Near Guildford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 18 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 58.9 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.
Along the way you'll meet Mayford Roundabout and Clay Lane. 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 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 171-step drive on real, named roads (about 59.8 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 Road388 m
Turn left onto Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road624 m
Keep right to stay on Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road170 m
Turn right onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane426 m
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 4th exit onto Clay Lane/A3100.
75 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 Lane340 m
Turn right onto Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill341 m
Keep right to stay on Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill122 m
Keep right to stay on Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill449 m
Move right onto Sutton Green Road.
Sutton Green Road619 m
Turn right to stay on Sutton Green Road.
Sutton Green Road374 m
Move left to stay on Sutton Green Road.
Sutton Green Road70 m
Turn left onto Robin Hood Lane.
Robin Hood Lane37 m
Keep right to stay on Robin Hood Lane.
Robin Hood Lane688 m
Turn left onto New Lane.
New Lane846 m
Turn right onto Sutton Green Road.
Sutton Green Road618 m
Move left onto Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill673 m
Keep left to stay on Blanchards Hill.
Blanchards Hill239 m
Turn left onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane23 m
Turn right onto Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road74 m
Keep left to stay on Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road720 m
Turn left onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road101 m
Keep left to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road54 m
Turn left onto Moorfield Road.
Moorfield Road356 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road646 m
Turn right.
175 m
Move right onto Moorfield Road.
Moorfield Road817 m
Turn right onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road518 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 Road846 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 1st exit.
Mayford Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout.
60 m
Move left onto Mayford Green/B380.
Mayford Green44 m
Keep left to stay on B380.
B3801.2 km
Turn left onto Smarts Heath Lane.
Smarts Heath Lane616 m
Turn left onto Prey Heath Road.
Prey Heath Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Egley Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A320348 m
Keep right to take Guildford Road/A320.
Guildford Road962 m
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 4th exit onto Woking Road/A320.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road166 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 1st exit onto Salt Box Road.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Salt Box Road.
Salt Box Road946 m
Turn left onto Grange Road.
Grange Road72 m
Turn left to stay on Grange Road.
Grange Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road789 m
Keep right to stay on Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road263 m
Turn right onto Maple Grove.
Maple Grove194 m
Turn right onto Riverside.
Riverside200 m
Turn right to stay on Riverside.
Riverside113 m
Keep right to stay on Riverside.
Riverside87 m
Turn left onto Maple Grove.
Maple Grove195 m
Turn left onto Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Worplesdon Road/A322.
Worplesdon Road206 m
Turn left onto Barrack Road.
Barrack Road216 m
Turn right onto Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road1.0 km
Keep right to stay on Stoughton Road.
Stoughton Road380 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bellfields Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bellfields Road.
Bellfields Road51 m
Turn left to stay on 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 Road548 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road121 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road120 m
Keep left to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road42 m
Turn left to stay on Woking Road.
Woking Road34 m
Turn right onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road192 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 3rd exit onto Guildford Road/B380.
Mayford Roundabout90 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guildford Road/B380.
Guildford Road161 m
Keep right to stay on Guildford Road/B380.
Guildford Road120 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road/B380. Continue on B380.
B3801.8 km
Turn right onto High Street/A247.
High Street216 m
Turn left onto Gloster Road.
Gloster Road275 m
Move left onto Rydens Way.
Rydens Way58 m
Turn right to stay on Rydens Way.
Rydens Way114 m
Turn right to stay on Rydens Way.
Rydens Way37 m
Turn right onto Farm Road.
Farm Road181 m
Move left.
42 m
Move left onto Farm Road.
Farm Road181 m
Turn left onto Rydens Way.
Rydens Way37 m
Turn left to stay on Rydens Way.
Rydens Way115 m
Turn left to stay on Rydens Way.
Rydens Way58 m
Move right onto Gloster Road.
Gloster Road275 m
Turn right onto High Street/A247.
High Street216 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Road/B380. Continue on B380.
B380721 m
Keep right to take Westfield Road/B380.
Westfield Road875 m
Keep right to stay on Westfield Road/B380.
Westfield Road169 m
Turn right onto Guildford Road/B380.
Guildford Road272 m
Enter Mayford Roundabout and take the 1st exit.
Mayford Roundabout10 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 Road425 m
Keep right to stay on Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road201 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Woodlands Road.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodlands Road.
Woodlands Road424 m
Turn right onto Old Farm Road.
Old Farm Road309 m
Keep left to stay on Old Farm Road.
Old Farm Road110 m
Keep left to stay on Old Farm Road.
Old Farm Road43 m
Turn left onto Woking Road.
Woking Road108 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Guildford · Route 4 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.
Christopher Robin Day Nursery
Continue to Christopher Robin Day Nursery.
Clay Lane
Continue to Clay Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Olive Tree
Continue to Olive Tree.
All Souls, Sutton Green
Continue to All Souls, Sutton Green.
PG Village Garage
Continue to PG Village Garage.
Barnes DAF
Continue to Barnes DAF.
Calor Gas
Continue to Calor Gas.
Mayford Post Office & Stores
Continue to Mayford Post Office & Stores.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Manor Road Evangelical Church
Continue to Manor Road Evangelical Church.
Rowbarge
Continue to Rowbarge.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
Guildford Baptist Church
Continue to Guildford Baptist Church.
G&J News
Continue to G&J News.
Drumming Snipe
Continue to Drumming Snipe.
New Life Church
Continue to New Life Church.
St Mark's Church of England
Continue to St Mark's Church of England.
Mizz Elegance
Finish back near Mizz Elegance, 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 58.9 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.