Near Morden test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 16 turns and 7 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 37.5 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.
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, 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 95-step drive on real, named roads (about 37.5 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 Road991 m
Turn right onto Bristol Road.
Bristol Road87 m
Move right onto Canterbury Road.
Canterbury Road755 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Furness Road.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furness Road.
Furness Road316 m
Turn left onto Green Lane/B278.
Green Lane12 m
Make a right U-turn at Green Lane/B278 to stay on Green Lane/B278.
Green Lane266 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 right onto Robertsbridge Road.
Robertsbridge Road644 m
Turn right onto Wrythe Lane/B278.
Wrythe Lane268 m
Turn right to stay on B278.
B2786 m
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A217/Reigate Avenue.
Rosehill Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A217/Reigate Avenue. Continue on A217.
A2171.9 km
Turn right onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane854 m
Turn left onto Henley Avenue.
Henley Avenue100 m
Turn right onto Caversham Avenue.
Caversham Avenue208 m
Turn right to stay on Caversham Avenue.
Caversham Avenue105 m
Turn left onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane83 m
Turn right onto A24/London Road. Continue on A24.
A241.9 km
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 Road991 m
Turn left onto Buckfast Road.
Buckfast Road340 m
Turn left onto Abbotsbury Road.
Abbotsbury Road57 m
Turn right onto Alnwick Grove.
Alnwick Grove62 m
Turn right onto Bordesley Road.
Bordesley Road183 m
Turn right to stay on Bordesley Road.
Bordesley Road62 m
Turn left onto Abbotsbury Road.
Abbotsbury Road138 m
Turn left onto Aberconway Road/B286.
Aberconway Road135 m
Move left onto A24/London Road.
A24814 m
Turn left.
13 m
Turn left.
86 m
Turn right onto A24/London Road.
A24712 m
Move left onto Crown Lane/B286. Continue on B286.
B2861.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Martin Way/B286.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way421 m
Turn right onto Mossville Gardens.
Mossville Gardens105 m
Turn left onto Maycross Avenue.
Maycross Avenue564 m
Turn right onto Hillcross Avenue.
Hillcross Avenue142 m
Turn right onto Arundel Avenue.
Arundel Avenue244 m
Turn left onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue132 m
Turn right onto Mossville Gardens.
Mossville Gardens238 m
Turn left onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way421 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Martin Way/B286.
54 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 2nd exit onto Lower Morden Lane.
Beverley roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Morden Lane.
Lower Morden Lane1.0 km
Turn right onto A24/Epsom Road. Continue on A24.
A241.0 km
Turn right onto Garth Road.
Garth Road110 m
Turn right onto Dunster Avenue.
Dunster Avenue282 m
Turn left onto Salcombe Drive.
Salcombe Drive89 m
Turn left onto Garth Road.
Garth Road396 m
Turn left onto A24/Stonecot Hill.
A24161 m
Turn left onto Kingsbridge Road.
Kingsbridge Road94 m
Turn right onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive273 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 18 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 8.5 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.
Morden Park Baptist Church
Start near Morden Park Baptist Church.
St. George's Church
Continue to St. George's Church.
St Helier Congregational Church
Continue to St Helier Congregational Church.
St Helier Station
Continue to St Helier Station.
Millers
Continue to Millers.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
Lord Nelson
Continue to Lord Nelson.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
Morden South
Continue to Morden South.
Martin Way Methodist Church
Continue to Martin Way Methodist Church.
Penningtons butchers
Continue to Penningtons butchers.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
Doggy Boutique
Continue to Doggy Boutique.
Sutton Green
Continue to Sutton Green.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
Stonecot Service Station
Continue to Stonecot Service Station.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
Eveline Day Nursery School
Continue to Eveline Day Nursery School.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Camper Love
Finish back near Camper Love, 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 37.5 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.