Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 12 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 59.7 km practice route near Morden test centre, taking roughly 30 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 churches, schools, parks 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 142-step drive on real, named roads (about 59.7 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 Drive1.7 km
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. Continue on B279.
B2793.0 km
Move right onto B2230.
B2230229 m
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.
B2792.7 km
Turn right 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 Road464 m
Turn left.
82 m
Turn left.
224 m
Make a right U-turn.
224 m
Turn right.
82 m
Turn left onto Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road244 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road432 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 2nd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
26 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 4th exit onto Central Road/A239.
84 m
Exit the roundabout onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road67 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn left.
21 m
Make a right U-turn.
21 m
Turn right.
17 m
Turn right onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road67 m
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.
A24468 m
Turn left onto Dorset Road/B285.
Dorset Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Kingston Road/A238.
Kingston Road1.1 km
Turn right towards Raynes Park/Kingston.
Kingston Road281 m
Turn right onto Lower Downs Road.
Lower Downs Road437 m
Turn right onto Worple Road/B235.
Worple Road45 m
Turn left onto The Downs.
The Downs612 m
Turn right onto Ridgway.
Ridgway351 m
Turn left onto Lauriston Road.
Lauriston Road350 m
Turn left onto Southside Common.
Southside Common231 m
Turn left onto Woodhayes Road/B281.
Woodhayes Road321 m
Turn right onto Ernle Road.
Ernle Road288 m
Turn right onto Wool Road.
Wool Road124 m
Turn right onto McKay Road.
McKay Road222 m
Turn right onto Dunstall Road.
Dunstall Road171 m
Turn right onto Woodhayes Road/B281.
Woodhayes Road86 m
Turn right onto Ernle Road.
Ernle Road288 m
Turn right onto Wool Road.
Wool Road263 m
Turn right onto Dunstall Road.
Dunstall Road360 m
Turn right onto Woodhayes Road/B281.
Woodhayes Road86 m
Turn right onto Ernle Road.
Ernle Road360 m
Turn left onto Copse Hill.
Copse Hill280 m
Turn right onto Cottenham Park Road/B281.
Cottenham Park Road270 m
Turn left onto Pepys Road.
Pepys Road777 m
Keep left towards Morden/Lower Morden/Merton Park.
Raynes Park Bridge51 m
Turn left to stay on Raynes Park Bridge/A238.
Raynes Park Bridge51 m
Turn right towards Lower Morden.
B2791.3 km
Turn left onto 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. Continue on B279.
B2793.0 km
Move right onto B2230.
B2230539 m
Turn left onto Marshall's Road/B2230.
Marshall's Road87 m
Turn right onto Throwley Way/B2230.
Throwley Way1.0 km
Move left onto High Street/B2230. Continue on B2230.
B2230601 m
Turn right onto Copse Hill.
Copse Hill324 m
Turn left onto Ventnor Road.
Ventnor Road120 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/B2230. Continue on B2230.
B2230830 m
Move left onto A232/Grove Road.
A23251 m
Keep left to stay on A232/Grove Road.
A232130 m
Turn right onto A232/Sutton Park Road. Continue on A232.
A2321.6 km
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road181 m
Turn left to stay on Park Road.
Park Road25 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Park Road.
Park Road25 m
Turn right to stay on Park Road.
Park Road181 m
Turn left onto A232/High Street.
A232121 m
Turn left onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill.
A2171.4 km
Turn right to stay on A217/St Dunstan's Hill.
A217113 m
Turn left onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto A24/London Road. Continue on A24.
A24268 m
Turn left onto Garth Road.
Garth Road1.3 km
Move right onto Lower Morden Lane.
Lower Morden Lane365 m
Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Grand Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grand Drive/B279. Continue on B279.
B2792.2 km
Turn left onto Raynes Park Bridge/A238. Continue on A238.
A238127 m
Turn right towards Wimbledon.
Lambton Road75 m
Turn right onto Worple Road/A238. Continue on Worple Road.
Worple Road211 m
Turn left onto Pepys Road.
Pepys Road292 m
Turn right onto Langham Road.
Langham Road337 m
Turn right onto Worple Road/B235.
Worple Road119 m
Move left onto Pepys Road/B235. Continue on Pepys Road.
Pepys Road125 m
Keep left towards Morden/Lower Morden/Merton Park.
Raynes Park Bridge51 m
Turn left to stay on Raynes Park Bridge/A238.
Raynes Park Bridge51 m
Turn right towards Lower Morden.
B279303 m
Turn left onto Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road662 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 2nd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
26 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 4th exit onto Central Road/A239.
84 m
Exit the roundabout onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road67 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn left.
21 m
Make a right U-turn.
21 m
Turn right.
17 m
Turn right onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road67 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
46 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 2nd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
28 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 8th exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout250 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive445 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 16 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 7.3 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 Park Baptist Church
Start near Morden Park Baptist Church.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
First Little Steps
Continue to First Little Steps.
Sutton Green
Continue to Sutton Green.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
Raynes Park
Continue to Raynes Park.
St James Merton
Continue to St James Merton.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
Morden Spiritualist
Continue to Morden Spiritualist.
South Hayes Building
Continue to South Hayes Building.
Christ Church, West Wimbledon
Continue to Christ Church, West Wimbledon.
Frederick Paine
Continue to Frederick Paine.
Sutton
Continue to Sutton.
Sutton Station / The Quadrant
Continue to Sutton Station / The Quadrant.
Secombe Theatre
Continue to Secombe Theatre.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
Howdens Joinery
Continue to Howdens Joinery.
Lantern Methodist Church
Continue to Lantern Methodist Church.
Iceland
Continue to Iceland.
Shell
Finish back near Shell, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 9 turns · 6 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 5 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 59.7 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Morden test centre, not an official DVSA route.