Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 11 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 55.6 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.
Along the way you'll meet Malden Junction and Seymour Avenue. 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, 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 churches, stations, 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 121-step drive on real, named roads (about 55.6 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 2nd exit onto Grand Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive1.9 km
Turn left onto Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road182 m
Make a right U-turn at Bushey Court to stay on Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road68 m
Keep left to stay on Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road792 m
Keep right to stay on Bushey Road.
Bushey Road54 m
Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way557 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cannon Hill Lane.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane324 m
Turn left onto Cherrywood Lane.
Cherrywood Lane241 m
Turn left onto Northway.
Northway296 m
Turn right onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane197 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
B2861.4 km
Move right onto Aberconway Road/B286.
Aberconway Road304 m
Turn right onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
A297349 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A2971.0 km
Turn left onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Green Wrythe Lane.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Wrythe Lane.
Green Wrythe Lane138 m
Turn left onto Thornton Road.
Thornton Road112 m
Turn right onto Lark Way.
Lark Way45 m
Turn right.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn left onto Lark Way.
Lark Way45 m
Turn left onto Thornton Road.
Thornton Road112 m
Turn right onto Green Wrythe Lane.
Green Wrythe Lane138 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Middleton Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road1.2 km
Turn right onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A2971.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
66 m
Exit the roundabout onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
A297338 m
Turn left onto Aberconway Road/B286.
Aberconway Road308 m
Move left onto A24/London Road.
A24138 m
Take the Crown Road exit on the right.
Crown Road231 m
Move left onto Crown Lane/B286. Continue on B286.
B2861.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cannon Hill Lane.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane324 m
Turn left onto Cherrywood Lane.
Cherrywood Lane241 m
Turn left onto Northway.
Northway296 m
Turn right onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane197 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
B2861.4 km
Move right onto Aberconway Road/B286.
Aberconway Road304 m
Turn right onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
A297349 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A2971.6 km
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B278.
Rosehill Roundabout109 m
Exit the roundabout onto B278.
B2786 m
Move right onto B2230.
B22301.5 km
Turn right onto Bushey Road.
Bushey Road277 m
Turn right onto Bushey Lane.
Bushey Lane109 m
Turn right onto Rectory Road.
Rectory Road151 m
Turn right onto Deans Road.
Deans Road98 m
Turn left onto Bushey Road.
Bushey Road123 m
Turn left onto High Street/B2230. Continue on B2230.
B2230229 m
Move left onto Angel Hill/B279. Continue on B279.
B2793.0 km
Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grand Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive868 m
Move left onto Westway.
Westway226 m
Turn left onto Crossway.
Crossway75 m
Turn right onto West Barnes Lane.
West Barnes Lane525 m
Turn left onto Burlington Road/B282.
Burlington Road544 m
Enter Shannon Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Beverley Way.
Shannon Corner131 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beverley Way.
Beverley Way311 m
Take the A3 exit.
A31.6 km
Take the exit.
Beverley Way22 m
Keep right to take Robin Hood Way.
Robin Hood Way148 m
Keep left to take A238.
A238392 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
90 m
Turn left onto Beverley Way.
Beverley Way692 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Beverley Way.
Beverley Way96 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Beverley Way.
Beverley Way32 m
Move left onto A3/Beverley Way. Continue on A3.
A31.8 km
Take the Malden Junction exit onto A2043 towards Worcester Park/New Malden.
Malden Way358 m
Enter Malden Junction and take the 1st exit onto Malden Road/A2043.
Malden Junction10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Malden Road/A2043. Continue on A2043.
A20434.5 km
Turn left onto Tilehurst Road.
Tilehurst Road109 m
Turn left onto Stoughton Avenue.
Stoughton Avenue308 m
Turn left onto Chatsworth Road.
Chatsworth Road120 m
Turn right onto Malden Road/A2043. Continue on A2043.
A20433.8 km
Turn right onto Motspur Park.
Motspur Park922 m
Turn left onto West Barnes Lane.
West Barnes Lane43 m
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane.
West Barnes Lane952 m
Turn right onto Malden Road/A2043.
Malden Road57 m
Enter Malden Junction and take the 3rd exit onto Malden Way.
Malden Junction144 m
Exit the roundabout onto Malden Way.
Malden Way521 m
Take the Shannon Corner exit onto B282 towards Raynes Park.
A3341 m
Enter Shannon Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Burlington Road/B282.
Shannon Corner104 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burlington Road/B282.
Burlington Road529 m
Turn right onto West Barnes Lane.
West Barnes Lane525 m
Turn left onto Crossway.
Crossway235 m
Keep left to stay on Crossway.
Crossway44 m
Turn left onto Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive626 m
Turn left onto Church Walk.
Church Walk134 m
Turn left onto Fairway.
Fairway368 m
Turn left onto Westway.
Westway536 m
Turn left onto Crossway.
Crossway159 m
Keep right to stay on Crossway.
Crossway42 m
Turn right onto Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive157 m
Turn left to stay on Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive868 m
Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive869 m
Turn right onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive1.7 km
Turn right onto Aragon Road.
Aragon Road561 m
Turn right onto Cleveland Rise.
Cleveland Rise73 m
Enter Seymour Avenue and take the 2nd exit onto Cleveland Rise.
Seymour Avenue27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cleveland Rise.
Cleveland Rise78 m
Turn right onto Kingsbridge Road.
Kingsbridge Road497 m
Turn right onto Seymour Avenue.
Seymour Avenue442 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seymour Avenue.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seymour Avenue.
Seymour Avenue334 m
Turn right onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive82 m
Turn left onto Kingsbridge Road.
Kingsbridge Road94 m
Turn left onto A24/Stonecot Hill.
A24561 m
Turn left onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive522 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 14 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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 8.9 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, 50 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 Park Baptist Church
Start near Morden Park Baptist Church.
Kadampa Meditation Centre
Continue to Kadampa Meditation Centre.
Martin Way Methodist Church
Continue to Martin Way Methodist Church.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
Thornton Road Centre
Continue to Thornton Road Centre.
Iceland
Continue to Iceland.
Merton Timber
Continue to Merton Timber.
Sutton Green
Continue to Sutton Green.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
Shree Thiruththanikai Vel Murugan Temple
Continue to Shree Thiruththanikai Vel Murugan Temple.
Naked Health Medispa
Continue to Naked Health Medispa.
Malden Junction
Continue to Malden Junction, taking the junction with good observation.
Worcester Park
Continue to Worcester Park.
Sunray Motors
Continue to Sunray Motors.
Worcester Park Station
Continue to Worcester Park Station.
XL Motor Spares Ltd
Continue to XL Motor Spares Ltd.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
First Little Steps
Continue to First Little Steps.
Seymour Avenue
Continue to Seymour Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
St Cecilia's Church
Finish back near St Cecilia's Church, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 9 turns · 6 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 12 turns · 4 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 55.6 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.