Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 15 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 44.3 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, 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, shops, 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 98-step drive on real, named roads (about 44.3 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.
A24492 m
Turn left onto Sutton Common Road/B279.
Sutton Common Road601 m
Turn left onto Forest Road.
Forest Road409 m
Move left onto 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 Lane712 m
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Rosehill Roundabout42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Bishopsford Road617 m
Turn right onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road172 m
Turn left onto Robertsbridge Road.
Robertsbridge Road277 m
Turn left onto Green Wrythe Lane.
Green Wrythe Lane169 m
Turn left onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Bishopsford Road308 m
Turn right onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road478 m
Turn left 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 Avenue1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
66 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 Road516 m
Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane737 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Martin Way/B286.
12 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 Lane52 m
Turn right onto Vicarage Road.
Vicarage Road156 m
Turn right onto Deans Road.
Deans Road47 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 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.
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 17 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 14.1 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.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
St Helier Station
Continue to St Helier Station.
St Peter's Church
Continue to St Peter's Church.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
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.
St Lawrence
Continue to St Lawrence.
London Road / Morden Station
Continue to London Road / Morden Station.
Martin Way Methodist Church
Continue to Martin Way Methodist Church.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Blue Dolphin
Continue to Blue Dolphin.
Sutton Green
Continue to Sutton Green.
Fawngrove
Continue to Fawngrove.
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 44.3 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.