Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 12 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 36.5 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, 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 schools, 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 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 36.5 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 Drive52 m
Turn left onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive566 m
Turn right onto Kingsbridge Road.
Kingsbridge Road879 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 right onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive82 m
Turn left onto Kingsbridge Road.
Kingsbridge Road94 m
Turn left onto A24/Stonecot Hill.
A24198 m
Turn right onto Burleigh Road.
Burleigh Road280 m
Turn left onto Fir Road.
Fir Road122 m
Turn right onto Poplar Road.
Poplar Road225 m
Turn right onto Burleigh Road.
Burleigh Road90 m
Turn right onto Fir Road.
Fir Road122 m
Turn left onto Poplar Road.
Poplar Road20 m
Turn right onto Tonfield Road.
Tonfield Road491 m
Turn right onto Sutton Common Road/B279.
Sutton Common Road668 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Sutton Common Road/B279.
Sutton Common Road559 m
Turn right onto Forest Road.
Forest Road409 m
Turn right onto Glastonbury Road.
Glastonbury Road65 m
Turn left onto Hartland Road.
Hartland Road252 m
Turn left onto Garendon Road.
Garendon Road85 m
Turn right onto Love Lane.
Love Lane243 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 Lane256 m
Turn left onto Furness Road.
Furness Road316 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Middleton Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road783 m
Turn left onto Robertsbridge Road.
Robertsbridge Road277 m
Turn left onto Green Wrythe Lane.
Green Wrythe Lane169 m
Turn right onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Bishopsford Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Lower Green West/A217.
Lower Green West128 m
Make a sharp right onto Lower Green West/A217. Continue on A217.
A217538 m
Turn left onto Raleigh Gardens.
Raleigh Gardens810 m
Move right onto Streatham Road/A216.
A2163.2 km
Turn right onto Sunnyhill Road.
Sunnyhill Road721 m
Turn left onto Valley Road.
Valley Road568 m
Turn left onto Leigham Vale.
Leigham Vale1.1 km
Turn right onto Norwood Road/A215.
Norwood Road28 m
Turn left onto Avenue Park Road.
Avenue Park Road257 m
Turn left onto A205/Thurlow Park Road.
A205184 m
Move left.
23 m
Move left onto A205/Norwood Road.
A20565 m
Turn right onto A205/Christchurch Road.
A2051.4 km
Turn left onto A23/Streatham Hill.
A235.3 km
Move right onto Holborn Way/A217.
Holborn Way196 m
Turn left onto Upper Green West/A236.
Upper Green West79 m
Keep left to stay on Upper Green West/A236.
Upper Green West37 m
Turn right onto London Road.
London Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Morden Road/A239.
Morden Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A297/Morden Hall Road.
96 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.
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 1st exit onto Cannon Hill Lane.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane794 m
Turn right onto Parkway.
Parkway314 m
Turn left onto Southway.
Southway92 m
Turn left onto Elm Walk.
Elm Walk338 m
Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane.
Cannon Hill Lane884 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Martin Way/B286.
12 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 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive445 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 4 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.
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 5.8 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.
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.
Bumpsa-Daisies Nursery
Start near Bumpsa-Daisies Nursery.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
St Helier Station
Continue to St Helier Station.
Mace
Continue to Mace.
Vestry Green
Continue to Vestry Green.
Makkah Masjid Mitcham
Continue to Makkah Masjid Mitcham.
Our Lady of the Assumption
Continue to Our Lady of the Assumption.
English Martyrs Catholic Church
Continue to English Martyrs Catholic Church.
Vale Newsagency
Continue to Vale Newsagency.
Tulse Hill Station
Continue to Tulse Hill Station.
Telford Avenue
Continue to Telford Avenue.
Streatham Hill
Continue to Streatham Hill.
Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Continue to Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.
Mitcham Fair Green
Continue to Mitcham Fair Green.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
Morden South
Continue to Morden South.
St James Merton
Continue to St James Merton.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
Morden Park Baptist Church
Finish back near Morden Park Baptist 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 36.5 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.