Near Morden test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 10 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 17 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.5 km practice route near Morden 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.
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 schools, churches, shops and pubs, 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 37-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.5 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.
A241.9 km
Turn left onto Senhouse Road.
Senhouse Road158 m
Turn left onto Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road615 m
Turn right onto Priory Road.
Priory Road442 m
Turn left onto Malden Road/A2043. Continue on A2043.
A20431.1 km
Turn right onto A232/Ewell Road. Continue on A232.
A2321.8 km
Enter Cheam Road and take the 1st exit onto Northey Avenue.
Cheam Road20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northey Avenue.
Northey Avenue861 m
Turn right onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane911 m
Turn left onto Downs Side.
Downs Side533 m
Turn left onto Burdon Lane.
Burdon Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Wray Road.
Wray Road166 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue319 m
Turn left onto Northey Avenue.
Northey Avenue184 m
Turn right onto Burdon Lane.
Burdon Lane720 m
Turn right onto Downs Side.
Downs Side533 m
Turn right onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane165 m
Turn right onto Highview.
Highview544 m
Turn left onto Burdon Lane.
Burdon Lane1.0 km
Turn left onto Wray Road.
Wray Road166 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue319 m
Turn left onto Northey Avenue.
Northey Avenue184 m
Turn right onto Burdon Lane.
Burdon Lane357 m
Turn left onto Northdown Road.
Northdown Road231 m
Turn left onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road351 m
Turn left onto Dorset Road.
Dorset Road215 m
Turn right onto A217/Belmont Rise. Continue on A217.
A2172.8 km
Turn right onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill. Continue on A217.
A2171.1 km
Turn left onto Alcorn Close.
Alcorn Close28 m
Turn right to stay on Alcorn Close.
Alcorn Close57 m
Turn left onto Sutton Common Road/B279. Continue on B279.
B2791.6 km
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 11 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 7.5 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.
First Little Steps
Start near First Little Steps.
Morden Park Baptist Church
Continue to Morden Park Baptist Church.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
St Cecilia's Church
Continue to St Cecilia's Church.
Aldi
Continue to Aldi.
Nonsuch Inn
Continue to Nonsuch Inn.
Cheers Winemaking and Brewing
Continue to Cheers Winemaking and Brewing.
Prince of Wales
Continue to Prince of Wales.
Cheam Baptist Church
Continue to Cheam Baptist Church.
Harrow
Continue to Harrow.
Little Fishes Preschool
Continue to Little Fishes Preschool.
St Pauls Howell Hill
Continue to St Pauls Howell Hill.
St Andrew's United Reformed Church
Continue to St Andrew's United Reformed Church.
Design Æffects
Continue to Design Æffects.
St John the Baptist
Continue to St John the Baptist.
Barber Shop
Continue to Barber Shop.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
Fawngrove
Continue to Fawngrove.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
Asda
Finish back near Asda, 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 22.5 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Morden test centre, not an official DVSA route.