Near Chertsey test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 12 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 42.4 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.
Along the way you'll meet Addlestonemoor Roundabout. 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, national-speed roads, 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 schools, pubs, churches 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 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 116-step drive on real, named roads (about 42.6 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 2nd 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 A320.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A320727 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road169 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road874 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
32 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 Road869 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto St Peter's Way/A320.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Peter's Way/A320.
St Peter's Way1.1 km
Enter Addlestone Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto St Peter's Way/A317.
Addlestone Interchange163 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Peter's Way/A317.
St Peter's Way1.2 km
Turn left onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road192 m
Move left onto Roakes Avenue.
Roakes Avenue20 m
Turn left onto Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road138 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road139 m
Turn left onto Roakes Avenue.
Roakes Avenue411 m
Move right onto Wheatash Road.
Wheatash Road313 m
Keep right to stay on Wheatash Road.
Wheatash Road61 m
Turn left onto Chertsey Road/A317. Continue on Chertsey Road.
Chertsey Road103 m
Make a right U-turn at Eastworth Road/A317 onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road373 m
Enter Addlestonemoor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout201 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road120 m
Move left onto Roakes Avenue.
Roakes Avenue70 m
Turn left onto Canford Drive.
Canford Drive293 m
Turn left onto Roakes Avenue.
Roakes Avenue231 m
Move right onto Wheatash Road.
Wheatash Road211 m
Keep straight to stay on Wheatash Road.
Wheatash Road101 m
Keep right to stay on Wheatash Road.
Wheatash Road61 m
Turn left onto Chertsey Road/A317.
Chertsey Road59 m
Move right onto Chertsey Road/B387. Continue on B387.
B387676 m
Turn left onto Abbey Road.
Abbey Road323 m
Turn left onto Pound Road.
Pound Road178 m
Turn left onto Stepgates.
Stepgates293 m
Turn left onto Weir Road/B387.
Weir Road263 m
Turn right onto Bridge Road/B375. Continue on B375.
B3751.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Bridge Road/B375.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chertsey Bridge Road/B375.
Chertsey Bridge Road447 m
Keep left to stay on B375.
B375716 m
Keep right to take Bridge Road/B375.
Bridge Road339 m
Turn right onto London Street/B375. Continue on B375.
B375689 m
Turn left onto St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road502 m
Turn left to stay on St Ann's Road/B375.
St Ann's Road363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto St Ann's Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Ann's Road.
St Ann's Road210 m
Turn right onto Ruxbury Road.
Ruxbury Road806 m
Move left to stay on Ruxbury Road.
Ruxbury Road9 m
Turn left onto Almners Road.
Almners Road573 m
Turn left onto Hardwick Lane.
Hardwick Lane1.1 km
Turn right.
19 m
Make a right U-turn.
19 m
Turn left onto Hardwick Lane.
Hardwick Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Almners Road.
Almners Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Lyne Lane.
Lyne Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Bridge Lane.
Bridge Lane685 m
Turn right onto Lyne Crossing Road.
Lyne Crossing Road244 m
Turn left to stay on Lyne Crossing Road.
Lyne Crossing Road193 m
Keep left to stay on Lyne Crossing Road.
Lyne Crossing Road100 m
Keep right to stay on Lyne Crossing Road.
Lyne Crossing Road107 m
Keep right to stay on Lyne Crossing Road.
Lyne Crossing Road91 m
Turn left onto Lyne Lane.
Lyne Lane1.8 km
Turn right onto Longcross Road/B386. Continue on B386.
B386604 m
Keep left to stay on B386.
B3861.4 km
Turn right onto Kitsmead Lane.
Kitsmead Lane111 m
Keep right to stay on Kitsmead Lane.
Kitsmead Lane146 m
Turn left to stay on Kitsmead Lane.
Kitsmead Lane182 m
Turn left onto Longcross Road/B386. Continue on B386.
B3861.4 km
Keep right to take Trys Hill/B386.
Trys Hill103 m
Keep right to stay on B386.
B386658 m
Keep right to stay on B386.
B386892 m
Turn right.
92 m
Turn left.
24 m
Move right.
18 m
Turn right onto Silverlands Close.
Silverlands Close19 m
Move right.
111 m
Turn left onto Holloway Hill/B386.
Holloway Hill322 m
Move left onto Stonehill Road.
Stonehill Road565 m
Keep left to stay on Stonehill Road.
Stonehill Road541 m
Keep right to stay on Stonehill Road.
Stonehill Road33 m
Turn left onto Fox Hills Road.
Fox Hills Road744 m
Keep left to stay on Fox Hills Road.
Fox Hills Road417 m
Turn left onto Chobham Road/A319.
Chobham Road34 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Guildford Road/A320.
70 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road852 m
Keep right to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road403 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 Road869 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 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 Road900 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 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Addlestonemoor Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 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.
Cullum Centre - Salesian School
Start near Cullum Centre - Salesian School.
Salesian School
Continue to Salesian School.
Castle
Continue to Castle.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Toad Hall Nursery - Ottershaw
Continue to Toad Hall Nursery - Ottershaw.
Addlestonemoor Roundabout
Continue to Addlestonemoor Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Cotswold Outdoor
Continue to Cotswold Outdoor.
Eco Fresh
Continue to Eco Fresh.
Kingfisher
Continue to Kingfisher.
Prince Regent
Continue to Prince Regent.
St. Peter's Church
Continue to St. Peter's Church.
Coach & Horses
Continue to Coach & Horses.
Golden Grove
Continue to Golden Grove.
Rainbow Nursery
Continue to Rainbow Nursery.
Retreat Clinic
Continue to Retreat Clinic.
Royal Marine
Continue to Royal Marine.
Holy Trinity Church
Continue to Holy Trinity Church.
Silverwood
Continue to Silverwood.
Ottershaw Memorial Fields
Finish back near Ottershaw Memorial Fields, 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 42.4 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.