Near Guildford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 8 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 15 navigation steps.
This is an independent 31.4 km practice route near Guildford test centre, taking roughly 20 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 Boxgrove Crossroads, Burnt Common Roundabout and Turnoak Roundabout. 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 shops, pubs, named junctions 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 69-step drive on real, named roads (about 31.4 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 left onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road84 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Woking Road/A320.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road240 m
Turn right onto Jacobs Well Road.
Jacobs Well Road795 m
Turn right onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane1.7 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 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 2nd exit onto London Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road.
London Road354 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great Oaks Park.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Oaks Park.
Great Oaks Park333 m
Turn right onto Gosden Hill Road.
Gosden Hill Road985 m
Turn right to stay on Gosden Hill Road.
Gosden Hill Road425 m
Turn left to stay on Gosden Hill Road.
Gosden Hill Road116 m
Turn right onto New Inn Lane/B2234.
New Inn Lane392 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/A3100.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100. Continue on London Road.
London Road146 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road.
London Road354 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great Oaks Park.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Oaks Park.
Great Oaks Park14 m
Turn left onto London Road.
London Road458 m
Turn right onto Merrow Lane.
Merrow Lane85 m
Move right to stay on Merrow Lane.
Merrow Lane256 m
Turn right to stay on Merrow Lane.
Merrow Lane677 m
Turn right onto New Inn Lane/B2234.
New Inn Lane771 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 2nd exit onto London Road/A3100.
Boxgrove Crossroads35 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A3100.
London Road1.3 km
Turn right 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. Continue on A3100.
A3100634 m
Turn right onto Clandon Road.
Clandon Road342 m
Turn left onto Cross Lanes.
Cross Lanes270 m
Turn right onto London Road/A3100.
London Road934 m
Enter Boxgrove Crossroads and take the 1st exit onto Parkway/A25.
Boxgrove Crossroads4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway/A25. Continue on A25.
A251.2 km
Turn right onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road189 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.
A2473.3 km
Turn left onto High Street/A247.
High Street820 m
Turn right onto Kingfield Road/A247. Continue on A247.
A2471.3 km
Enter Turnoak Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Egley Road/A320.
Turnoak Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Egley Road/A320.
Egley Road377 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Guildford · Route 6 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 Burnt Common Roundabout, Turnoak Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 4.6 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.
Greggs
Start near Greggs.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Anchor and Horseshoes
Continue to Anchor and Horseshoes.
Boxgrove Crossroads
Continue to Boxgrove Crossroads, taking the junction with good observation.
Christopher Robin Day Nursery
Continue to Christopher Robin Day Nursery.
Aldi
Continue to Aldi.
White Barnes
Continue to White Barnes.
Grace Church Guildford
Continue to Grace Church Guildford.
Kingdom Hall
Continue to Kingdom Hall.
Royal Grammar School (Old Building)
Continue to Royal Grammar School (Old Building).
York Road Synagogue
Continue to York Road Synagogue.
Burnt Common Roundabout
Continue to Burnt Common Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
New Inn
Continue to New Inn.
Send Church of England Primary School
Continue to Send Church of England Primary School.
Village Barbers of Send
Continue to Village Barbers of Send.
Crown & Anchor
Continue to Crown & Anchor.
New Life Church
Continue to New Life Church.
Send Evangelical Church
Continue to Send Evangelical Church.
Turnoak Roundabout
Finish back near Turnoak Roundabout, 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 31.4 km and takes about 20 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Guildford test centre, not an official DVSA route.