Near Chertsey test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 14 turns and 1 signalled junction across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 88.0 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.
Along the way you'll meet McLaren Roundabout and Grange 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, 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 schools, pubs, churches 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 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 225-step drive on real, named roads (about 88.6 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 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road899 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Green Lane.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Lane.
Green Lane652 m
Keep right to stay on Green Lane.
Green Lane808 m
Turn right onto School Lane.
School Lane348 m
Turn left onto Simplemarsh Road.
Simplemarsh Road229 m
Keep left to stay on Simplemarsh Road.
Simplemarsh Road436 m
Turn left onto High Street/A318.
High Street266 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane594 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane799 m
Turn left onto Church Road/B3121.
Church Road448 m
Turn right onto Addlestone Park.
Addlestone Park296 m
Turn right onto Liberty Lane.
Liberty Lane236 m
Turn right onto The Grove.
The Grove326 m
Turn left onto Conquest Road.
Conquest Road27 m
Keep left to stay on Conquest Road.
Conquest Road226 m
Turn left onto Liberty Lane.
Liberty Lane676 m
Turn right onto New Haw Road/A318. Continue on A318.
A3181.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane725 m
Keep left to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane620 m
Keep left to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane221 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane2.5 km
Turn right onto Martyrs Lane.
Martyrs Lane823 m
Turn left to stay on Martyrs Lane.
Martyrs Lane14 m
Enter McLaren Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road/A320.
McLaren Roundabout82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A320.
Chertsey Road300 m
Keep left to stay on A320.
A320934 m
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road224 m
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road144 m
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road880 m
Turn left.
3 m
Make a right U-turn.
3 m
Turn left onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road85 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road870 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road183 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road182 m
Keep right to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road541 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road65 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road901 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320107 m
Keep left to take Bell Bridge Road/A320.
Bell Bridge Road173 m
Turn left onto Pyrcroft Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320750 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Staines Road/A320.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Staines Road/A320.
Staines Road355 m
Turn right onto St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road222 m
Turn right onto Grove Road.
Grove Road142 m
Keep right to stay on Grove Road.
Grove Road185 m
Turn left to stay on Grove Road.
Grove Road148 m
Turn right onto St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road122 m
Turn right onto Staines Lane/B375. Continue on B375.
B375879 m
Keep left to take Bridge Road/B375.
Bridge Road215 m
Turn right onto Weir Road/B387.
Weir Road1.2 km
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road554 m
Keep left to stay on A318.
A3181.0 km
Keep left to stay on A318.
A3181.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane725 m
Keep left to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane517 m
Turn left onto Pinewood Grove.
Pinewood Grove307 m
Turn left onto Parkside.
Parkside191 m
Turn left onto Heathervale Road.
Heathervale Road308 m
Turn left onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane90 m
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road88 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Grange Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Road.
Grange Road88 m
Turn left onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto New Haw Road/A318.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Haw Road/A318.
New Haw Road1.1 km
Keep left to stay on A318.
A318906 m
Keep right to take Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road498 m
Keep left to stay on Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road140 m
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road340 m
Move right onto Chertsey Road/B387. Continue on B387.
B387676 m
Turn left onto Abbey Road.
Abbey Road855 m
Turn left onto Alwyns Lane.
Alwyns Lane189 m
Turn right onto Grove Road.
Grove Road18 m
Turn left to stay on Grove Road.
Grove Road328 m
Turn right onto St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road303 m
Turn right onto Staines Lane/B375. Continue on B375.
B375879 m
Keep left to take Bridge Road/B375.
Bridge Road215 m
Turn right onto Weir Road/B387.
Weir Road1.2 km
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road554 m
Keep left to stay on A318.
A3181.0 km
Keep left to stay on A318.
A3181.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane725 m
Keep left to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane517 m
Turn left onto Pinewood Grove.
Pinewood Grove360 m
Keep right to stay on Pinewood Grove.
Pinewood Grove99 m
Turn right onto Broomfield Road.
Broomfield Road16 m
Keep left to stay on Broomfield Road.
Broomfield Road147 m
Turn left onto Braeside.
Braeside208 m
Turn right onto Scotland Bridge Road.
Scotland Bridge Road402 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane197 m
Keep right to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane643 m
Keep left to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane725 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto New Haw Road/A318.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Haw Road/A318.
New Haw Road1.1 km
Keep left to stay on A318.
A318906 m
Keep right to take Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road498 m
Keep left to stay on Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road140 m
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road340 m
Move right onto Chertsey Road/B387. Continue on B387.
B387834 m
Turn right onto Bridge Road/B375. Continue on B375.
B375610 m
Turn left onto Thames Side.
Thames Side216 m
Keep left to stay on Thames Side.
Thames Side110 m
Keep left to stay on Thames Side.
Thames Side222 m
Keep right to stay on Thames Side.
Thames Side110 m
Keep right to stay on Thames Side.
Thames Side1.3 km
Keep left to stay on Thames Side.
Thames Side81 m
Turn right onto Ferry Lane.
Ferry Lane37 m
Keep straight to stay on Ferry Lane.
Ferry Lane301 m
Turn left onto Shepperton Road/B376.
Shepperton Road126 m
Move right onto The Broadway/B376. Continue on The Broadway.
The Broadway1.5 km
Turn left onto Bingham Drive.
Bingham Drive191 m
Turn right to stay on Bingham Drive.
Bingham Drive47 m
Turn left to stay on Bingham Drive.
Bingham Drive217 m
Turn right onto Ashford Road/B377. Continue on B377.
B3771.4 km
Move left onto The Broadway/B376. Continue on B376.
B376754 m
Keep right to take Shepperton Road/B376.
Shepperton Road101 m
Keep left to stay on Shepperton Road/B376.
Shepperton Road598 m
Turn right to stay on Shepperton Road/B376.
Shepperton Road182 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Littleton Lane.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Littleton Lane.
Littleton Lane7 m
Keep right to stay on Littleton Lane.
Littleton Lane666 m
Keep right to stay on Littleton Lane.
Littleton Lane131 m
Keep right to stay on Littleton Lane.
Littleton Lane673 m
Move left.
21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Bridge Road/B375.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Bridge Road/B375.
Chertsey Bridge Road447 m
Keep left to stay on B375.
B375655 m
Turn left onto Weir Road/B387. Continue on B387.
B3871.2 km
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road554 m
Keep left to stay on A318.
A3181.0 km
Keep left to stay on A318.
A3181.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto Grange Road.
Grange Road88 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grange Road.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Road.
Grange Road121 m
Keep left to stay on Grange Road.
Grange Road132 m
Turn left onto King George's Drive.
King George's Drive129 m
Keep left to stay on King George's Drive.
King George's Drive127 m
Turn left onto Kingston Rise.
Kingston Rise104 m
Turn right to stay on Kingston Rise.
Kingston Rise39 m
Turn left onto The Broadway.
The Broadway60 m
Keep left to stay on The Broadway.
The Broadway105 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Woodham Lane/B385.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane197 m
Keep right to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane643 m
Keep left to stay on Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane725 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto New Haw Road/A318.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Haw Road/A318. Continue on A318.
A3181.1 km
Keep left to stay on A318.
A318905 m
Keep right to take Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road498 m
Keep left to stay on Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road140 m
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road340 m
Turn left onto Eastworth Road/A317.
Eastworth Road693 m
Turn left onto Queen Street.
Queen Street117 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road186 m
Turn right onto Victory Road.
Victory Road120 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Eastworth Road/A317.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastworth Road/A317.
Eastworth Road802 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 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A318.
Chertsey Road554 m
Keep left to stay on A318.
A318522 m
Turn right onto Church Road/B3121.
Church Road947 m
Turn left onto Ongar Hill.
Ongar Hill638 m
Keep right to take Hare Hill.
Hare Hill25 m
Move left onto Row Town.
Row Town637 m
Keep left to stay on Row Town.
Row Town1.2 km
Turn right onto Woodham Park Road.
Woodham Park Road527 m
Turn left onto Woodham Lane/B385.
Woodham Lane480 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto The Broadway.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Broadway.
The Broadway165 m
Turn left onto Kingston Rise.
Kingston Rise138 m
Turn left onto Queen Mary's Drive.
Queen Mary's Drive1.3 km
Keep right to take Row Town.
Row Town205 m
Keep left to stay on Row Town.
Row Town108 m
Keep left to stay on Row Town.
Row Town595 m
Turn left onto Hare Hill.
Hare Hill817 m
Turn left onto Murray Road/B3121.
Murray Road833 m
Keep right to stay on Murray Road/B3121.
Murray Road154 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road852 m
Keep right to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road263 m
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road140 m
Turn left onto Brox Road.
Brox Road1.1 km
Turn left to stay on Brox Road.
Brox Road414 m
Turn left onto Murray Road/B3121.
Murray Road52 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road870 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road183 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road182 m
Keep right to stay on A320.
A320541 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road65 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road901 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Knoll.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Knoll.
The Knoll103 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chertsey · 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at McLaren Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (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.
Salesian School
Start near Salesian School.
Queens Arms
Continue to Queens Arms.
All Saints Church
Continue to All Saints Church.
McLaren Roundabout
Continue to McLaren Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
St. Peter's Church
Continue to St. Peter's Church.
Crown
Continue to Crown.
Gospel Hall
Continue to Gospel Hall.
Lodge Brothers
Continue to Lodge Brothers.
Heathervale Road
Continue to Heathervale Road.
Room 14 Barber Shop
Continue to Room 14 Barber Shop.
Turks Head
Continue to Turks Head.
Three Horseshoes, Laleham
Continue to Three Horseshoes, Laleham.
Kingfisher
Continue to Kingfisher.
Grange Road
Continue to Grange Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Anne's Catholic Church
Continue to St Anne's Catholic Church.
Parish Centre
Continue to Parish Centre.
Hair Mekanix
Continue to Hair Mekanix.
Spinney Hill Tyres
Continue to Spinney Hill Tyres.
Toad Hall Nursery - Ottershaw
Finish back near Toad Hall Nursery - Ottershaw, completing the loop.
15 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 8 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 roundabouts · 8 turns · 4 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 88.0 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.