Near Erith test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts and 19 turns across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 200.7 km practice loop near Erith test centre, taking roughly 45 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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, parks 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 Erith 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 347-step drive on real, named roads (about 202.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
59 m
Turn right onto Crabtree Manorway North.
Crabtree Manorway North187 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Crabtree Manorway North.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crabtree Manorway North.
Crabtree Manorway North181 m
Turn left.
99 m
Turn left.
568 m
Turn left.
318 m
Turn left onto Mulberry Way.
Mulberry Way257 m
Enter Crabtree Manorway North and take the 2nd exit onto Anderson Way.
Crabtree Manorway North27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Anderson Way.
Anderson Way211 m
Move left.
9 m
Move right onto Anderson Way.
Anderson Way26 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
Picardy Manorway771 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road.
Lower Road859 m
Keep right to take Abbey Road/B213.
Abbey Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Fossington Road.
Fossington Road93 m
Turn left onto Fendyke Road.
Fendyke Road237 m
Turn left onto Florence Road.
Florence Road93 m
Turn left onto Abbey Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B2132.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Road/B213.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.
Lower Road931 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
Bronze Age Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road/A206.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206818 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northend Road/A206.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road1.2 km
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road277 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
78 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road462 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road462 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road544 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way759 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way886 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A206.
298 m
Exit the roundabout onto A206.
A206191 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A206.
187 m
Exit the roundabout onto A206.
A206155 m
Take the A282 exit.
A2824.9 km
Take exit 30 onto A13 towards London/Tilbury/Thurrock Lakeside/Services.
769 m
Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 2nd exit.
Mardyke Junction13 m
Exit the roundabout.
7.8 km
Take the Marsh Way exit.
A13350 m
Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 4th exit onto Marsh Way/A1311.
Marsh Way Junction212 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marsh Way/A1311.
Marsh Way466 m
Turn left towards A1306.
New Road1.2 km
Make a right U-turn at New Road to stay on A1306.
A13061.2 km
Turn right onto Marsh Way/A1311.
Marsh Way513 m
Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 2nd exit.
Marsh Way Junction34 m
Exit the roundabout.
7.8 km
Take the Mardyke exit onto A282.
132 m
Take the A282 ramp.
161 m
Keep right to take A282.
66 m
Take the A282 ramp on the right.
72 m
Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 3rd exit.
Mardyke Junction440 m
Exit the roundabout.
410 m
Keep right to take A282/E 15.
A2824.9 km
Take exit 1A onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.
A28256 m
Take exit 1A on the right onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.
A282381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A206.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A206.
A206206 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way878 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way740 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road35 m
Keep left to stay on Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road517 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road469 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northend Road/A206.
131 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Road/A206.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto South Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206808 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bexley Road/A220.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road100 m
Move right onto Fraser Road/A206.
Fraser Road808 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fraser Road/A206.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fraser Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A2062.5 km
Turn left onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road146 m
Turn right onto Glenview.
Glenview518 m
Turn left onto West Heath Road.
West Heath Road200 m
Turn left onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road511 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Brampton Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road85 m
Move left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane689 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane155 m
Keep left to stay on Long Lane.
Long Lane424 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane748 m
Keep left to stay on Long Lane.
Long Lane348 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road265 m
Keep left to stay on Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road112 m
Keep left to stay on Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road263 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Watling Street/A207.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Watling Street/A207.
Watling Street74 m
Keep left to stay on Watling Street/A207.
Watling Street670 m
Keep left to stay on A207.
A2071.0 km
Keep right to stay on A207.
A207146 m
Keep left to take Crayford Road/A207.
Crayford Road193 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crayford Road/A207.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crayford Road/A207.
Crayford Road303 m
Turn right onto Heath Road.
Heath Road119 m
Keep left to stay on Heath Road.
Heath Road386 m
Keep left to stay on Heath Road.
Heath Road127 m
Turn right onto Chastilian Road.
Chastilian Road159 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road522 m
Move left onto Rochester Way.
Rochester Way247 m
Enter Shepherds Lane and take the 2nd exit onto Old Bexley Lane/A2018.
Shepherds Lane70 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Bexley Lane/A2018.
Old Bexley Lane491 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto A2/Dartford Bypass.
A23.8 km
Take the Darenth exit onto M25 towards Dartford Crossing/Dover.
479 m
Enter Darenth Interchange and take the 3rd exit.
Darenth Interchange89 m
Exit the roundabout.
34 m
Take the A282 ramp on the right towards Dartford Crossing.
A2823.1 km
Keep right to stay on A282/E 15/Canterbury Way.
A2823.8 km
Take exit 31 towards Thurrock (Lakeside)/Services/Purfleet (A1090)/West Thurrock (A126).
51 m
Take exit 31 on the right towards Thurrock (Lakeside)/Services/Purfleet (A1090)/West Thurrock (A126).
145 m
Take exit 31 on the right towards Thurrock (Lakeside)/Services/Purfleet (A1090)/West Thurrock (A126).
239 m
Enter Purfleet Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Arterial Road Purfleet/A1306.
Purfleet Interchange98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Arterial Road Purfleet/A1306.
Arterial Road Purfleet1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Arterial Road Purfleet/A1306.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Arterial Road Purfleet/A1306.
Arterial Road Purfleet95 m
Keep left to stay on Arterial Road Purfleet/A1306.
Arterial Road Purfleet143 m
Keep left to stay on A1306.
A13061.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A1306.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A1306.
London Road121 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto New Road/A1306.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Road/A1306.
New Road314 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Road/A1306.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Road/A1306.
New Road3.6 km
Enter Dovers Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Rainham Road/A125.
Dovers Corner108 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rainham Road/A125.
Rainham Road9 m
Move right to stay on Rainham Road/A125.
Rainham Road537 m
Keep right to stay on Rainham Road/A125.
Rainham Road1.3 km
Enter Newton's Corner and take the 1st exit onto Dagenham Road/A1112.
Newton's Corner10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dagenham Road/A1112.
Dagenham Road683 m
Turn left onto Canberra Crescent.
Canberra Crescent353 m
Turn right onto Leys Avenue.
Leys Avenue152 m
Turn right onto Wellington Drive.
Wellington Drive157 m
Turn left onto Canberra Crescent.
Canberra Crescent76 m
Turn left onto Rainham Road South/A1112.
Rainham Road South159 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on A1112.
A1112842 m
Enter Newton's Corner and take the 2nd exit onto Rainham Road/A125.
Newton's Corner58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rainham Road/A125.
Rainham Road1.3 km
Keep right to stay on Rainham Road/A125.
Rainham Road538 m
Enter Dovers Corner and take the 1st exit onto New Road/A1306.
Dovers Corner4 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Road/A1306.
New Road3.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Road/A1306.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Road/A1306.
New Road300 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A13.
A132.9 km
Take the Mardyke exit onto A282.
132 m
Take the A282 ramp.
161 m
Keep right to take A282.
66 m
Take the A282 ramp on the right.
72 m
Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 3rd exit.
Mardyke Junction440 m
Exit the roundabout.
411 m
Keep right to take A282/E 15.
A2824.9 km
Take exit 1A onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.
A28256 m
Take exit 1A on the right onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.
A282381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A206.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A206.
A206206 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way878 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way740 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.
Bob Dunn Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road35 m
Keep left to stay on Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road517 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road469 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.
Thames Road288 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northend Road/A206.
131 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Road/A206.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto South Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206808 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bexley Road/A220.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bexley Road/A220.
Bexley Road100 m
Move right onto Fraser Road/A206.
Fraser Road809 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fraser Road/A206.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fraser Road/A206.
Fraser Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road377 m
Turn left onto Stapley Road.
Stapley Road61 m
Turn right onto Lessness Road.
Lessness Road48 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lessness Road.
Lessness Road49 m
Turn left onto Stapley Road.
Stapley Road61 m
Turn left onto Nuxley Road.
Nuxley Road295 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road211 m
Keep left to stay on Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road465 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bedonwell Road.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Long Lane.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Lane.
Long Lane748 m
Keep left to stay on Long Lane.
Long Lane348 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road265 m
Keep left to stay on Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road112 m
Keep left to stay on Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road263 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gravel Hill/A220.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gravel Hill/A220.
Gravel Hill94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gravel Hill/A220.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gravel Hill/A220.
Gravel Hill162 m
Keep right to stay on Gravel Hill/A220.
Gravel Hill588 m
Keep right to stay on Gravel Hill/A220.
Gravel Hill57 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto A2/Rochester Way.
A26.0 km
Take the Darenth exit onto M25 towards Dartford Crossing/Dover.
479 m
Enter Darenth Interchange and take the 1st exit.
Darenth Interchange88 m
Exit the roundabout.
34 m
Take the A282 ramp on the right towards Dartford Crossing.
A2823.1 km
Keep right to stay on A282/E 15/Canterbury Way.
A2824.6 km
Take exit 30 onto A13 towards London/Tilbury/Thurrock Lakeside/Services.
769 m
Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 2nd exit.
Mardyke Junction13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A13.
A1310.3 km
Take the Goresbrook exit onto A1306 towards Dagenham/Hornchurch.
A13361 m
Turn left onto Goresbrook Interchange.
Goresbrook Interchange3 m
Move left onto Choats Manor Way.
Choats Manor Way861 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Choats Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Choats Road.
Choats Road342 m
Keep left to stay on Choats Road.
Choats Road18 m
Turn right onto Reef Street.
Reef Street178 m
Move right onto Clove Street.
Clove Street190 m
Turn right onto Hitch Street.
Hitch Street199 m
Turn left onto Choats Road.
Choats Road159 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Choats Manor Way.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Choats Manor Way.
Choats Manor Way898 m
Stay straight to take the A13 ramp towards Barking/Beckton/London/North Circular.
A134.5 km
Keep straight to stay on A13.
A134.6 km
Keep right to stay on A13.
A13735 m
Keep left to take A13/East India Dock Road towards Blackwall Tunnel.
A1359 m
Keep right to stay on A13/East India Dock Road towards Blackwall Tunnel.
A13706 m
Take the exit towards Blackwall Tunnel.
A1026.2 km
Keep left to take A2/Rochester Way Relief Road.
A2809 m
Keep left to stay on A2/Rochester Way Relief Road.
A25.8 km
Take the Danson exit.
329 m
Move left onto Danson Road.
Danson Road73 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Danson Road/A221.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Danson Road/A221.
Danson Road89 m
Keep right to stay on Danson Road/A221.
Danson Road967 m
Turn right onto Crook Log/A207.
Crook Log141 m
Turn left onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road1.7 km
Keep right to stay on Brampton Road.
Brampton Road98 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brampton Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road94 m
Turn right onto Abbott's Walk.
Abbott's Walk629 m
Turn left onto Leckwith Avenue.
Leckwith Avenue210 m
Turn right onto Glenview.
Glenview95 m
Turn right onto Bedonwell Road.
Bedonwell Road689 m
Turn left onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road393 m
Turn right to stay on Osborne Road.
Osborne Road69 m
Turn left onto Harold Avenue.
Harold Avenue159 m
Turn right onto Woolwich Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206534 m
Move left onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road77 m
Keep left to stay on Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road787 m
Turn right onto Lower Road/B213. Continue on Lower Road.
Lower Road270 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Road/B213.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.
Lower Road476 m
Turn right onto Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road191 m
Turn left onto Parkside Road.
Parkside Road67 m
Turn left onto Ashburnham Road.
Ashburnham Road180 m
Turn left onto Battle Road.
Battle Road26 m
Turn right onto Lower Road/B213.
Lower Road402 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.
Bronze Age Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road/A206.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road/A206. Continue on A206.
A206818 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northend Road/A206.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.
Northend Road1.1 km
Enter Thames Road and take the 3rd exit onto Perry Street/A2000.
Thames Road122 m
Exit the roundabout onto Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street86 m
Keep left to stay on Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street113 m
Keep left to stay on Perry Street/A2000.
Perry Street998 m
Turn left onto Crayford High Street/A2000. Continue on Crayford High Street.
Crayford High Street379 m
Turn left onto Crayford Way/B2186.
Crayford Way30 m
Turn right onto Swaislands Drive.
Swaislands Drive89 m
Keep left to stay on Swaislands Drive.
Swaislands Drive115 m
Turn right.
146 m
Turn left onto Swaislands Drive.
Swaislands Drive300 m
Turn left onto Crayford Way/B2186.
Crayford Way31 m
Turn left onto Crayford Road/A207.
Crayford Road71 m
Keep right to stay on A207.
A207316 m
Move right onto Roman Way/A207. Continue on A207.
A20777 m
Keep left to take London Road/A207.
London Road50 m
Move left onto Crayford High Street/A2000.
Crayford High Street333 m
Move left onto Old Road.
Old Road105 m
Turn right onto Manor Road.
Manor Road422 m
Turn left onto Mayplace Road East.
Mayplace Road East869 m
Turn right onto Barnehurst Road.
Barnehurst Road703 m
Move right onto Erith Road/A220.
Erith Road629 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street37 m
Keep left to stay on Brook Street.
Brook Street931 m
Turn left onto Parsonage Manorway.
Parsonage Manorway416 m
Turn right onto Swaylands Road.
Swaylands Road188 m
Turn left onto Matfield Road.
Matfield Road81 m
Turn left onto Cray Road.
Cray Road180 m
Turn left onto Parsonage Manorway.
Parsonage Manorway501 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street650 m
Turn right onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road310 m
Turn right onto Upper Holly Hill Road.
Upper Holly Hill Road209 m
Turn right onto Holly Hill Road.
Holly Hill Road239 m
Turn right onto Rutland Gate.
Rutland Gate99 m
Turn left onto Erith Road/A206.
Erith Road55 m
Turn right onto Upper Park Road.
Upper Park Road731 m
Turn right onto Picardy Road/B250.
Picardy Road17 m
Turn left onto Lower Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B213381 m
Turn left onto Coleman Road.
Coleman Road68 m
Turn left onto Paroma Road.
Paroma Road128 m
Turn left onto Sheridan Road.
Sheridan Road75 m
Turn right onto Gilbert Road/B213. Continue on B213.
B21346 m
Turn left onto Picardy Street.
Picardy Street197 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road28 m
Turn left onto Lower Road/B213. Continue on Lower Road.
Lower Road289 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Road/B213.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.
Lower Road695 m
Turn left to take the Bronze Age Way ramp.
Bronze Age Way993 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
Picardy Manorway771 m
Enter Lower Road and take the 3rd exit onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
Lower Road60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/B253.
Picardy Manorway702 m
Keep left to stay on Picardy Manorway/B253.
Picardy Manorway70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Anderson Way.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Anderson Way.
Anderson Way251 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Crabtree Manorway North.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crabtree Manorway North.
Crabtree Manorway North35 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Erith · 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 31.2 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, 60, 70 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.
Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station
Start near Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station.
Lower Road / Church Manorway
Continue to Lower Road / Church Manorway.
SusCon
Continue to SusCon.
Central Park West
Continue to Central Park West.
Essex Point
Continue to Essex Point.
Joyce Green Lane Terminus
Continue to Joyce Green Lane Terminus.
Medway Road
Continue to Medway Road.
Watling Street / Civic Offices
Continue to Watling Street / Civic Offices.
Heath Road
Continue to Heath Road.
Whybridge Christian Fellowship Church
Continue to Whybridge Christian Fellowship Church.
Broomfield Road
Continue to Broomfield Road.
Dagenham Dock
Continue to Dagenham Dock.
Renwick Road
Continue to Renwick Road.
Woolwich Manor Way
Continue to Woolwich Manor Way.
North Greenwich Station
Continue to North Greenwich Station.
Eltham Station
Continue to Eltham Station.
St Andrew
Continue to St Andrew.
Belvedere and Erith Congregational Church
Continue to Belvedere and Erith Congregational Church.
Old Road / Perry Street
Continue to Old Road / Perry Street.
Barnehurst Methodist Church
Finish back near Barnehurst Methodist Church, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 10 turns · 2 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 8 turns · 1 set of lights
12 roundabouts · 10 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 200.7 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Erith test centre, not an official DVSA route.