Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 15 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.5 km practice route near Morden 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, 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, churches, 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 Morden 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 23.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
12 m
Turn right.
11 m
Turn right onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive922 m
Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout157 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive981 m
Turn right onto A24/Stonecot Hill. Continue on A24.
A24990 m
Turn left onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill.
A217117 m
Make a right U-turn at A217/St Dunstan's Hill to stay on A217/St Dunstan's Hill.
A217120 m
Turn left onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane684 m
Turn left onto Brocks Drive.
Brocks Drive684 m
Turn left onto Windsor Avenue.
Windsor Avenue386 m
Turn left onto Kew Crescent.
Kew Crescent276 m
Turn left onto Kingston Avenue.
Kingston Avenue264 m
Turn right onto Windsor Avenue.
Windsor Avenue63 m
Turn left onto Matlock Crescent.
Matlock Crescent595 m
Turn right onto Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road466 m
Turn right onto Buxton Crescent.
Buxton Crescent317 m
Turn right onto Carlton Crescent.
Carlton Crescent68 m
Turn right to stay on Carlton Crescent.
Carlton Crescent156 m
Turn right to stay on Carlton Crescent.
Carlton Crescent84 m
Turn left onto Buxton Crescent.
Buxton Crescent93 m
Turn right onto Wrayfield Road.
Wrayfield Road252 m
Turn left onto Hilbert Road.
Hilbert Road256 m
Turn left onto Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road335 m
Turn left onto Buxton Crescent.
Buxton Crescent317 m
Turn right onto Carlton Crescent.
Carlton Crescent68 m
Turn right to stay on Carlton Crescent.
Carlton Crescent156 m
Turn right to stay on Carlton Crescent.
Carlton Crescent84 m
Turn left onto Buxton Crescent.
Buxton Crescent156 m
Turn left onto Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road601 m
Turn left to stay on Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road28 m
Turn left onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill.
A217742 m
Turn right onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill. Continue on A217.
A2171.9 km
Make a sharp right to stay on A217.
A217342 m
Turn right onto Glastonbury Road.
Glastonbury Road532 m
Turn right onto Love Lane.
Love Lane218 m
Turn right onto Garendon Road.
Garendon Road425 m
Turn right onto Hunston Road.
Hunston Road187 m
Turn right onto Kirksted Road.
Kirksted Road152 m
Turn right onto Hexham Road.
Hexham Road126 m
Turn left onto Halesowen Road.
Halesowen Road219 m
Turn right onto Hartland Road.
Hartland Road67 m
Turn left onto Garendon Road.
Garendon Road58 m
Turn left onto Love Lane.
Love Lane237 m
Make a sharp right to stay on Love Lane.
Love Lane484 m
Turn left onto Green Lane/B278.
Green Lane218 m
Make a right U-turn at Glastonbury Road to stay on Green Lane/B278.
Green Lane256 m
Turn left onto Furness Road.
Furness Road316 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Middleton Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road133 m
Turn right onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A297561 m
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto St. Helier Avenue.
Rosehill Roundabout218 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Helier Avenue.
St. Helier Avenue570 m
Turn left onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road126 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Faversham Road.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Faversham Road.
Faversham Road207 m
Move left onto Farm Road.
Farm Road393 m
Turn right onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road383 m
Turn right onto Bristol Road.
Bristol Road87 m
Move right onto Canterbury Road.
Canterbury Road755 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Furness Road.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furness Road.
Furness Road316 m
Turn left onto Green Lane/B278.
Green Lane12 m
Make a right U-turn at Green Lane/B278 to stay on B278.
B278768 m
Turn left onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road101 m
Turn left onto A24/Epsom Road.
A24901 m
Turn right onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive531 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 1 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.
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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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 5.5 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 (20, 30, 40 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.
Morden Brook
Start near Morden Brook.
Morden Park Baptist Church
Continue to Morden Park Baptist Church.
First Little Steps
Continue to First Little Steps.
Kremeecakes
Continue to Kremeecakes.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
St Cecilia's Church
Continue to St Cecilia's Church.
Surrey Chicken
Continue to Surrey Chicken.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
St Oswald Church
Continue to St Oswald Church.
Cheam Methodist Church
Continue to Cheam Methodist Church.
Cheers Winemaking and Brewing
Continue to Cheers Winemaking and Brewing.
Sutton Fire Station
Continue to Sutton Fire Station.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
St Helier Congregational Church
Continue to St Helier Congregational Church.
Harlequin Motors
Continue to Harlequin Motors.
St. George's Church
Continue to St. George's Church.
Mr Cod
Continue to Mr Cod.
Lawrence Weaver Institute
Continue to Lawrence Weaver Institute.
St Helier Station
Continue to St Helier Station.
George Hill Open Space
Finish back near George Hill Open Space, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 9 turns · 6 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 12 turns · 4 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 5 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
This route is 23.5 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Morden test centre, not an official DVSA route.