Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 19 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 36.8 km practice route near Morden test centre, taking roughly 40 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, parks 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 78-step drive on real, named roads (about 36.8 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 Road159 m
Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue370 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 left onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue136 m
Turn left onto Mossville Gardens.
Mossville Gardens131 m
Turn right 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 4th exit onto Central Road/A239.
84 m
Exit the roundabout onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road1.3 km
Turn right to stay on Central Road/A239.
Central Road101 m
Turn left onto A24/Epsom Road. Continue on A24.
A242.9 km
Turn right onto Cheam Common Road/A2043. Continue on A2043.
A2043975 m
Turn left onto Balmoral Road.
Balmoral Road187 m
Turn right onto Moreton Road.
Moreton Road250 m
Turn right onto Windsor Road.
Windsor Road175 m
Turn right onto Central Road/A2043. Continue on A2043.
A20431.3 km
Turn left onto Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road762 m
Turn left onto Abbotts Road.
Abbotts Road601 m
Turn left onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill.
A21770 m
Turn right onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill. Continue on A217.
A2172.0 km
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Rosehill Roundabout99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Bishopsford Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Seddon Road.
Seddon Road477 m
Turn right onto The Drive.
The Drive187 m
Turn left onto Arras Avenue.
Arras Avenue275 m
Turn left onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A297751 m
Turn left onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road273 m
Turn left onto Muchelney Road.
Muchelney Road326 m
Turn left onto Lilleshall Road.
Lilleshall Road337 m
Turn left onto Leonard Avenue.
Leonard Avenue207 m
Turn right onto Ravensbury Avenue.
Ravensbury Avenue174 m
Turn left onto Arras Avenue.
Arras Avenue150 m
Turn left onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A2971.3 km
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Rosehill Roundabout10 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 Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto A24/London Road.
A24307 m
Turn right onto Langley Avenue.
Langley Avenue351 m
Turn left onto Canterbury Close.
Canterbury Close41 m
Turn left to stay on Canterbury Close.
Canterbury Close30 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Canterbury Close.
Canterbury Close30 m
Turn right to stay on Canterbury Close.
Canterbury Close41 m
Turn right onto Langley Avenue.
Langley Avenue352 m
Turn left onto A24/London Road. Continue on A24.
A241.3 km
Turn right onto Sutton Common Road/B279.
Sutton Common Road611 m
Turn left onto Forest Road.
Forest Road409 m
Move left onto Love Lane.
Love Lane241 m
Make a right U-turn at Garendon Road to stay on Love Lane.
Love Lane673 m
Turn left onto Sutton Common Road/B279.
Sutton Common Road537 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on B279.
B2791.7 km
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 3 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.
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 11.4 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.
Kadampa Meditation Centre
Continue to Kadampa Meditation Centre.
St James Merton
Continue to St James Merton.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
St. George's Church
Continue to St. George's Church.
George Hill Open Space
Continue to George Hill Open Space.
Emmanuel Church!
Continue to Emmanuel Church!.
Nonsuch Inn
Continue to Nonsuch Inn.
St Matthias
Continue to St Matthias.
Drill
Continue to Drill.
Cheers Winemaking and Brewing
Continue to Cheers Winemaking and Brewing.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
Harlequin Motors
Continue to Harlequin Motors.
St Peter's Church
Continue to St Peter's Church.
White Lodge
Continue to White Lodge.
Cleanerwash
Continue to Cleanerwash.
Millers
Continue to Millers.
Rosehill Post Office
Continue to Rosehill Post Office.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
Fawngrove
Finish back near Fawngrove, 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 36.8 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Morden test centre, not an official DVSA route.