Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 31.4 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 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 churches, stations, pubs 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 56-step drive on real, named roads (about 31.4 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 left onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1102.0 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 Road961 m
Turn right onto Kimberley Road.
Kimberley Road466 m
Turn right onto Beresford Road.
Beresford Road202 m
Turn right onto Douglas Road.
Douglas Road242 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road283 m
Turn right onto Forest Side.
Forest Side381 m
Turn right to stay on Forest Side.
Forest Side20 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road14 m
Turn left onto Forest Side.
Forest Side773 m
Turn right onto Ranger's Road/A1069.
Ranger's Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Epping New Road/A104. Continue on A104.
A1042.4 km
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 Road334 m
Turn left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green239 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road2.8 km
Turn left onto Nafferton Rise.
Nafferton Rise70 m
Turn right to stay on Nafferton Rise.
Nafferton Rise111 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road2.8 km
Move left onto High Road Woodford Green/A104.
High Road Woodford Green15 m
Turn left onto The Dell.
The Dell223 m
Turn left onto Woodland Way.
Woodland Way271 m
Turn right onto High Road/A121.
High Road2.6 km
Turn right onto The Crescent.
The Crescent315 m
Turn right onto The Avenue.
The Avenue131 m
Turn right onto Spring Grove.
Spring Grove383 m
Turn left onto High Road/A121.
High Road2.6 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.
A1042.3 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 Road85 m
Turn left onto Hills Road.
Hills Road59 m
Turn left onto Trent Road.
Trent Road92 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road77 m
Turn left onto Epping New Road/A104.
Epping New Road5 m
Turn right 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.
Whitehall Road601 m
Turn right onto Forest Side.
Forest Side773 m
Turn left onto Ranger's Road/A1069. Continue on A1069.
A1069613 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chingford · Route 3 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.
North Chingford Methodist Church
Start near North Chingford Methodist Church.
Stanley Road
Continue to Stanley Road.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
Station Road / The Green
Continue to Station Road / The Green.
Queen Elizabeth
Continue to Queen Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
Continue to Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge.
Royal Forest
Continue to Royal Forest.
Select
Continue to Select.
Bald Faced Stag
Continue to Bald Faced Stag.
Braeside School
Continue to Braeside School.
Buckhurst Hill Store
Continue to Buckhurst Hill Store.
G. C. Johnson Ltd
Continue to G. C. Johnson Ltd.
Horse & Well
Continue to Horse & Well.
Lexus Woodford
Continue to Lexus Woodford.
Warren Wood
Continue to Warren Wood.
Glyn Hopkin Sales
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Sales.
Glyn Hopkin Repair
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Repair.
Chingford Bus Station
Continue to Chingford Bus Station.
Chingford Station
Continue to Chingford Station.
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 31.4 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.