Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 17 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 59.1 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.
Along the way you'll meet Lea Bridge 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, dual-carriageway joins, 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 stations, churches, pubs and schools, 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 138-step drive on real, named roads (about 59.3 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 Road436 m
Keep left to stay on Station Road/A1069.
Station Road246 m
Turn right onto The Green/A110.
The Green79 m
Keep right to stay on The Green/A110.
The Green115 m
Turn right onto Parkhill Road.
Parkhill Road273 m
Turn left onto Top House Rise.
Top House Rise145 m
Keep left to take Parkhill Road.
Parkhill Road24 m
Turn left onto Mount View Road.
Mount View Road113 m
Keep right to stay on Mount View Road.
Mount View Road124 m
Turn left onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road791 m
Turn left onto Kings Head Hill/A110.
Kings Head Hill96 m
Turn left onto Parkhill Road.
Parkhill Road144 m
Turn right onto Mount View Road.
Mount View Road49 m
Keep right to stay on Mount View Road.
Mount View Road103 m
Keep right to stay on Mount View Road.
Mount View Road84 m
Turn left onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road70 m
Turn right onto Eglington Road.
Eglington Road200 m
Turn right onto Connaught Avenue.
Connaught Avenue443 m
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road21 m
Keep left to stay on Station Road/A1069.
Station Road174 m
Turn left onto Connaught Road.
Connaught Road111 m
Turn right onto Springfield Road.
Springfield Road69 m
Turn right onto Cart Lane.
Cart Lane141 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road207 m
Keep left to stay on Station Road/A1069.
Station Road245 m
Turn left onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.6 km
Turn left onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road80 m
Turn left onto Hills Road.
Hills Road47 m
Keep left to stay on Hills Road.
Hills Road11 m
Turn left onto Trent Road.
Trent Road92 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road77 m
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road139 m
Keep left to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road119 m
Keep left to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road409 m
Keep straight to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road149 m
Keep straight to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road925 m
Keep left to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road131 m
Enter Robin Hood Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Earl's Path.
Robin Hood Roundabout92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Earl's Path.
Earl's Path887 m
Turn right onto Smarts Lane.
Smarts Lane231 m
Turn right onto High Beech Road.
High Beech Road120 m
Keep right to stay on High Beech Road.
High Beech Road318 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road113 m
Keep left to stay on High Road/A121.
High Road752 m
Turn right onto Warren Hill.
Warren Hill318 m
Turn right onto Nursery Road.
Nursery Road185 m
Turn right onto Albion Hill.
Albion Hill472 m
Make a sharp right onto High Road/A121.
High Road739 m
Keep left to stay on High Road/A121.
High Road2.0 km
Move left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green1.5 km
Keep right to stay on A104.
A104286 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodford New Road/A104.
123 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodford New Road/A104.
Woodford New Road1.1 km
Enter Waterworks Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodford New Road/A104.
Waterworks Roundabout149 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodford New Road/A104. Continue on A104.
A1041.4 km
Keep left to take Lea Bridge Road/A104.
Lea Bridge Road537 m
Keep right to stay on Lea Bridge Road/A104.
Lea Bridge Road431 m
Keep right to stay on Lea Bridge Road/A104.
Lea Bridge Road1.4 km
Keep right to stay on Lea Bridge Road/A104.
Lea Bridge Road1.7 km
Keep straight to stay on A104.
A1041.0 km
Enter Lea Bridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A107/Upper Clapton Road.
Lea Bridge Roundabout137 m
Exit the roundabout onto A107/Upper Clapton Road.
A10741 m
Turn left to stay on A107/Upper Clapton Road.
A107683 m
Keep left to stay on A107/Upper Clapton Road.
A107385 m
Turn right onto Springfield.
Springfield267 m
Keep left to stay on Springfield.
Springfield178 m
Turn left onto Big Hill.
Big Hill135 m
Turn left onto Spring Lane.
Spring Lane218 m
Keep left to stay on Spring Lane.
Spring Lane34 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Spring Lane.
Spring Lane222 m
Keep left to stay on Spring Lane.
Spring Lane30 m
Turn right onto Big Hill.
Big Hill135 m
Turn right onto Springfield.
Springfield178 m
Keep right to stay on Springfield.
Springfield267 m
Turn right onto A107/Upper Clapton Road.
A10739 m
Keep straight to stay on A107.
A107654 m
Keep right to take A107/Clapton Common.
A107335 m
Turn right onto A10/Stamford Hill. Continue on A10.
A101.5 km
Move right onto A10/High Road.
A10275 m
Turn right onto Monument Way.
Monument Way476 m
Move right onto Hale Road/A1055. Continue on A1055.
A105598 m
Keep right to stay on A1055.
A1055209 m
Keep left to take Watermead Way/A1055.
Watermead Way451 m
Keep right to stay on Watermead Way/A1055.
Watermead Way444 m
Keep left to stay on Watermead Way/A1055.
Watermead Way1.2 km
Keep right to stay on A1055.
A1055848 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Conduit Lane/A1055.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Conduit Lane/A1055. Continue on A1055.
A1055616 m
Take the exit.
Angel Road79 m
Take the A406 ramp.
Angel Road2.7 km
Take the Crooked Billet Interchange exit.
A406129 m
Take the Crooked Billet Interchange ramp.
A406104 m
Take the Crooked Billet Interchange ramp.
A406244 m
Enter Crooked Billet Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wadham Road.
Crooked Billet Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wadham Road.
Wadham Road22 m
Keep left to stay on Wadham Road.
Wadham Road782 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wadham Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wadham Road.
Wadham Road231 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hale End Road.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hale End Road.
Hale End Road946 m
Turn right onto The Avenue.
The Avenue173 m
Keep right to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue679 m
Keep left to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue373 m
Keep right to stay on The Avenue.
The Avenue107 m
Turn right onto Chingford Lane/A1009.
Chingford Lane928 m
Turn left onto Elm Grove.
Elm Grove145 m
Turn left onto High Elms.
High Elms134 m
Turn right onto Links Road.
Links Road110 m
Turn left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green1.1 km
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road2.0 km
Keep left to stay on High Road/A121.
High Road774 m
Turn right onto The Crescent.
The Crescent200 m
Keep left to stay on The Crescent.
The Crescent114 m
Turn right onto The Avenue.
The Avenue131 m
Turn right onto Spring Grove.
Spring Grove383 m
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road601 m
Keep left to stay on High Road/A121.
High Road2.0 km
Move left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green355 m
Turn left onto Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive27 m
Turn left to stay on Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive194 m
Turn left onto Forest Way.
Forest Way39 m
Turn left to stay on Forest Way.
Forest Way41 m
Move right onto Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive147 m
Turn right to stay on Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive34 m
Turn right onto High Road Woodford Green/A104. Continue on A104.
A104995 m
Keep right to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road1.3 km
Turn right onto Manor Road.
Manor Road482 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road910 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road262 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road428 m
Keep right to stay on Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road111 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Lane.
Whitehall Lane450 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road1.8 km
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road435 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chingford · Route 19 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.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Lea Bridge Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.3 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 (20, 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.
Chingford Station
Start near Chingford Station.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford
Continue to Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford.
Warren Wood
Continue to Warren Wood.
Forest Hall
Continue to Forest Hall.
Oaklands School
Continue to Oaklands School.
Chelmsford Road
Continue to Chelmsford Road.
Oak Hill
Continue to Oak Hill.
Leyton Green Road
Continue to Leyton Green Road.
Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms
Continue to Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms.
Lea Bridge Roundabout
Continue to Lea Bridge Roundabout.
Forburg Road
Continue to Forburg Road.
Tottenham Town Hall
Continue to Tottenham Town Hall.
Meridian Water
Continue to Meridian Water.
Eley Trading Estate
Continue to Eley Trading Estate.
Highams Park
Continue to Highams Park.
St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Continue to St Thomas of Canterbury Church.
Bald Faced Stag
Continue to Bald Faced Stag.
Horse & Well
Continue to Horse & Well.
Stanley Road
Finish back near Stanley Road, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 13 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
3 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 59.1 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.