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ChallengingLoop

Erith · Route 2

Near Erith test centre

186.1 km
Distance
40 min
Duration
Challenging
Difficulty
19
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Moderate

Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 11 roundabouts, 10 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

This is an independent 186.1 km practice loop near Erith 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.

Along the way you'll meet Bronze Age Way. 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, 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 churches, stations, named junctions 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 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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

7
Left turns
3
Right turns
11
Roundabouts
2
Traffic lights
28
Total steps

Skills & features

63
Roundabouts
33.4 km
Dual carriageway
20, 30, 40, 50, 70 mph
Speed limits
20
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Multiple roundabouts
  • Dual-carriageway joins
  • National-speed roads
  • 20 mph zones
  • Changing speed limits
  • Residential manoeuvres
  • Busy A-roads
  • Independent driving

Road mix

  • A-roads 67.3 km
  • Trunk roads 33.4 km
  • B-roads 17.6 km
  • Residential 2.4 km
  • service_other 2.3 km
  • Unclassified 2.2 km

Turn-by-turn directions

The full 303-step drive on real, named roads (about 189.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.

  1. Depart:

    Drive east.

    59 m

  2. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Crabtree Manorway North.

    Crabtree Manorway North187 m

  3. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Crabtree Manorway North.

    25 m

  4. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Crabtree Manorway North.

    Crabtree Manorway North181 m

  5. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    99 m

  6. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    568 m

  7. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    318 m

  8. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mulberry Way.

    Mulberry Way257 m

  9. Roundabout:

    Enter Crabtree Manorway North and take the 2nd exit onto Anderson Way.

    Crabtree Manorway North27 m

  10. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Anderson Way.

    Anderson Way211 m

  11. Turn left:

    Move left.

    9 m

  12. Turn left:

    Move left onto Anderson Way.

    Anderson Way68 m

  13. Turn left:

    Move left onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    Bronze Age Way1.1 km

  14. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lower Road/B213.

    97 m

  15. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.

    Lower Road938 m

  16. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lower Road.

    14 m

  17. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road.

    Lower Road16 m

  18. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Lower Road.

    Lower Road2.1 km

  19. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Fossington Road.

    Fossington Road93 m

  20. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Fendyke Road.

    Fendyke Road237 m

  21. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Florence Road.

    Florence Road93 m

  22. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Abbey Road/B213.

    Abbey Road2.3 km

  23. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Road/B213.

    25 m

  24. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.

    Lower Road930 m

  25. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    45 m

  26. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    Bronze Age Way1.1 km

  27. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road/A206.

    48 m

  28. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road/A206. Continue on A206.

    A206818 m

  29. Roundabout:

    Enter Northend Road and take the 2nd exit.

    Northend Road1.2 km

  30. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    36 m

  31. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road277 m

  32. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    78 m

  33. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road462 m

  34. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    43 m

  35. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road461 m

  36. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    31 m

  37. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road544 m

  38. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    30 m

  39. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way1.1 km

  40. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    46 m

  41. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way758 m

  42. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    37 m

  43. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way887 m

  44. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A206.

    298 m

  45. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206191 m

  46. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A206.

    187 m

  47. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206155 m

  48. Take exit:

    Take the A282 exit.

    A2825.7 km

  49. Roundabout:

    Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 2nd exit.

    Mardyke Junction13 m

  50. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A13.

    A137.8 km

  51. Take exit:

    Take the Marsh Way exit.

    A13350 m

  52. Roundabout:

    Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 4th exit onto Marsh Way/A1311.

    Marsh Way Junction212 m

  53. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Marsh Way/A1311.

    Marsh Way466 m

  54. Turn left:

    Turn left towards A1306.

    A13061.2 km

  55. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn at New Road onto New Road/A1306.

    New Road1.2 km

  56. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Marsh Way/A1311.

    Marsh Way513 m

  57. Roundabout:

    Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 2nd exit.

    Marsh Way Junction34 m

  58. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A13.

    A137.9 km

  59. Take exit:

    Take the A282 ramp.

    161 m

  60. Keep right:

    Keep right to take A282.

    66 m

  61. Turn right:

    Take the A282 ramp on the right.

    72 m

  62. Roundabout:

    Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 3rd exit.

    Mardyke Junction440 m

  63. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    411 m

  64. Keep right:

    Keep right to take A282/E 15.

    A2824.9 km

  65. Take exit:

    Take exit 1A onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.

    A28256 m

  66. Turn right:

    Take exit 1A on the right onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.

    A282381 m

  67. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A206.

    13 m

  68. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206206 m

  69. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    56 m

  70. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way878 m

  71. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    44 m

  72. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way739 m

  73. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    46 m

  74. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way1.1 km

  75. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    50 m

  76. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road35 m

  77. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road517 m

  78. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    53 m

  79. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road473 m

  80. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.

    29 m

  81. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road469 m

  82. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    28 m

  83. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road288 m

  84. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northend Road/A206.

    131 m

  85. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.

    Northend Road1.1 km

  86. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Road/A206.

    36 m

  87. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto South Road/A206.

    South Road808 m

  88. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bexley Road/A220.

    20 m

  89. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bexley Road/A220.

    Bexley Road100 m

  90. Turn right:

    Move right onto Fraser Road/A206.

    Fraser Road809 m

  91. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fraser Road/A206.

    19 m

  92. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Fraser Road/A206. Continue on A206.

    A2063.0 km

  93. Turn left:

    Turn left onto St Josephs Court.

    St Josephs Court17 m

  94. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on St Josephs Court.

    St Josephs Court55 m

  95. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    20 m

  96. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Woolwich Road/A206.

    Woolwich Road128 m

  97. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Knee Hill/A2041.

    Knee Hill810 m

  98. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Knee Hill/B213.

    56 m

  99. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/B213. Continue on B213.

    B2132.5 km

  100. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Road/B213.

    25 m

  101. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.

    Lower Road931 m

  102. Roundabout:

    Enter Bronze Age Way and take the 2nd exit.

    Bronze Age Way45 m

  103. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    1.1 km

  104. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road/A206.

    48 m

  105. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road/A206. Continue on A206.

    A206818 m

  106. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northend Road/A206.

    35 m

  107. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.

    Northend Road1.1 km

  108. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    36 m

  109. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road277 m

  110. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    78 m

  111. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road462 m

  112. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    43 m

  113. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road462 m

  114. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    31 m

  115. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road543 m

  116. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    30 m

  117. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way1.1 km

  118. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    46 m

  119. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way759 m

  120. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    37 m

  121. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way886 m

  122. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A206.

    298 m

  123. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206191 m

  124. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A206.

    187 m

  125. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206155 m

  126. Take exit:

    Take the A282 exit.

    A2824.9 km

  127. Take exit:

    Take exit 30 onto A13 towards London/Tilbury/Thurrock Lakeside/Services.

    768 m

  128. Roundabout:

    Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 2nd exit.

    Mardyke Junction13 m

  129. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A13.

    A1310.3 km

  130. Take exit:

    Take the Goresbrook exit onto A1306 towards Dagenham/Hornchurch.

    A13361 m

  131. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Goresbrook Interchange.

    Goresbrook Interchange3 m

  132. Turn right:

    Make a sharp right to stay on Goresbrook Interchange.

    Goresbrook Interchange184 m

  133. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ripple Road/A1306.

    Ripple Road568 m

  134. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Heathway/A1240.

    Heathway653 m

  135. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ford Road.

    Ford Road66 m

  136. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Ford Road.

    Ford Road116 m

  137. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Broad Street.

    Broad Street222 m

  138. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Heathway/A1240.

    Heathway114 m

  139. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ford Road.

    Ford Road182 m

  140. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Broad Street.

    Broad Street458 m

  141. Turn left:

    Move left onto Whitebarn Lane.

    Whitebarn Lane192 m

  142. Turn left:

    Move left onto Oval Road North.

    Oval Road North79 m

  143. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Oval Road North.

    Oval Road North111 m

  144. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ballards Road/B178.

    Ballards Road342 m

  145. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ballards Road/B178. Continue on B178.

    B17849 m

  146. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Oval Road South/B178.

    Oval Road South86 m

  147. Turn left:

    Turn left onto New Road/A1306. Continue on A1306.

    A13061.1 km

  148. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Marsh Way/A1311.

    Marsh Way513 m

  149. Roundabout:

    Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 2nd exit.

    Marsh Way Junction34 m

  150. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    7.8 km

  151. Take exit:

    Take the Mardyke exit onto A282.

    132 m

  152. Take exit:

    Take the A282 ramp.

    161 m

  153. Keep right:

    Keep right to take A282.

    66 m

  154. Turn right:

    Take the A282 ramp on the right.

    72 m

  155. Roundabout:

    Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 3rd exit.

    Mardyke Junction440 m

  156. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    5.3 km

  157. Take exit:

    Take exit 1A onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.

    A28256 m

  158. Turn right:

    Take exit 1A on the right onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.

    A282381 m

  159. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A206.

    13 m

  160. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206206 m

  161. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    56 m

  162. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way878 m

  163. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    44 m

  164. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way740 m

  165. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    46 m

  166. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way1.1 km

  167. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    50 m

  168. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road35 m

  169. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road517 m

  170. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    53 m

  171. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road473 m

  172. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    30 m

  173. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road469 m

  174. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    28 m

  175. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road288 m

  176. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northend Road/A206.

    131 m

  177. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.

    Northend Road1.1 km

  178. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Road/A206.

    36 m

  179. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto South Road/A206. Continue on A206.

    A206808 m

  180. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    41 m

  181. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    Bronze Age Way1.0 km

  182. Take exit:

    Take the exit.

    122 m

  183. Keep left:

    Keep left at the fork.

    114 m

  184. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Lower Road/B213.

    Lower Road707 m

  185. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lower Road.

    14 m

  186. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road.

    Lower Road16 m

  187. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Lower Road.

    Lower Road842 m

  188. Keep right:

    Keep right to take Abbey Road/B213.

    Abbey Road1.4 km

  189. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on B213.

    B213228 m

  190. Roundabout:

    Enter Knee Hill and take the 3rd exit onto McLeod Road/B213.

    Knee Hill146 m

  191. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto McLeod Road/B213.

    McLeod Road125 m

  192. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Crumpsall Street.

    Crumpsall Street162 m

  193. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Federation Road.

    Federation Road131 m

  194. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Knee Hill/A2041.

    Knee Hill156 m

  195. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Knee Hill/B213.

    56 m

  196. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Knee Hill/B213. Continue on B213.

    B2132.5 km

  197. Roundabout:

    Enter Lower Road and take the 1st exit.

    Lower Road25 m

  198. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Road/B213.

    Lower Road931 m

  199. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    45 m

  200. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    Bronze Age Way1.1 km

  201. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road/A206.

    48 m

  202. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road/A206.

    Queens Road817 m

  203. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northend Road/A206.

    35 m

  204. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.

    Northend Road1.1 km

  205. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    36 m

  206. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road277 m

  207. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    78 m

  208. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road461 m

  209. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    43 m

  210. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road462 m

  211. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    31 m

  212. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road544 m

  213. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    30 m

  214. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way1.1 km

  215. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    46 m

  216. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way759 m

  217. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    37 m

  218. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way887 m

  219. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A206.

    298 m

  220. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206191 m

  221. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A206.

    187 m

  222. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206155 m

  223. Take exit:

    Take the exit.

    A2824.9 km

  224. Take exit:

    Take exit 30 onto A13 towards London/Tilbury/Thurrock Lakeside/Services.

    769 m

  225. Roundabout:

    Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 2nd exit.

    Mardyke Junction13 m

  226. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A13.

    A1310.3 km

  227. Take exit:

    Take the Goresbrook exit onto A1306 towards Dagenham/Hornchurch.

    A13361 m

  228. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Goresbrook Interchange.

    Goresbrook Interchange3 m

  229. Turn right:

    Make a sharp right to stay on Goresbrook Interchange.

    Goresbrook Interchange184 m

  230. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ripple Road/A1306.

    Ripple Road568 m

  231. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Heathway/A1240.

    Heathway654 m

  232. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ford Road.

    Ford Road66 m

  233. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Ford Road.

    Ford Road116 m

  234. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Broad Street.

    Broad Street222 m

  235. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Heathway/A1240.

    Heathway114 m

  236. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ford Road.

    Ford Road182 m

  237. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Broad Street.

    Broad Street458 m

  238. Turn left:

    Move left onto Whitebarn Lane.

    Whitebarn Lane192 m

  239. Turn left:

    Move left onto Oval Road North.

    Oval Road North79 m

  240. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Oval Road North.

    Oval Road North111 m

  241. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ballards Road/B178.

    Ballards Road342 m

  242. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Ballards Road/B178. Continue on B178.

    B17849 m

  243. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Oval Road South/B178.

    Oval Road South86 m

  244. Turn left:

    Turn left onto New Road/A1306. Continue on A1306.

    A13061.1 km

  245. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Marsh Way/A1311.

    Marsh Way513 m

  246. Roundabout:

    Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 1st exit.

    Marsh Way Junction4 m

  247. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    263 m

  248. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Consul Avenue.

    74 m

  249. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Consul Avenue.

    Consul Avenue37 m

  250. Turn right:

    Move right to stay on Consul Avenue.

    Consul Avenue61 m

  251. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    585 m

  252. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn.

    452 m

  253. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    132 m

  254. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Consul Avenue.

    Consul Avenue97 m

  255. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.

    14 m

  256. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    268 m

  257. Roundabout:

    Enter Marsh Way Junction and take the 1st exit.

    Marsh Way Junction6 m

  258. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A13.

    A137.8 km

  259. Take exit:

    Take the Mardyke exit onto A282.

    132 m

  260. Take exit:

    Take the A282 ramp.

    161 m

  261. Keep right:

    Keep right to take A282.

    66 m

  262. Turn right:

    Take the A282 ramp on the right.

    72 m

  263. Roundabout:

    Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 2nd exit.

    Mardyke Junction440 m

  264. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    411 m

  265. Keep right:

    Keep right to take A282/E 15.

    A2824.9 km

  266. Take exit:

    Take exit 1A onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.

    A28256 m

  267. Turn right:

    Take exit 1A on the right onto A206 towards Swanscombe/Erith/Bluewater.

    A282381 m

  268. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A206.

    13 m

  269. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A206.

    A206206 m

  270. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    56 m

  271. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way878 m

  272. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    44 m

  273. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way740 m

  274. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    46 m

  275. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bob Dunn Way/A206.

    Bob Dunn Way1.1 km

  276. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    50 m

  277. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road35 m

  278. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road517 m

  279. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    53 m

  280. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road473 m

  281. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    30 m

  282. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road469 m

  283. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thames Road/A206.

    28 m

  284. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Thames Road/A206.

    Thames Road287 m

  285. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northend Road/A206.

    131 m

  286. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Northend Road/A206.

    Northend Road1.1 km

  287. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Road/A206.

    36 m

  288. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto South Road/A206. Continue on A206.

    A206808 m

  289. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    41 m

  290. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Bronze Age Way/A2016.

    Bronze Age Way2.3 km

  291. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.

    46 m

  292. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.

    Picardy Manorway344 m

  293. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.

    2.1 km

  294. Take exit:

    Take the A2041 exit.

    338 m

  295. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.

    371 m

  296. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout.

    2.4 km

  297. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.

    25 m

  298. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Picardy Manorway/A2016.

    Picardy Manorway364 m

  299. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Anderson Way.

    11 m

  300. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Anderson Way.

    Anderson Way251 m

  301. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Crabtree Manorway North.

    36 m

  302. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Crabtree Manorway North.

    Crabtree Manorway North35 m

  303. Arrive:

    You have arrived at your destination.

Directions for the Erith · Route 2 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Junctions & roundabouts

Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.

  • Bronze Age Way

Stations

Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.

  • Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station
  • Lower Road / Church Manorway
  • Essex Point
  • Joyce Green Lane Terminus
  • Erith

Schools

Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.

  • SusCon
  • Croft Day Nursery
  • Purple Willows Day Nursery & Preschool

Churches

Useful navigation anchors on the loop.

  • Guru Nanak Durbar Sikh Temple
  • St Augustine’s Church
  • All Saints
  • Cherubim and Seraphim Church

Parks & green space

Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.

  • Central Park West
  • South Lawns

Pubs

Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.

  • Morgan

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • 7 Days European Market

Watch out for

  • 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 33.4 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, 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.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Guru Nanak Durbar Sikh Temple

    Start near Guru Nanak Durbar Sikh Temple.

  2. Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station

    Continue to Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station.

  3. St Augustine’s Church

    Continue to St Augustine’s Church.

  4. Bronze Age Way

    Continue to Bronze Age Way, taking the junction with good observation.

  5. Lower Road / Church Manorway

    Continue to Lower Road / Church Manorway.

  6. SusCon

    Continue to SusCon.

  7. Central Park West

    Continue to Central Park West.

  8. South Lawns

    Continue to South Lawns.

  9. Essex Point

    Continue to Essex Point.

  10. Joyce Green Lane Terminus

    Continue to Joyce Green Lane Terminus.

  11. Erith

    Continue to Erith.

  12. Medway Road

    Continue to Medway Road.

  13. All Saints

    Continue to All Saints.

  14. Croft Day Nursery

    Continue to Croft Day Nursery.

  15. Purple Willows Day Nursery & Preschool

    Continue to Purple Willows Day Nursery & Preschool.

  16. Cherubim and Seraphim Church

    Continue to Cherubim and Seraphim Church.

  17. Dagenham Dock

    Continue to Dagenham Dock.

  18. 7 Days European Market

    Continue to 7 Days European Market.

  19. Conference Road

    Continue to Conference Road.

  20. Morgan

    Finish back near Morgan, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

This route is 186.1 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Erith test centre, not an official DVSA route.