Near Guildford test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 7 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 16 navigation steps.
This is an independent 56.7 km practice route near Guildford test centre, taking roughly 25 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 Mayford Roundabout and Aldershot Road. 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 pubs, shops, named junctions 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 Guildford 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 86-step drive on real, named roads (about 56.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north.
97 m
Turn left onto Moorfield Road.
Moorfield Road579 m
Turn right onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road622 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A320.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A3203.3 km
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Mayford Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road1.3 km
Turn right onto Acacia Avenue.
Acacia Avenue15 m
Turn left onto Lilac Avenue.
Lilac Avenue125 m
Turn left onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road1.4 km
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Mayford Roundabout48 m
Exit the roundabout.
34 m
Move left onto Egley Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A3203.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Woking Road/A320.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road707 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hazel Avenue.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hazel Avenue.
Hazel Avenue74 m
Turn right onto Hazel Court.
Hazel Court53 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hazel Court.
Hazel Court53 m
Turn right onto Hazel Avenue.
Hazel Avenue336 m
Turn left onto Larch Avenue.
Larch Avenue735 m
Turn right onto Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road277 m
Turn left onto Belmont Avenue.
Belmont Avenue341 m
Turn right onto Ryde's Hill Road.
Ryde's Hill Road100 m
Turn left to stay on Ryde's Hill Road.
Ryde's Hill Road144 m
Turn left onto Ryde's Hill Crescent.
Ryde's Hill Crescent79 m
Turn right to stay on Ryde's Hill Crescent.
Ryde's Hill Crescent109 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ryde's Hill Crescent.
Ryde's Hill Crescent109 m
Turn left to stay on Ryde's Hill Crescent.
Ryde's Hill Crescent79 m
Turn right onto Ryde's Hill Road.
Ryde's Hill Road144 m
Turn right to stay on Ryde's Hill Road.
Ryde's Hill Road660 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Aldershot Road/A323.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldershot Road/A323.
Aldershot Road456 m
Turn right.
61 m
Move right onto Aldershot Road.
Aldershot Road160 m
Turn right onto Westway.
Westway18 m
Turn left onto Aldershot Road/A323.
Aldershot Road249 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aldershot Road/A323.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Aldershot Road/A323.
Aldershot Road1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Holly Lane.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Holly Lane.
Holly Lane878 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road826 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road562 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Worplesdon Road/A322. Continue on Worplesdon Road.
Worplesdon Road1.8 km
Enter Dennis Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Dennis Roundabout133 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3.
A34.3 km
Take the B3000 exit towards Godalming/Farnham.
606 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto The Street/B3000.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Street/B3000. Continue on B3000.
B30003.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Old Portsmouth Road/A3100.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Portsmouth Road/A3100. Continue on A3100.
A31001.6 km
Turn left onto Catteshall Road.
Catteshall Road531 m
Turn left onto Warramill Road.
Warramill Road140 m
Turn right onto St Anne's Road.
St Anne's Road124 m
Turn left onto Catteshall Lane.
Catteshall Lane97 m
Turn left onto Perry Close.
Perry Close20 m
Turn left.
8 m
Make a right U-turn.
8 m
Turn right onto Perry Close.
Perry Close20 m
Turn right onto Catteshall Lane.
Catteshall Lane97 m
Turn right onto St Anne's Road.
St Anne's Road124 m
Turn left onto Warramill Road.
Warramill Road140 m
Turn right onto Catteshall Road.
Catteshall Road531 m
Turn left onto Meadrow/A3100. Continue on A3100.
A3100651 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chalk Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chalk Road.
Chalk Road1.6 km
Move left onto Hurtmore Road.
Hurtmore Road961 m
Move left to stay on Hurtmore Road.
Hurtmore Road482 m
Turn left to stay on Hurtmore Road.
Hurtmore Road790 m
Turn left onto A3.
A37.6 km
Take the A25/A322/A320 exit towards Dorking/Bagshot/Guildford/Woking.
280 m
Enter Dennis Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Dennis Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Worplesdon Road/A322. Continue on Worplesdon Road.
Worplesdon Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road562 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Salt Box Road.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Salt Box Road.
Salt Box Road1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A320.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A3203.3 km
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Mayford Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road1.3 km
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Guildford · Route 1 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Mayford Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 11.5 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 (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.
Bird in Hand
Start near Bird in Hand.
BTU Poolservices
Continue to BTU Poolservices.
Mayford Roundabout
Continue to Mayford Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
Guildford Baptist Church
Continue to Guildford Baptist Church.
Manor Road Evangelical Church
Continue to Manor Road Evangelical Church.
Aldershot Road
Continue to Aldershot Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Cricketers
Continue to Cricketers.
Yeomans Honda
Continue to Yeomans Honda.
Clip & Curl
Continue to Clip & Curl.
Onslow Infant School
Continue to Onslow Infant School.
American Golf
Continue to American Golf.
EV Experts
Continue to EV Experts.
Godalming Naval Club
Continue to Godalming Naval Club.
Meadrow Unitarian Chapel
Continue to Meadrow Unitarian Chapel.
Three Lions
Continue to Three Lions.
Charterhouse Arms
Continue to Charterhouse Arms.
Fountain
Continue to Fountain.
Kutz & Kurlz
Continue to Kutz & Kurlz.
Rooster & Bun
Finish back near Rooster & Bun, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 21 turns · 2 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 10 turns · 5 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 12 turns · 4 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 56.7 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Guildford test centre, not an official DVSA route.