road.
A1274.9 km
Take the Cranham exit onto M25.
125 m
Take the M25 ramp on the right.
105 m
Take the M25 ramp on the right.
408 m
Enter Cranham Interchange and take the 4th exit onto M25.
Cranham Interchange395 m
Exit the roundabout onto M25/E 15.
M2513.9 km
Take exit 1A onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.
A28256 m
Take exit 1A on the right onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.
A282381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A206.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A206.
A206206 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way878 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way740 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road35 m
Keep left to stay on Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road517 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road469 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Parkside Avenue.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkside Avenue.
Parkside Avenue1.6 km
Turn right onto Barnehurst Road.
Barnehurst Road319 m
Move right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road236 m
Turn left onto Rydal Drive.
Rydal Drive245 m
Keep left to stay on Rydal Drive.
Rydal Drive79 m
Turn right onto Dalmeny Road.
Dalmeny Road215 m
Turn left onto Belmont Road.
Belmont Road761 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road199 m
Keep left to stay on Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road125 m
Keep right to stay on Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road356 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bedonwell Road.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road628 m
Keep right to take King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way385 m
Turn left onto Westbourne Road.
Westbourne Road105 m
Turn left onto Barry Avenue.
Barry Avenue233 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive126 m
Turn left to stay on Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive274 m
Turn left onto Hythe Avenue.
Hythe Avenue55 m
Turn right to stay on Hythe Avenue.
Hythe Avenue84 m
Make a sharp right onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive340 m
Turn right to stay on Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive108 m
Keep right to stay on Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive123 m
Turn left onto King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way244 m
Turn left onto Westbourne Road.
Westbourne Road105 m
Turn left onto Barry Avenue.
Barry Avenue233 m
Turn left onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive106 m
Turn right onto King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way772 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road211 m
Keep left to stay on Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road465 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Belmont Road.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Belmont Road.
Belmont Road761 m
Turn right onto Dalmeny Road.
Dalmeny Road215 m
Turn left onto Rydal Drive.
Rydal Drive325 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road26 m
Turn left onto Grasmere Road.
Grasmere Road490 m
Turn left onto Merewood Road.
Merewood Road357 m
Keep straight to take Old Manor Way.
Old Manor Way6 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 Road310 m
Turn right onto Upper Holly Hill Road.
Upper Holly Hill Road209 m
Turn right onto Holly Hill Road.
Holly Hill Road239 m
Turn right onto Rutland Gate.
Rutland Gate99 m
Turn left onto Erith Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206466 m
Keep right to stay on A206.
A20665 m
Turn left onto Bedwell Road.
Bedwell Road280 m
Turn right onto Albert Road.
Albert Road218 m
Turn right onto A206.
A206201 m
Turn right onto Bedwell Road.
Bedwell Road128 m
Turn left.
56 m
Turn right onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road201 m
Move right.
12 m
Turn right.
20 m
Move right onto Albert Road.
Albert Road292 m
Turn right onto A206.
A206227 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Belvedere · Route 14 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.
Dual-carriageway join
About 47.8 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, 60, 70 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.
St Augustine’s Church
Start near St Augustine’s Church.
Erith
Continue to Erith.
Woodside Road
Continue to Woodside Road.
Morgan
Continue to Morgan.
Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church
Continue to Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church.
Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road
Continue to Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road.
Mayplace Road East / Pinnacle Hill
Continue to Mayplace Road East / Pinnacle Hill.
Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station
Continue to Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station.
Learning & Enterprise College Bexley
Continue to Learning & Enterprise College Bexley.
Danson Watersports Centre
Continue to Danson Watersports Centre.
Oakfield Lane
Continue to Oakfield Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
WJ King Peugeot Van Centre
Continue to WJ King Peugeot Van Centre.
Campion School
Continue to Campion School.
Gallows Corner
Continue to Gallows Corner, taking the junction with good observation.
Essex Point
Continue to Essex Point.
Joyce Green Lane Terminus
Continue to Joyce Green Lane Terminus.
Medway Road
Continue to Medway Road.
Bedonwell Road
Continue to Bedonwell Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Erith Fire Station
Continue to Erith Fire Station.
All Saints
Finish back near All Saints, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 16 turns
7 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 7 turns · 1 set of lights
7 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 116.7 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.