Near Belvedere test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 12 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 45.5 km practice loop near Belvedere 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.
Along the way you'll meet Knee Hill and Bronze Age 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, pubs 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 123-step drive on real, named roads (about 45.5 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.
A206883 m
Turn left onto Westergate Road.
Westergate Road205 m
Move left onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road258 m
Turn left to stay on Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road305 m
Turn left onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road393 m
Turn right to stay on Osborne Road.
Osborne Road69 m
Turn left onto Harold Avenue.
Harold Avenue159 m
Turn right onto Woolwich Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206534 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.
A2061.7 km
Turn right onto Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill810 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 Hill168 m
Turn right onto Federation Road.
Federation Road331 m
Turn right onto Shieldhall Street.
Shieldhall Street127 m
Turn right onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road206 m
Turn right onto Crumpsall Street.
Crumpsall Street162 m
Turn left onto Federation Road.
Federation Road131 m
Turn left onto Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill156 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.
B213935 m
Turn right onto Elstree Gardens.
Elstree Gardens520 m
Turn left onto Kingswood Avenue.
Kingswood Avenue60 m
Turn left onto Abbey Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B2131.4 km
Enter Knee Hill and take the 3rd exit onto McLeod Road/B213.
Knee Hill146 m
Exit the roundabout onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road986 m
Turn right onto Basildon Road.
Basildon Road152 m
Turn left onto Manton Road.
Manton Road165 m
Turn right onto Woodhurst Road.
Woodhurst Road95 m
Turn right onto Blithdale Road.
Blithdale Road135 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Blithdale Road.
Blithdale Road135 m
Turn left onto Woodhurst Road.
Woodhurst Road95 m
Turn left onto Manton Road.
Manton Road165 m
Turn left onto Basildon Road.
Basildon Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Harrow Manorway254 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Harrow Manorway542 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Knee Hill/A2041.
32 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 Road85 m
Move left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane689 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
30 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 Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road245 m
Turn left onto Mayplace Road East.
Mayplace Road East979 m
Turn left onto Manor Way.
Manor Way629 m
Move left onto Old Manor Way.
Old Manor Way192 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Avenue.
Barnehurst Avenue770 m
Turn left onto Colyers Lane.
Colyers Lane18 m
Turn right onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
8 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 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 left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street1.4 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 Road408 m
Move right onto A206.
A206131 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 Road55 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Belvedere · 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.
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.
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, 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.
Free Grace Baptist Church
Start near Free Grace Baptist Church.
Knee Hill
Continue to Knee Hill, taking the junction with good observation.
Abbey Arms
Continue to Abbey Arms.
Cassilda Road
Continue to Cassilda Road.
Conference Road
Continue to Conference Road.
William Temple
Continue to William Temple.
Abbey Wood Station
Continue to Abbey Wood Station.
Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Way
Continue to Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Way.
St Andrew
Continue to St Andrew.
Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road
Continue to Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road.
Mayplace Road East / Manor Way
Continue to Mayplace Road East / Manor Way.
Barnehurst Infant School
Continue to Barnehurst Infant School.
Erith
Continue to Erith.
Morgan
Continue to Morgan.
Bronze Age Way
Continue to Bronze Age Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church
Continue to Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church.
St Paul's
Continue to St Paul's.
Erith Fire Station
Continue to Erith Fire Station.
Belvedere and Erith Congregational Church
Continue to Belvedere and Erith Congregational Church.
Belvedere Baptist Church
Finish back near Belvedere Baptist 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 45.5 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Belvedere test centre, not an official DVSA route.