Near Belvedere test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 16 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 58.3 km practice loop near Belvedere test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Northend Road 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, stations, pubs and named junctions, 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 157-step drive on real, named roads (about 58.3 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.
A206940 m
Turn right onto Upper Holly Hill Road.
Upper Holly Hill Road209 m
Turn right onto Holly Hill Road.
Holly Hill Road239 m
Turn left onto Rutland Gate.
Rutland Gate20 m
Turn left.
72 m
Make a right U-turn.
72 m
Turn right onto Rutland Gate.
Rutland Gate119 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road290 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 Street333 m
Turn left onto Carlton Road.
Carlton Road627 m
Turn left onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road693 m
Turn right onto Park Crescent Road.
Park Crescent Road184 m
Turn right onto Park Crescent.
Park Crescent609 m
Turn left onto Bexley Road/A220. Continue on A220.
A2201.7 km
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road125 m
Turn right to stay on Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road480 m
Turn right onto Mayplace Road West/A221.
Mayplace Road West367 m
Turn left onto Arnsberg Way/A207.
Arnsberg Way111 m
Move right to stay on Arnsberg Way/A207.
Arnsberg Way174 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Albion Road/A207.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road94 m
Turn left onto Pincott Road.
Pincott Road119 m
Turn right onto Warren Road.
Warren Road182 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road122 m
Turn left onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road72 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Albion Road/A207.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road347 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Highland Road.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Highland Road.
Highland Road286 m
Turn right onto Mayplace Road West/A221.
Mayplace Road West367 m
Turn left onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road481 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220. Continue on A220.
A2201.8 km
Turn right onto Park Crescent.
Park Crescent609 m
Turn left onto Park Crescent Road.
Park Crescent Road184 m
Turn left onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road342 m
Turn left onto Lesney Park.
Lesney Park374 m
Turn left onto Lesney Park Road.
Lesney Park Road459 m
Turn left onto Park Crescent.
Park Crescent855 m
Turn left onto Bexley Road/A220. Continue on A220.
A2201.7 km
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road125 m
Turn right to stay on Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road480 m
Turn right onto Mayplace Road West/A221.
Mayplace Road West367 m
Turn left onto Arnsberg Way/A207.
Arnsberg Way111 m
Move right to stay on Arnsberg Way/A207.
Arnsberg Way174 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Albion Road/A207.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road94 m
Turn left onto Pincott Road.
Pincott Road119 m
Turn right onto Warren Road.
Warren Road182 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road122 m
Turn left onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road72 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Albion Road/A207.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road380 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Albion Road/A207.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albion Road/A207.
Albion Road65 m
Turn left onto Broadway/A207. Continue on A207.
A207582 m
Turn right onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road1.5 km
Enter Long Lane and take the 2nd exit onto Cumberland Drive.
Long Lane30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cumberland Drive.
Cumberland Drive24 m
Turn right onto Little Heath Road.
Little Heath Road655 m
Enter Bedonwell Road and take the 2nd exit onto Belmont Road.
Bedonwell Road25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Belmont Road.
Belmont Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Brook Street.
Brook Street678 m
Turn left onto Ramsden Road.
Ramsden Road356 m
Turn left onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road73 m
Move right onto Hind Crescent.
Hind Crescent34 m
Turn left to stay on Hind Crescent.
Hind Crescent17 m
Turn left onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road104 m
Turn right onto Ramsden Road.
Ramsden Road356 m
Turn left onto Colyers Lane.
Colyers Lane65 m
Turn right onto Colyers Close.
Colyers Close71 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Colyers Close.
Colyers Close71 m
Turn right onto Colyers Lane.
Colyers Lane908 m
Turn right onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road755 m
Enter Thames Road and take the 5th exit onto Northend Road/A206.
Thames Road209 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 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 left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street1.4 km
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road48 m
Turn left onto Upper Park Road.
Upper Park Road731 m
Turn right onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road17 m
Turn right onto Lower Road/B213. Continue on Lower Road.
Lower Road270 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
Picardy Manorway773 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.
7 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 Road1.8 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 Lane580 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane689 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 2nd exit onto Knee Hill/B213.
Knee Hill56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/B213. Continue on B213.
B2131.4 km
Turn right onto Kingswood Avenue.
Kingswood Avenue295 m
Turn right onto Heron Hill.
Heron Hill601 m
Turn left 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 left onto A206.
A20671 m
Turn right 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 8 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, 40, 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.
Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church
Continue to Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Church.
Market Place
Continue to Market Place.
Mayplace Road West / Bexleyheath Clock Tower
Continue to Mayplace Road West / Bexleyheath Clock Tower.
Forresters Crescent
Continue to Forresters Crescent.
Brewers Fayre
Continue to Brewers Fayre.
Lion Road
Continue to Lion Road.
Brewers Arms
Continue to Brewers Arms.
Northend Road
Continue to Northend Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Erith
Continue to Erith.
North Heath Family Church
Continue to North Heath Family Church.
Belvedere Methodist Church
Continue to Belvedere Methodist Church.
Morgan
Continue to Morgan.
Bronze Age Way
Continue to Bronze Age Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Barnehurst Infant School
Continue to Barnehurst Infant School.
Mayplace Road East / Manor Way
Continue to Mayplace Road East / Manor Way.
Traveller's Home
Continue to Traveller's Home.
Conference Road
Continue to Conference Road.
Leather Bottle
Continue to Leather Bottle.
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 58.3 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Belvedere test centre, not an official DVSA route.