Near Guildford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 10 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 57.9 km practice route near Guildford 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.
Along the way you'll meet Mayford Roundabout, Clay Lane, London Road and Boxgrove Crossroads. 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, 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 named junctions, pubs, shops 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 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 177-step drive on real, named roads (about 59.6 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 Road82 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road436 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road102 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A320.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A3201.1 km
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road320 m
Keep right to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road847 m
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road119 m
Keep right to stay on A320.
A320584 m
Keep right to take Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road127 m
Keep left to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road236 m
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Mayford Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road375 m
Keep right to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road118 m
Keep left to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road939 m
Turn right onto Lilac Avenue.
Lilac Avenue43 m
Keep right to stay on Lilac Avenue.
Lilac Avenue81 m
Turn right onto Acacia Avenue.
Acacia Avenue15 m
Turn right onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road57 m
Keep straight to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road278 m
Enter Turnoak Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Turnoak Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road589 m
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.
A3201.0 km
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road1.0 km
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road110 m
Keep left to stay on A320.
A320892 m
Keep left to stay on A320.
A320224 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Woking Road/A320.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road78 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road426 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road201 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road152 m
Turn left to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road34 m
Turn right to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road42 m
Keep left to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road120 m
Keep left to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road121 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road548 m
Turn left onto Bellfields Road.
Bellfields Road129 m
Turn right onto Parsons Green.
Parsons Green83 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Parsons Green.
Parsons Green83 m
Turn left onto Bellfields Road.
Bellfields Road129 m
Turn right onto Woking Road.
Woking Road10 m
Turn left onto Bellfields Road.
Bellfields Road32 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road954 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road201 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road426 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road77 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A320.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A3201.1 km
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road320 m
Keep right to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road847 m
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road119 m
Keep right to stay on A320.
A320584 m
Keep right to take Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road363 m
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Mayford Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road375 m
Keep right to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road118 m
Keep left to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road939 m
Turn right onto Lilac Avenue.
Lilac Avenue43 m
Keep right to stay on Lilac Avenue.
Lilac Avenue81 m
Turn right onto Acacia Avenue.
Acacia Avenue15 m
Turn right onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road57 m
Keep straight to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road278 m
Enter Turnoak Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Turnoak Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road589 m
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.
A3201.0 km
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road1.0 km
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road110 m
Keep left to stay on A320.
A320892 m
Keep left to stay on A320.
A3207 m
Move left onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane106 m
Keep right to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane1.0 km
Keep left to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane806 m
Keep right to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane438 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clay Lane/A3100.
Clay Lane144 m
Keep right to stay on Clay Lane/A3100.
Clay Lane126 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road.
London Road147 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A3100.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road406 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A3100.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road296 m
Keep right to stay on London Road/A3100.
London Road323 m
Turn left onto Boxgrove Avenue.
Boxgrove Avenue260 m
Turn right to stay on Boxgrove Avenue.
Boxgrove Avenue254 m
Turn left onto Boxgrove Road/A25. Continue on Boxgrove Road.
Boxgrove Road442 m
Turn left onto Boxgrove Lane.
Boxgrove Lane113 m
Keep left to stay on Boxgrove Lane.
Boxgrove Lane289 m
Move left onto Merrow Copse.
Merrow Copse31 m
Keep right to stay on Merrow Copse.
Merrow Copse379 m
Turn right onto Merrow Woods.
Merrow Woods291 m
Turn left onto Great Goodwin Drive.
Great Goodwin Drive441 m
Turn left onto Bushy Hill Drive.
Bushy Hill Drive312 m
Keep left to stay on Bushy Hill Drive.
Bushy Hill Drive582 m
Keep left to stay on Bushy Hill Drive.
Bushy Hill Drive2.8 km
Turn right onto London Road/A3100.
London Road254 m
Turn left onto York Road/A246.
York Road449 m
Turn left onto Stoke Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320373 m
Turn left onto North Street/A320.
North Street49 m
Turn left onto High Street/A3100.
High Street303 m
Turn right onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road340 m
Keep left to stay on Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road791 m
Keep left to stay on Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road264 m
Keep right to stay on Epsom Road.
Epsom Road1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epsom Road/A25.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epsom Road/A25.
Epsom Road350 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Epsom Road/A25.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epsom Road/A25.
Epsom Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road130 m
Keep left to stay on Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road224 m
Keep left to stay on Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road561 m
Keep left to stay on Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road198 m
Keep left to stay on Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road596 m
Turn right onto Trodds Lane.
Trodds Lane2.1 km
Turn right onto Epsom Road.
Epsom Road24 m
Keep right to stay on Epsom Road.
Epsom Road151 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Lane/B2234.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Lane/B2234.
Park Lane584 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Lane/B2234.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Lane/B2234.
Park Lane111 m
Keep right to stay on Park Lane/B2234.
Park Lane151 m
Keep left to stay on Park Lane/B2234.
Park Lane336 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Merrow Lane/B2234.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Merrow Lane/B2234.
Merrow Lane180 m
Turn left onto New Inn Lane/B2234.
New Inn Lane202 m
Keep left to stay on New Inn Lane/B2234.
New Inn Lane126 m
Keep left to stay on New Inn Lane/B2234.
New Inn Lane440 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/A3100.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road406 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A3100.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road788 m
Move left.
49 m
Enter Boxgrove Crossroads and take the 4th exit onto London Road/A3100.
Boxgrove Crossroads107 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road19 m
Continue on London Road/A3100.
London Road818 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A3100.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road406 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A3100.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100. Continue on London Road.
London Road146 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clay Lane/A3100.
Clay Lane124 m
Keep left to stay on Clay Lane/A3100.
Clay Lane145 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clay Lane/A3100. Continue on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane1.2 km
Keep right to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane146 m
Keep straight to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane317 m
Turn left onto Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road795 m
Turn left onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road101 m
Keep left to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road138 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road201 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road426 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road77 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A320.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A3201.1 km
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road1.2 km
Keep left to stay on Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road119 m
Keep right to stay on A320.
A320584 m
Keep right to take Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road127 m
Keep left to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road236 m
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Mayford Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road375 m
Keep right to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road118 m
Keep left to stay on Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road785 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Guildford · Route 18 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 50, 60 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.
Mayford Roundabout
Start near Mayford Roundabout.
Bird in Hand
Continue to Bird in Hand.
BTU Poolservices
Continue to BTU Poolservices.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Clay Lane
Continue to Clay Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Anchor and Horseshoes
Continue to Anchor and Horseshoes.
London Road
Continue to London Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Starfish
Continue to Starfish.
Electrik Ink
Continue to Electrik Ink.
Mail Boxes Etc.
Continue to Mail Boxes Etc..
Grace Church Guildford
Continue to Grace Church Guildford.
Kingdom Hall
Continue to Kingdom Hall.
York Road Synagogue
Continue to York Road Synagogue.
Italia Conti Dance School
Continue to Italia Conti Dance School.
Marks & Spencer
Continue to Marks & Spencer.
Horse and Groom
Continue to Horse and Groom.
Parish Church of John the Evangelist
Continue to Parish Church of John the Evangelist.
Boxgrove Crossroads
Continue to Boxgrove Crossroads, taking the junction with good observation.
Christopher Robin Day Nursery
Finish back near Christopher Robin Day Nursery, 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 57.9 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Guildford test centre, not an official DVSA route.