Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 15 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 34.6 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 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, 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, schools, stations and parks, 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 88-step drive on real, named roads (about 34.5 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 4th exit onto Lower Morden Lane.
Beverley roundabout129 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Morden Lane.
Lower Morden Lane1.0 km
Turn left onto A24/Epsom Road.
A24201 m
Make a right U-turn at Rutland Drive to stay on A24/Epsom Road.
A24206 m
Turn left onto Elm Road West.
Elm Road West85 m
Turn left onto Litchfield Avenue.
Litchfield Avenue192 m
Turn left onto Rutland Drive.
Rutland Drive87 m
Turn right onto A24/Epsom Road.
A24397 m
Take the exit on the right.
Central Road31 m
Move right to stay on Central Road/A239.
Central Road101 m
Turn left to stay on Central Road/A239.
Central Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
A297551 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A24/Morden Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto A24/Morden Road.
A24885 m
Make a right U-turn at Jubilee Way to stay on A24/Morden Road.
A24898 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A24/Morden Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A24/Morden Road.
A24468 m
Turn left onto Dorset Road/B285.
Dorset Road644 m
Turn left onto Melrose Road.
Melrose Road219 m
Move right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane155 m
Turn right onto Sheridan Road.
Sheridan Road142 m
Turn right onto Dorset Road/B285.
Dorset Road504 m
Turn right onto Sandbourne Avenue.
Sandbourne Avenue841 m
Turn left onto A24/Crown Lane.
A2442 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
A2432 m
Turn right onto A24/London Road. Continue on A24.
A242.4 km
Turn left onto Ash Road.
Ash Road186 m
Turn right to stay on Ash Road.
Ash Road75 m
Turn left onto Poplar Road.
Poplar Road314 m
Turn right onto Burleigh Road.
Burleigh Road370 m
Turn right onto A24/Stonecot Hill. Continue on A24.
A241.2 km
Move left onto A24/Epsom Road. Continue on A24.
A241.3 km
Turn right onto A24/Crown Lane. Continue on A24.
A24446 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A24/Morden Road.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A24/Morden Road.
A24468 m
Turn left onto Dorset Road/B285.
Dorset Road307 m
Turn left onto Erridge Road.
Erridge Road523 m
Turn left onto Stratton Road.
Stratton Road187 m
Turn left onto Kenley Road.
Kenley Road263 m
Turn left onto Circle Gardens.
Circle Gardens161 m
Turn left onto Kenley Road.
Kenley Road111 m
Turn right onto Grasmere Avenue.
Grasmere Avenue184 m
Turn right onto Poplar Road South.
Poplar Road South106 m
Turn left onto Circle Gardens.
Circle Gardens104 m
Turn left onto Kenley Road.
Kenley Road382 m
Turn right onto Mostyn Road.
Mostyn Road561 m
Turn left onto Kingston Road/A238.
Kingston Road826 m
Turn right towards Raynes Park/Kingston.
Kingston Road549 m
Turn left onto Whitfield Court.
Whitfield Court261 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Whitfield Court.
Whitfield Court261 m
Turn right onto Kingston Road/A238.
Kingston Road549 m
Turn right towards Morden/Malden/Guildford/Portsmouth.
Bushey Road252 m
Turn left onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way554 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way365 m
Turn left onto Buckleigh Avenue.
Buckleigh Avenue92 m
Turn left onto Beaford Grove.
Beaford Grove206 m
Turn left to stay on Beaford Grove.
Beaford Grove95 m
Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way111 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cannon Hill Lane.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane794 m
Turn right onto Parkway.
Parkway314 m
Turn left onto Southway.
Southway92 m
Turn left onto Elm Walk.
Elm Walk338 m
Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane884 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Martin Way/B286.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way554 m
Turn left onto Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road583 m
Keep left to stay on Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road135 m
Turn left onto Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive1.0 km
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 left onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive190 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 15 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 9.5 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.
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.
Butterfly Patch nursery and Forest school
Continue to Butterfly Patch nursery and Forest school.
St. George's Church
Continue to St. George's Church.
Morden Spiritualist
Continue to Morden Spiritualist.
Morden Road
Continue to Morden Road.
St. Mary the Virgin
Continue to St. Mary the Virgin.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
George Hill Open Space
Continue to George Hill Open Space.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
Morden Baptist Church
Continue to Morden Baptist Church.
Morden
Continue to Morden.
Merton Park Primary School
Continue to Merton Park Primary School.
Building Blocks Nursery
Continue to Building Blocks Nursery.
Raynes Park Community Church
Continue to Raynes Park Community Church.
Merton Park Baptist Church
Continue to Merton Park Baptist Church.
St James Merton
Continue to St James Merton.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
Eveline Day Nursery School
Continue to Eveline Day Nursery School.
First Little Steps
Continue to First Little Steps.
Seymour Avenue
Finish back near Seymour Avenue, 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 34.6 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.