Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 13 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 17 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.9 km practice loop near Chingford test centre, taking roughly 25 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 stations, shops, 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 43-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.9 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 Road682 m
Turn right onto The Green/A110.
The Green195 m
Turn left onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway971 m
Enter Old Church Road and take the 3rd exit onto Mansfield Hill/A112.
Old Church Road32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mansfield Hill/A112.
Mansfield Hill259 m
Turn right onto Mount Echo Drive.
Mount Echo Drive446 m
Turn left onto College Gardens.
College Gardens444 m
Turn left onto Mansfield Hill/A112.
Mansfield Hill43 m
Move right onto Waltham Way/A1037.
Waltham Way110 m
Turn left onto Valley Side.
Valley Side472 m
Turn left onto Lawrence Hill.
Lawrence Hill245 m
Turn left onto Lambourne Gardens.
Lambourne Gardens6 m
Turn right onto Lansdowne Road.
Lansdowne Road290 m
Turn right onto Leadale Avenue.
Leadale Avenue241 m
Turn left onto Waltham Way/A1037.
Waltham Way38 m
Make a right U-turn at Waltham Way/A1037 to stay on Waltham Way/A1037.
Waltham Way1.2 km
Move left onto Mansfield Hill/A112.
Mansfield Hill43 m
Turn right onto College Gardens.
College Gardens342 m
Turn left to stay on College Gardens.
College Gardens78 m
Turn right onto Kings Head Hill/A110. Continue on A110.
A1102.4 km
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road5 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road166 m
Turn right onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road76 m
Turn right onto Hills Road.
Hills Road145 m
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road80 m
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.8 km
Turn left onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway971 m
Enter Old Church Road and take the 5th exit onto The Ridgeway/B169.
Old Church Road56 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway971 m
Turn right onto The Green/A110. Continue on A110.
A1102.2 km
Turn left onto 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 Road280 m
Turn right 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. Continue on A110.
A1101.8 km
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road435 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chingford · 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.
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.
Chingford Fire Station
Start near Chingford Fire Station.
Chingford Station
Continue to Chingford Station.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
Saxon’s Direct
Continue to Saxon’s Direct.
Tee’s Barbers
Continue to Tee’s Barbers.
Wine Lodge
Continue to Wine Lodge.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford
Continue to Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford.
Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa
Continue to Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa.
Glyn Hopkin Repair
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Repair.
Glyn Hopkin Sales
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Sales.
Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants)
Continue to Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants).
Kings
Continue to Kings.
Endlebury Road
Continue to Endlebury Road.
Mansfield Hill
Continue to Mansfield Hill.
Chingford Fire Station
Continue to Chingford Fire Station.
Kings Head Hill
Continue to Kings Head Hill.
Craft Cabin
Continue to Craft Cabin.
Stanley Road
Continue to Stanley Road.
Station Road / The Green
Finish back near Station Road / The Green, 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 20.9 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chingford test centre, not an official DVSA route.