Near Chingford test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 16 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.0 km practice loop near Chingford test centre, taking roughly 30 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, 20 mph zones, 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, stations, pubs and churches, 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 Chingford 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 57-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast on Connaught Avenue.
Connaught Avenue21 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road325 m
Turn left onto Stanley Road.
Stanley Road198 m
Turn left onto Cross Road.
Cross Road236 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road65 m
Turn right onto Connaught Road.
Connaught Road111 m
Turn left onto Springfield Road.
Springfield Road193 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road29 m
Turn left onto Connaught Avenue.
Connaught Avenue443 m
Turn left onto Eglington Road.
Eglington Road200 m
Turn right onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road721 m
Turn left onto Kings Head Hill/A110. Continue on A110.
A110870 m
Turn left onto The Four Wents.
The Four Wents119 m
Turn right onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A110675 m
Turn right onto Parkhill Road.
Parkhill Road144 m
Turn right onto Mount View Road.
Mount View Road238 m
Turn right onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road53 m
Turn left onto Willow Street.
Willow Street173 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A1069. Continue on A1069.
A1069743 m
Turn right onto Forest Side.
Forest Side773 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road321 m
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road535 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Lane.
Whitehall Lane450 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road215 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road946 m
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road391 m
Turn left onto Beech Lane.
Beech Lane131 m
Turn left to stay on Beech Lane.
Beech Lane36 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road28 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Lane.
Whitehall Lane450 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.7 km
Turn left onto Scholars Road.
Scholars Road236 m
Turn left onto Brodie Road.
Brodie Road182 m
Turn left onto Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road275 m
Turn right onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road957 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Larkshall Road/B160.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road356 m
Turn right onto Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent127 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent21 m
Turn left to stay on Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent13 m
Turn right to stay on Larkshall Crescent.
Larkshall Crescent106 m
Turn left onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road353 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Larkshall Road/B160.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Larkshall Road/B160.
Larkshall Road564 m
Turn right onto Simmons Lane.
Simmons Lane466 m
Turn left onto Friday Hill/B146.
Friday Hill310 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road1.4 km
Turn left to stay on Whitehall Road.
Whitehall Road14 m
Turn left to stay on Whitehall Road.
Whitehall Road63 m
Turn left to stay on Whitehall Road.
Whitehall Road14 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Long Deacon Road.
Long Deacon Road314 m
Turn right onto Beresford Road.
Beresford Road583 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road401 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chingford · Route 10 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
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.
Bright Horizons
Start near Bright Horizons.
Chingford
Continue to Chingford.
Normanhurst School
Continue to Normanhurst School.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa
Continue to Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Annie’s Ironing
Continue to Annie’s Ironing.
Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants)
Continue to Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants).
Kings
Continue to Kings.
Chingford Bus Station
Continue to Chingford Bus Station.
Chingford Station
Continue to Chingford Station.
Stanley Road
Continue to Stanley Road.
Queen Elizabeth
Continue to Queen Elizabeth.
Glyn Hopkin Repair
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Repair.
Glyn Hopkin Sales
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Sales.
Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford
Continue to Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford.
Larkshall
Continue to Larkshall.
St Anne's
Continue to St Anne's.
St Anne's Church & Community Centre
Continue to St Anne's Church & Community Centre.
Spice Station
Finish back near Spice Station, completing the loop.
1 roundabout · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 13 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 21.0 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chingford test centre, not an official DVSA route.