Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 20 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 44.2 km practice loop near Chingford test centre, taking roughly 40 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 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, 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 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 105-step drive on real, named roads (about 44.1 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 left onto Station Road/A1069. Continue on A1069.
A10691.9 km
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road2.1 km
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road164 m
Turn right onto Woodland Way.
Woodland Way471 m
Turn right onto The Glade.
The Glade279 m
Turn left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green118 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road345 m
Turn left onto Forest Road.
Forest Road151 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Forest Road.
Forest Road151 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road345 m
Turn right onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green119 m
Turn left onto Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive27 m
Turn left to stay on Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive147 m
Move left onto Forest Way.
Forest Way503 m
Turn left onto Monkham's Lane.
Monkham's Lane276 m
Move right onto Farm Way.
Farm Way255 m
Turn right onto Forest Edge.
Forest Edge136 m
Turn right onto Beresford Drive.
Beresford Drive229 m
Turn right onto Orchard Lane.
Orchard Lane90 m
Turn left onto Monkham's Lane.
Monkham's Lane193 m
Turn right onto Forest Way.
Forest Way296 m
Keep right to take The Glade.
The Glade353 m
Turn left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green118 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1102.6 km
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road837 m
Turn right onto Beresford Road.
Beresford Road361 m
Turn left onto Kimberley Road.
Kimberley Road465 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road1.6 km
Turn right onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green119 m
Turn left onto Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive27 m
Turn left to stay on Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive147 m
Move left onto Forest Way.
Forest Way503 m
Turn left onto Monkham's Lane.
Monkham's Lane193 m
Turn right onto Orchard Lane.
Orchard Lane90 m
Turn left onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue133 m
Turn right onto Worcester Crescent.
Worcester Crescent489 m
Move left to stay on Worcester Crescent.
Worcester Crescent245 m
Turn right onto King's Avenue.
King's Avenue130 m
Turn right onto Queen's Avenue.
Queen's Avenue241 m
Turn right onto Monkham's Drive.
Monkham's Drive214 m
Turn left to stay on Monkham's Drive.
Monkham's Drive190 m
Move left onto Monkham's Lane.
Monkham's Lane436 m
Turn right onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green669 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Kimberley Road.
Kimberley Road466 m
Turn right onto Beresford Road.
Beresford Road361 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road836 m
Turn left onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1102.2 km
Turn right onto Forest Road.
Forest Road151 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Forest Road.
Forest Road151 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road334 m
Turn left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green239 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road800 m
Turn right onto Palmerston Road/B170.
Palmerston Road916 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road210 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road199 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road262 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road5 m
Turn right onto Brook Road.
Brook Road763 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.6 km
Turn left onto Pretoria Road.
Pretoria Road99 m
Turn left onto Pentney Road.
Pentney Road83 m
Turn left onto Scholars Road.
Scholars Road99 m
Turn right onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.5 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 Road261 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road138 m
Turn left onto Palmerston Road/B170.
Palmerston Road451 m
Turn right onto Palmerston Court.
Palmerston Court26 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Palmerston Court.
Palmerston Court26 m
Turn left onto Palmerston Road/B170.
Palmerston Road67 m
Turn right onto Westbury Road.
Westbury Road177 m
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road50 m
Turn right onto Gladstone Road.
Gladstone Road278 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road188 m
Turn right onto North End.
North End137 m
Turn right onto Roebuck Lane.
Roebuck Lane307 m
Turn right to stay on Roebuck Lane.
Roebuck Lane291 m
Turn right onto Amberley Road.
Amberley Road217 m
Turn right onto Russell Road.
Russell Road162 m
Turn left onto Luctons Avenue.
Luctons Avenue330 m
Turn right onto North End.
North End219 m
Turn right to stay on North End.
North End50 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on North End.
North End153 m
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road1.7 km
Move left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green372 m
Move left.
25 m
Turn left.
40 m
Turn left onto Knighton Drive.
Knighton Drive34 m
Turn right onto High Road Woodford Green/A104. Continue on A104.
A1041.3 km
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 left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road344 m
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. Continue on A110.
A1101.9 km
Turn right onto Station Road/A1069.
Station Road435 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chingford · Route 22 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40 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 Bus Station
Start near Chingford Bus Station.
Chingford Station
Continue to Chingford Station.
Warren Wood
Continue to Warren Wood.
North Chingford Methodist Church
Continue to North Chingford Methodist Church.
Station Road / The Green
Continue to Station Road / The Green.
Stanley Road
Continue to Stanley Road.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Continue to St Thomas of Canterbury Church.
St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Continue to St Thomas of Canterbury Church.
Paula
Continue to Paula.
Spice Station
Continue to Spice Station.
Bald Faced Stag
Continue to Bald Faced Stag.
Select
Continue to Select.
Buckhurst Hill Baptist Church
Continue to Buckhurst Hill Baptist Church.
Daiglen School
Continue to Daiglen School.
3 Colts
Continue to 3 Colts.
Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford
Continue to Kings Road Baptist Church, Chingford.
Braeside School
Continue to Braeside School.
G. C. Johnson Ltd
Continue to G. C. Johnson Ltd.
Horse & Well
Finish back near Horse & Well, completing the loop.
1 roundabout · 17 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 44.2 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chingford test centre, not an official DVSA route.