Near Guildford test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 7 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 17 navigation steps.
This is an independent 51.7 km practice route near Guildford test centre, taking roughly 25 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 Burnt Common 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 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 89-step drive on real, named roads (about 51.7 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 3rd exit onto Parkway/A25.
Boxgrove Crossroads67 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 3rd exit onto Clandon Road/A247.
Burnt Common Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clandon Road/A247. Continue on A247.
A247495 m
Turn left to stay on A247.
A247234 m
Stay straight to take the A3 ramp.
A35.4 km
Take the exit.
458 m
Keep left to take Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road72 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 A281.
A2812.6 km
Turn right.
71 m
Keep left at the fork.
105 m
Move left onto Dagley Lane.
Dagley Lane121 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dagley Lane.
Dagley Lane121 m
Keep right at the fork.
177 m
Turn left onto Horsham Road/A281. Continue on A281.
A2812.6 km
Turn left onto Onslow Street/A322. Continue on Onslow Street.
Onslow Street86 m
Move right onto Park Street/A322.
Park Street117 m
Turn right onto Bridge Street/A322. Continue on A322.
A322423 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto York Road/A246.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto York Road/A246.
York Road782 m
Turn left onto London Road/A3100.
London Road77 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.
Parkway1.2 km
Turn left onto Stoke Road/A320.
Stoke Road218 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Stoke Road/A320.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road/A320. Continue on A320.
A3201.0 km
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 Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Pit Farm Road.
Pit Farm Road382 m
Turn left onto Cranley Road.
Cranley Road98 m
Turn left onto Hillier Road.
Hillier Road364 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road95 m
Turn left onto Pit Farm Road.
Pit Farm Road382 m
Turn left onto Cranley Road.
Cranley Road479 m
Turn right onto Cross Lanes.
Cross Lanes50 m
Turn left onto Clandon Road.
Clandon Road343 m
Turn left onto London Road/A3100.
London Road331 m
Turn left onto Epsom Road/A246.
Epsom Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Boxgrove Road/A25. Continue on Boxgrove Road.
Boxgrove Road860 m
Turn right onto Boxgrove Avenue.
Boxgrove Avenue254 m
Turn left to stay on Boxgrove Avenue.
Boxgrove Avenue261 m
Turn left onto London Road/A3100.
London Road168 m
Move left.
49 m
Enter Boxgrove Crossroads and take the 3rd exit onto Parkway/A25.
Boxgrove Crossroads67 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 2nd exit onto Woking Road/A320.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woking Road/A320.
Woking Road328 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bellfields Road.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bellfields Road.
Bellfields Road41 m
Turn left onto Woking Road.
Woking Road379 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Guildford · Route 7 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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, Burnt Common Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 9.8 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.
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.
Burnt Common Roundabout
Continue to Burnt Common Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Sandfield Primary School
Continue to Sandfield Primary School.
St John The Evangelist
Continue to St John The Evangelist.
St Saviour's Church
Continue to St Saviour's Church.
Shalford
Continue to Shalford.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
St. Mary the Virgin
Continue to St. Mary the Virgin.
Academy of Contemporary Music
Continue to Academy of Contemporary Music.
York Road Synagogue
Continue to York Road Synagogue.
Grace Church Guildford
Continue to Grace Church Guildford.
Kingdom Hall
Continue to Kingdom Hall.
Sixth Form Centre
Continue to Sixth Form Centre.
RGS Prep
Continue to RGS Prep.
Tormead School Junior School
Continue to Tormead School Junior School.
G&J News
Finish back near G&J News, 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 51.7 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Guildford test centre, not an official DVSA route.