Near Chingford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 16 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.8 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, 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, schools, 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 52-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.8 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 Ridgeway162 m
Turn right onto Nation Way.
Nation Way13 m
Turn left.
67 m
Turn left onto St Egberts Way.
St Egberts Way14 m
Turn left onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway230 m
Turn right onto The Green/A110. Continue on A110.
A110773 m
Turn left onto The Four Wents.
The Four Wents119 m
Turn right onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.7 km
Turn right onto Sewardstone Road/A112.
Sewardstone Road535 m
Turn right onto Hawkwood Crescent.
Hawkwood Crescent204 m
Turn right onto Drysdale Avenue.
Drysdale Avenue238 m
Turn right onto Epping Way.
Epping Way212 m
Turn left onto Sewardstone Road/A112.
Sewardstone Road102 m
Turn left onto Amesbury Drive.
Amesbury Drive89 m
Turn left to stay on Amesbury Drive.
Amesbury Drive62 m
Turn left to stay on Amesbury Drive.
Amesbury Drive65 m
Turn left onto Drysdale Avenue.
Drysdale Avenue131 m
Turn left onto Epping Way.
Epping Way212 m
Turn left onto Sewardstone Road/A112.
Sewardstone Road328 m
Turn left onto Kings Head Hill/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.8 km
Turn left onto The Four Wents.
The Four Wents119 m
Turn right onto King's Road/A110. Continue on A110.
A1101.2 km
Turn left onto College Gardens.
College Gardens78 m
Turn left to stay on College Gardens.
College Gardens455 m
Turn right onto The Ridgeway/B169.
The Ridgeway358 m
Turn left onto Endlebury Road.
Endlebury Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Friday Hill/B146.
Friday Hill310 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road197 m
Turn right onto Normanton Park.
Normanton Park698 m
Turn right onto Friday Hill/B146.
Friday Hill554 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 Road961 m
Turn right onto Kimberley Road.
Kimberley Road365 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road396 m
Turn right onto Forest Side.
Forest Side402 m
Turn left onto Whitehall Road/A110.
Whitehall Road665 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 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 4 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.
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.
Kings Head Hill
Continue to Kings Head Hill.
Station Road / Chingford Station
Continue to Station Road / Chingford Station.
Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants)
Continue to Chingford C of E Primary School (Infants).
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.
Kings
Continue to Kings.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
Chingford Foundation School
Continue to Chingford Foundation School.
Endlebury Road
Continue to Endlebury Road.
Ridgeway Church
Continue to Ridgeway Church.
Dovecote
Continue to Dovecote.
Little Miracles Nursery
Continue to Little Miracles Nursery.
Queen Elizabeth
Continue to Queen Elizabeth.
Glyn Hopkin Repair
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Repair.
Glyn Hopkin Sales
Continue to Glyn Hopkin Sales.
Animal SOS
Continue to Animal SOS.
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 21.8 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.