Near Morden test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 12 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 39.1 km practice route near Morden test centre, taking roughly 30 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 68-step drive on real, named roads (about 39.1 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 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 Road693 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Green Wrythe Lane.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Wrythe Lane.
Green Wrythe Lane1.6 km
Turn right onto North Street/B277.
North Street792 m
Turn left onto A232/High Street. Continue on A232.
A2322.2 km
Turn left onto Hillier's Lane/B272. Continue on B272.
B2722.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Beddington Lane/B272.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beddington Lane/B272.
Beddington Lane986 m
Turn left onto Croydon Road/A236.
Croydon Road983 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Commonside West/A236.
62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Commonside West/A236.
Commonside West152 m
Turn left onto Madeira Road/A239. Continue on A239.
A239652 m
Keep left at the fork.
52 m
Turn left onto London Road/A217. Continue on London Road.
London Road458 m
Move left onto London Road/A217. Continue on A217.
A2171.3 km
Turn right onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road122 m
Turn right onto Montacute Road.
Montacute Road309 m
Turn left onto Lilleshall Road.
Lilleshall Road797 m
Turn right onto Wandle Road.
Wandle Road420 m
Turn right onto Morton Road.
Morton Road227 m
Turn left onto Seddon Road.
Seddon Road233 m
Turn right onto Bishopsford Road/A217.
Bishopsford Road1.3 km
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A217/Reigate Avenue.
Rosehill Roundabout91 m
Exit the roundabout onto A217/Reigate Avenue. Continue on A217.
A2172.1 km
Turn right onto Abbotts Road.
Abbotts Road601 m
Turn right onto Church Hill Road.
Church Hill Road762 m
Turn right onto Malden Road/A2043. Continue on A2043.
A20431.0 km
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 Road331 m
Turn right onto Milner Road.
Milner Road222 m
Turn left onto Wandle Road.
Wandle Road483 m
Turn left onto Morden Road/A239.
Morden Road165 m
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.
Crown Lane137 m
Turn left onto Links Avenue.
Links Avenue288 m
Move right onto Hillcross Avenue.
Hillcross Avenue1.8 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 7 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 9.3 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 Helier Congregational Church
Continue to St Helier Congregational Church.
St Helier Station
Continue to St Helier Station.
St Helier Methodist Church
Continue to St Helier Methodist Church.
Carshalton
Continue to Carshalton.
Wallington Green
Continue to Wallington Green.
Harvest Home
Continue to Harvest Home.
Ravensbury
Continue to Ravensbury.
Catholic Church of St. Peter & Paul Mitcham
Continue to Catholic Church of St. Peter & Paul Mitcham.
St Theresa of the Child Jesus
Continue to St Theresa of the Child Jesus.
Seddon Stores
Continue to Seddon Stores.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
St Matthias
Continue to St Matthias.
Cheam Common Junior Academy
Continue to Cheam Common Junior Academy.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
Hillfield Newsagent
Continue to Hillfield Newsagent.
Morden South
Continue to Morden South.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
Morden Baptist Church
Finish back near Morden 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 39.1 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Morden test centre, not an official DVSA route.