Near Guildford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 21 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 121.0 km practice route near Guildford 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.
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, schools, shops 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 154-step drive on real, named roads (about 120.9 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 Road467 m
Turn left onto Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road795 m
Turn right onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
75 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clay Lane/A3100. Continue on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill912 m
Turn left onto Whitmoor Lane.
Whitmoor Lane682 m
Turn right onto Guildford Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A3201.9 km
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 1st exit.
Mayford Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout.
60 m
Move left onto Mayford Green/B380. Continue on B380.
B3801.3 km
Turn left onto Smarts Heath Lane.
Smarts Heath Lane616 m
Turn right onto Burdenshott Road.
Burdenshott Road2.3 km
Turn right onto A320.
A320418 m
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 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road958 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road334 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road143 m
Move right onto Woking Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320243 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Stoke Road/A320.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road/A320.
Stoke Road702 m
Turn right onto York Road/A246.
York Road291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Onslow Street/A322.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Onslow Street/A322. Continue on Onslow Street.
Onslow Street392 m
Keep left to take Millbrook/A281.
Millbrook130 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street86 m
Turn right onto Quarry Street.
Quarry Street42 m
Turn right onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane94 m
Turn left onto Millbrook/A281. Continue on A281.
A281564 m
Turn left onto Chantry View Road.
Chantry View Road780 m
Turn left onto Echo Pit Road.
Echo Pit Road135 m
Turn left onto Warwick's Bench Road.
Warwick's Bench Road326 m
Turn right onto Warwick's Bench.
Warwick's Bench730 m
Turn right onto Sydenham Road.
Sydenham Road499 m
Turn left onto Jenner Road.
Jenner Road47 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road51 m
Turn right onto London Road/A3100.
London Road254 m
Turn left onto York Road/A246.
York Road492 m
Turn right onto Stoke Road/A320.
Stoke Road701 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stoke Road/A320.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320385 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3.
A35.0 km
Continue on London Road/B2215.
London Road1.0 km
Enter Burnt Common Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Send Barns Lane/A247.
Burnt Common Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Send Barns Lane/A247. Continue on A247.
A2472.3 km
Turn right onto Heath Drive.
Heath Drive81 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Heath Drive.
Heath Drive81 m
Turn right onto Send Road/A247. Continue on A247.
A2471.1 km
Turn left onto High Street/A247.
High Street820 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Road/B380. Continue on B380.
B3801.8 km
Turn right onto Guildford Road/B380.
Guildford Road272 m
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Mayford Roundabout47 m
Exit the roundabout.
60 m
Move left onto Mayford Green/B380. Continue on B380.
B380388 m
Turn right onto Saunders Lane.
Saunders Lane2.0 km
Turn right onto Blackhorse Road.
Blackhorse Road1.1 km
Make a sharp left to stay on Blackhorse Road.
Blackhorse Road1.9 km
Turn left onto Smarts Heath Road/B380. Continue on B380.
B3801.9 km
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Mayford Roundabout81 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 4th exit onto Woking Road/A320.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road706 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A320.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A320.
A3202.5 km
Turn left onto Prey Heath Road.
Prey Heath Road3.4 km
Turn left onto A320.
A3202.1 km
Turn left onto Prey Heath Road.
Prey Heath Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Goose Rye Road.
Goose Rye Road1.8 km
Turn left onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road566 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
8 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 Road730 m
Turn right onto Barrack Road.
Barrack Road216 m
Turn right onto Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road249 m
Turn left onto Grange Road.
Grange Road1.5 km
Turn right to stay on Grange Road.
Grange Road72 m
Turn right onto Salt Box Road.
Salt Box Road945 m
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
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.
A3203.0 km
Move left onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane2.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
75 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clay Lane/A3100. Continue on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane2.0 km
Turn left onto Queenhythe Road.
Queenhythe Road250 m
Turn left to stay on Queenhythe Road.
Queenhythe Road273 m
Turn left onto Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road404 m
Turn left onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane23 m
Turn right onto Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill912 m
Turn left onto Whitmoor Lane.
Whitmoor Lane682 m
Turn right onto Guildford Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A3201.9 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 2 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 16.1 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.
Christopher Robin Day Nursery
Continue to Christopher Robin Day Nursery.
Mayford Post Office & Stores
Continue to Mayford Post Office & Stores.
Jolly Farmer
Continue to Jolly Farmer.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
St Saviour's Church
Continue to St Saviour's Church.
Kingdom Hall
Continue to Kingdom Hall.
York Road Synagogue
Continue to York Road Synagogue.
Send Evangelical Church
Continue to Send Evangelical Church.
New Life Church
Continue to New Life Church.
St Mark's Church of England
Continue to St Mark's Church of England.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
White Lyon
Continue to White Lyon.
Onslow Infant School
Continue to Onslow Infant School.
Old Barn
Continue to Old Barn.
Meadrow Unitarian Chapel
Continue to Meadrow Unitarian Chapel.
Three Lions
Continue to Three Lions.
Fountain
Continue to Fountain.
Guildford Baptist Church
Finish back near Guildford Baptist Church, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 10 turns · 5 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 12 turns · 4 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 4 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 18 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 121.0 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Guildford test centre, not an official DVSA route.