Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 14 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 32.1 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, 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 pubs, churches, shops and stations, 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 84-step drive on real, named roads (about 32.1 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 3rd exit onto Hillcross Avenue.
Beverley roundabout98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hillcross Avenue.
Hillcross Avenue1.1 km
Turn left onto Monkleigh Road.
Monkleigh Road101 m
Turn left onto Shaldon Drive.
Shaldon Drive259 m
Turn right onto Thurleston Avenue.
Thurleston Avenue90 m
Turn left onto Templecombe Way.
Templecombe Way302 m
Turn left onto Churston Drive.
Churston Drive98 m
Turn left onto Shaldon Drive.
Shaldon Drive598 m
Turn left onto Monkleigh Road.
Monkleigh Road666 m
Turn right onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane91 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way326 m
Turn right onto Ashridge Way.
Ashridge Way299 m
Turn left onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue268 m
Turn right onto Arundel Avenue.
Arundel Avenue244 m
Turn right onto Hillcross Avenue.
Hillcross Avenue1.1 km
Turn right onto Churston Drive.
Churston Drive507 m
Turn right onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
38 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 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 1st exit onto Martin Way/B286.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way572 m
Turn right onto Bushey Road/A298.
Bushey Road219 m
Move left onto Kingston Road/A238.
Kingston Road550 m
Turn left onto Whitfield Court.
Whitfield Court261 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Whitfield Court.
Whitfield Court261 m
Turn left onto Kingston Road/A238.
A2381.8 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.
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.
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 Drive25 m
Turn left onto Southway.
Southway431 m
Turn right onto Parkway.
Parkway314 m
Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane795 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Martin Way/B286.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way326 m
Turn right onto Ashridge Way.
Ashridge Way299 m
Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue103 m
Turn right onto Westcroft Gardens.
Westcroft Gardens359 m
Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way109 m
Turn right onto Ashridge Way.
Ashridge Way299 m
Turn left onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue136 m
Turn left onto Mossville Gardens.
Mossville Gardens238 m
Turn left onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way94 m
Turn left onto Ashridge Way.
Ashridge Way299 m
Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue233 m
Turn right onto Monkleigh Road.
Monkleigh Road506 m
Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane106 m
Turn left onto Northway.
Northway297 m
Move left onto Cherrywood Lane.
Cherrywood Lane113 m
Turn left onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue96 m
Turn right onto Monkleigh Road.
Monkleigh Road278 m
Turn right onto Hillcross Avenue.
Hillcross Avenue1.0 km
Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive445 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 2 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.
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 Brook
Start near Morden Brook.
Morden Park Baptist Church
Continue to Morden Park Baptist Church.
Kadampa Meditation Centre
Continue to Kadampa Meditation Centre.
St James Merton
Continue to St James Merton.
1st Hire
Continue to 1st Hire.
Shell
Continue to Shell.
Merton Park Baptist Church
Continue to Merton Park Baptist Church.
Raynes Park Community Church
Continue to Raynes Park Community Church.
Dundonald Church
Continue to Dundonald Church.
Raynes Park
Continue to Raynes Park.
Demi's Hairdresser
Continue to Demi's Hairdresser.
Eveline Day Nursery School
Continue to Eveline Day Nursery School.
First Little Steps
Continue to First Little Steps.
Grand Dry Cleaners
Continue to Grand Dry Cleaners.
Sutton Life Centre
Continue to Sutton Life Centre.
Sutton Green
Continue to Sutton Green.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
Grand Fresh Market
Continue to Grand Fresh Market.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
Martin Way Methodist Church
Finish back near Martin Way Methodist Church, 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 32.1 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.