Near Chertsey test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 15 roundabouts and 3 turns across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 47.4 km practice loop near Chertsey 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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 parks, pubs, shops 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 Chertsey 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 89-step drive on real, named roads (about 47.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
63 m
Turn right onto Hanworth Lane.
Hanworth Lane98 m
Move left onto The Knoll.
The Knoll238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320281 m
Turn left onto Pyrcroft Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320750 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thorpe Road/B388.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thorpe Road/B388.
Thorpe Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane504 m
Turn left onto Green Road.
Green Road409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Green Road/B389.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Road/B389. Continue on B389.
B3891.7 km
Turn right onto Stroude Road.
Stroude Road2.6 km
Turn right onto Clockhouse Lane West.
Clockhouse Lane West113 m
Turn left onto Wickham Lane.
Wickham Lane252 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wickham Lane.
Wickham Lane252 m
Turn right onto Clockhouse Lane West.
Clockhouse Lane West113 m
Turn right onto Stroude Road.
Stroude Road187 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Wickham Lane.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Wickham Lane.
New Wickham Lane381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B388.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto B388.
B38853 m
Turn right onto Thorpe Lea Road/B388. Continue on B388.
B3882.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mill House Lane/B388.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mill House Lane/B388. Continue on B388.
B3882.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Thorpe Road/B388.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thorpe Road/B388.
Thorpe Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane504 m
Turn right onto Village Road.
Village Road310 m
Turn left to stay on Village Road.
Village Road475 m
Move left onto Ten Acre Lane.
Ten Acre Lane295 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ten Acre Lane.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ten Acre Lane.
Ten Acre Lane738 m
Turn left onto Coldharbour Lane.
Coldharbour Lane512 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Norlands Lane.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Norlands Lane.
Norlands Lane805 m
Turn right onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road423 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Staines Road/A320.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Staines Road/A320.
97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Staines Road/A320.
119 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road1.4 km
Keep left to take St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road37 m
Turn left to stay on St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road500 m
Turn right onto Staines Lane/B375. Continue on B375.
B375178 m
Turn right onto Alwyns Lane.
Alwyns Lane189 m
Turn right onto Grove Road.
Grove Road166 m
Turn left onto St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road377 m
Turn left to stay on St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Staines Road/A320.
97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Staines Road/A320.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A3203.0 km
Enter Victoria Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Staines Bridge/A308.
Victoria Roundabout84 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Bridge/A308. Continue on A308.
A308688 m
Turn left onto South Street/A308.
South Street475 m
Turn right onto High Street/A308. Continue on A308.
A308620 m
Enter Crooked Billet Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A30.
Crooked Billet Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A30.
A301.0 km
Keep right to stay on A30.
A3095 m
Turn right onto A30/London Road.
A30967 m
Take the exit.
46 m
Enter Crooked Billet Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/A308.
Crooked Billet Roundabout68 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A308. Continue on A308.
A3081.1 km
Turn right onto Thames Street/A308. Continue on A308.
A308680 m
Enter Victoria Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Chertsey Lane/A320.
Victoria Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Lane/A320. Continue on A320.
A3203.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Staines Road/A320.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Chilsey Green Road/A320.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chilsey Green Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320693 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Pyrcroft Road/A317.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pyrcroft Road/A317. Continue on A317.
A317409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Eastworth Road/A317.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastworth Road/A317.
Eastworth Road801 m
Stay straight to take the ramp.
Eastworth Road53 m
Turn right to stay on Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road362 m
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout201 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road340 m
Turn left onto Eastworth Road/A317.
Eastworth Road872 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Eastworth Road/A317.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastworth Road/A317. Continue on A317.
A317408 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bell Bridge Road/A320.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bell Bridge Road/A320.
Bell Bridge Road278 m
Turn right onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road61 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto The Knoll.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Knoll.
The Knoll103 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chertsey · 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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 2.2 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 (30, 40, 50, 60 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.
Roman Road Marker
Start near Roman Road Marker.
Fleming Garden
Continue to Fleming Garden.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Hungry Horse The Twynersh
Continue to Hungry Horse The Twynersh.
Chertsey Museum
Continue to Chertsey Museum.
Coach & Horses
Continue to Coach & Horses.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
Truss's Island
Continue to Truss's Island.
Elmsleigh Bus Station
Continue to Elmsleigh Bus Station.
George
Continue to George.
London Stone
Continue to London Stone.
Last Hop
Continue to Last Hop.
Staines and District Synagogue
Continue to Staines and District Synagogue.
Hanu Food & Wine
Continue to Hanu Food & Wine.
Saffrons
Continue to Saffrons.
Windisor Classics
Continue to Windisor Classics.
St Anne's Catholic Church
Continue to St Anne's Catholic Church.
St. John's
Continue to St. John's.
Bread & Butter
Continue to Bread & Butter.
Subway
Finish back near Subway, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
15 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 8 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 8 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 47.4 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chertsey test centre, not an official DVSA route.