Near Guildford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 12 turns and 8 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 53.1 km practice route near Guildford test centre, taking roughly 35 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, Boxgrove Crossroads, Aldershot Road and Woodbridge 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, 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, named junctions, schools and shops, 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 112-step drive on real, named roads (about 53.1 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.
A3203.0 km
Move left onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane2.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clay Lane/A3100.
Clay Lane270 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 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 Road819 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 3rd exit onto New Inn Lane/B2234.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Inn Lane/B2234.
New Inn Lane771 m
Turn left onto Merrow Lane.
Merrow Lane676 m
Turn left to stay on Merrow Lane.
Merrow Lane256 m
Make a sharp right to stay on Merrow Lane.
Merrow Lane1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Lane/B2234.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Lane/B2234.
Park Lane599 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Lane/B2234.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Lane/B2234.
Park Lane582 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epsom Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epsom Road.
Epsom Road178 m
Turn left onto Trodds Lane.
Trodds Lane2.0 km
Turn left onto Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road1.7 km
Turn right onto Epsom Road/A25.
Epsom Road62 m
Turn right onto Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road330 m
Make a sharp right to stay on Shere Road/A25.
Shere Road300 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A25.
Epsom Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epsom Road/A25.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epsom Road/A25.
Epsom Road347 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epsom Road/A25.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epsom Road/A25. Continue on Epsom Road.
Epsom Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Boxgrove Road/A25.
Boxgrove Road980 m
Enter Boxgrove Crossroads and take the 2nd exit onto Parkway/A25.
Boxgrove Crossroads39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway/A25. Continue on A25.
A252.5 km
Enter Dennis Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Dennis Roundabout164 m
Exit the roundabout onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road119 m
Turn left onto Aldershot Road/A323.
Aldershot Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Broad Street.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broad Street.
Broad Street264 m
Turn left onto Broadacres.
Broadacres94 m
Turn right onto Wood Rise.
Wood Rise72 m
Turn left onto Park Barn Drive.
Park Barn Drive601 m
Turn left onto Park Barn East.
Park Barn East115 m
Turn left onto Foxburrows Avenue.
Foxburrows Avenue134 m
Turn left onto Woodside Road.
Woodside Road451 m
Turn right onto Westway.
Westway113 m
Turn left onto Southway.
Southway47 m
Turn right onto Aldershot Road/A323.
Aldershot Road564 m
Take the exit on the right.
Aldershot Road42 m
Turn right onto Worplesdon Road.
Worplesdon Road136 m
Turn left onto Midleton Road/A25. Continue on A25.
A25587 m
Take the exit on the right.
Woodbridge Road115 m
Turn right onto Woodbridge Road/A322.
Woodbridge Road253 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woodbridge Road/A322.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodbridge Road/A322.
Woodbridge Road705 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto York Road/A246.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto York Road/A246.
York Road782 m
Turn right onto London Road/A3100.
London Road254 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Tangier Road.
Tangier Road504 m
Turn right onto Warren Road.
Warren Road348 m
Turn right onto Albury Road.
Albury Road354 m
Turn right onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road175 m
Turn right onto St Omer Road.
St Omer Road202 m
Turn left to stay on St Omer Road.
St Omer Road150 m
Turn right onto Tangier Road.
Tangier Road287 m
Turn right onto Warren Road.
Warren Road536 m
Turn right onto Upper Edgeborough Road.
Upper Edgeborough Road316 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road76 m
Turn left onto Austen Road.
Austen Road198 m
Make a sharp right onto Sydney Road.
Sydney Road253 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road424 m
Turn right onto London Road/A3100.
London Road254 m
Turn right onto Waterden Road/A246.
Waterden Road330 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road71 m
Turn right onto Sydney Road.
Sydney Road75 m
Turn left onto Sydney Place.
Sydney Place79 m
Turn left onto Austen Road.
Austen Road64 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road201 m
Turn right onto Waterden Road/A246. Continue on A246.
A246822 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 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road328 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
36 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 Road706 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
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Guildford · Route 3 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.
Bird in Hand
Start near Bird in Hand.
Mayford Roundabout
Continue to Mayford Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Anchor and Horseshoes
Continue to Anchor and Horseshoes.
Christopher Robin Day Nursery
Continue to Christopher Robin Day Nursery.
Boxgrove Crossroads
Continue to Boxgrove Crossroads, taking the junction with good observation.
White Barnes
Continue to White Barnes.
Horse and Groom
Continue to Horse and Groom.
Parish Church of John the Evangelist
Continue to Parish Church of John the Evangelist.
Italia Conti Dance School
Continue to Italia Conti Dance School.
Guildford Fire Station
Continue to Guildford Fire Station.
Holroyd Arms
Continue to Holroyd Arms.
Aldershot Road
Continue to Aldershot Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Westborough United Reformed Church
Continue to Westborough United Reformed Church.
Woodbridge Road
Continue to Woodbridge Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Sandfield Primary School
Continue to Sandfield Primary School.
Papa John's
Continue to Papa John's.
Parish of Christ Church
Continue to Parish of Christ Church.
York Road Synagogue
Continue to York Road Synagogue.
St John The Evangelist
Finish back near St John The Evangelist, 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 53.1 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Guildford test centre, not an official DVSA route.