Near Belvedere test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 15 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 39.3 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 Brampton 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, 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, named junctions, stations and shops, 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 122-step drive on real, named roads (about 39.2 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 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 right onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road673 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road628 m
Keep right to take King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brampton Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road841 m
Turn right onto Normanhurst Avenue.
Normanhurst Avenue276 m
Keep left to stay on Normanhurst Avenue.
Normanhurst Avenue72 m
Turn right onto Gipsy Road.
Gipsy Road676 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 Road512 m
Turn right onto West Heath Road.
West Heath Road296 m
Turn right onto Amberley Road.
Amberley Road604 m
Turn right onto Abbott's Walk.
Abbott's Walk310 m
Keep left to stay on Abbott's Walk.
Abbott's Walk318 m
Turn left onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto King Harolds Way.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way226 m
Keep left to stay on King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way400 m
Turn left onto Leckwith Avenue.
Leckwith Avenue314 m
Turn right onto Glenview.
Glenview95 m
Turn right onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road384 m
Turn right onto King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way114 m
Keep right to stay on King Harolds Way.
King Harolds Way663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brampton Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road841 m
Turn right onto Normanhurst Avenue.
Normanhurst Avenue276 m
Keep left to stay on Normanhurst Avenue.
Normanhurst Avenue72 m
Turn right onto Gipsy Road.
Gipsy Road1.1 km
Turn right onto First Avenue.
First Avenue91 m
Turn left onto Longleigh Lane.
Longleigh Lane699 m
Turn right onto Bostall Hill/A206.
Bostall Hill188 m
Turn left onto Bostall Hill Road.
Bostall Hill Road30 m
Turn left onto Bostall Hill/A206.
Bostall Hill207 m
Keep right to stay on A206.
A206111 m
Turn left onto Knee Hill/A2041.
Knee Hill804 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto McLeod Road/B213.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road829 m
Turn left onto Rochdale Road.
Rochdale Road43 m
Keep straight to stay on Rochdale Road.
Rochdale Road211 m
Turn left onto Bevan Road.
Bevan Road19 m
Keep left to stay on Bevan Road.
Bevan Road58 m
Turn left onto Carnation Street.
Carnation Street121 m
Turn right onto Fuchsia Street.
Fuchsia Street27 m
Turn left onto Viola Avenue.
Viola Avenue174 m
Turn right onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road749 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.
B213935 m
Turn right onto Elstree Gardens.
Elstree Gardens519 m
Turn left onto Kingswood Avenue.
Kingswood Avenue60 m
Turn left onto Abbey Road/B213.
Abbey Road1.2 km
Keep left to stay on B213.
B213228 m
Enter Knee Hill and take the 3rd exit onto McLeod Road/B213.
Knee Hill146 m
Exit the roundabout onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road125 m
Turn left onto Crumpsall Street.
Crumpsall Street162 m
Turn right onto Federation Road.
Federation Road65 m
Turn right onto Congress Road.
Congress Road148 m
Turn left onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road329 m
Turn left onto Bostall Lane.
Bostall Lane26 m
Keep left to stay on Bostall Lane.
Bostall Lane67 m
Turn left onto Federation Road.
Federation Road41 m
Keep right to stay on Federation Road.
Federation Road20 m
Turn left onto Owenite Street.
Owenite Street105 m
Turn right onto McLeod Road/B213.
McLeod Road465 m
Enter Knee Hill and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Knee Hill48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Harrow Manorway380 m
Keep left to stay on Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Harrow Manorway151 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Harrow Manorway250 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harrow Manorway/A2041.
Harrow Manorway490 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
267 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastern Way/A2016.
Eastern Way1.0 km
Make a right U-turn to stay on Eastern Way/A2016.
Eastern Way694 m
Take the A2041 exit.
709 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 Manorway363 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 Road1.3 km
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road31 m
Keep right to stay on Mill Road.
Mill Road422 m
Turn right onto Byron Drive.
Byron Drive193 m
Turn left onto Wilde Road.
Wilde Road124 m
Turn left to stay on Bronte Close.
Bronte Close64 m
Turn right to stay on Bronte Close.
Bronte Close23 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Bronte Close.
Bronte Close23 m
Turn left to stay on 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 Road737 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 Road690 m
Turn right onto Upper Park Road.
Upper Park Road276 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 Road288 m
Keep left to stay on Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road504 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 3 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.
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, 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.
All Saints
Start near All Saints.
Free Grace Baptist Church
Continue to Free Grace Baptist Church.
Brampton Road
Continue to Brampton Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Andrew
Continue to St Andrew.
Greening Street
Continue to Greening Street.
Bostall Gardens
Continue to Bostall Gardens.
McLeod Road / Bostall Lane
Continue to McLeod Road / Bostall Lane.
Conference Road
Continue to Conference Road.
Isma Studios
Continue to Isma Studios.
Abbey Wood Station
Continue to Abbey Wood Station.
Overton Road
Continue to Overton Road.
Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Way
Continue to Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Way.
Southmere Lake
Continue to Southmere Lake.
Erith
Continue to Erith.
North Heath Family Church
Continue to North Heath Family Church.
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.
Morley's
Finish back near Morley's, 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 39.3 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.