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Challenging

Morden · Route 8

Near Morden test centre

33.5 km
Distance
30 min
Duration
Challenging
Difficulty
19
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Easy

Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 13 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

This is an independent 33.5 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, 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 parks, 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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

8
Left turns
5
Right turns
4
Roundabouts
3
Traffic lights
22
Total steps

Skills & features

20
Roundabouts
6.3 km
Dual carriageway
20, 30 mph
Speed limits
20
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Multiple roundabouts
  • Dual-carriageway joins
  • 20 mph zones
  • Residential manoeuvres
  • Busy A-roads
  • Sustained concentration

Road mix

  • B-roads 14.6 km
  • Residential 8.0 km
  • Trunk roads 6.3 km
  • A-roads 2.6 km
  • Minor roads 1.2 km
  • service_other 0.1 km

Turn-by-turn directions

The full 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.

  1. Depart:

    Drive south.

    12 m

  2. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    11 m

  3. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Tudor Drive/B279.

    Tudor Drive922 m

  4. Roundabout:

    Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.

    Beverley roundabout157 m

  5. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.

    Tudor Drive981 m

  6. Turn right:

    Turn right onto A24/Stonecot Hill.

    A24562 m

  7. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Kingsbridge Road.

    Kingsbridge Road94 m

  8. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Dudley Drive.

    Dudley Drive567 m

  9. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Tudor Drive/B279.

    Tudor Drive103 m

  10. Turn left:

    Turn left onto A24/Epsom Road.

    A24881 m

  11. Turn left:

    Move left onto A24/Epsom Road. Continue on A24.

    A241.3 km

  12. Turn right:

    Turn right onto A24/Crown Lane. Continue on A24.

    A24446 m

  13. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A24/Morden Road.

    10 m

  14. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A24/Morden Road.

    A24943 m

  15. Keep left:

    Keep left to take A219.

    A219884 m

  16. Turn left:

    Turn left onto The Broadway/A219.

    The Broadway165 m

  17. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Trinity Road.

    Trinity Road267 m

  18. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Dudley Road.

    Dudley Road261 m

  19. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Kings Road.

    Kings Road275 m

  20. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Trinity Road.

    Trinity Road866 m

  21. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Kingston Road/A238.

    Kingston Road838 m

  22. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mostyn Road.

    Mostyn Road1.1 km

  23. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.

    Martin Way238 m

  24. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mossville Gardens.

    Mossville Gardens238 m

  25. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.

    Leamington Avenue136 m

  26. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ashridge Way.

    Ashridge Way299 m

  27. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.

    Martin Way94 m

  28. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mossville Gardens.

    Mossville Gardens238 m

  29. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.

    Leamington Avenue136 m

  30. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ashridge Way.

    Ashridge Way299 m

  31. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Martin Way/B286.

    Martin Way326 m

  32. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Martin Way/B286.

    54 m

  33. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.

    B2861.4 km

  34. Turn right:

    Move right onto Aberconway Road/B286.

    Aberconway Road304 m

  35. Turn right:

    Turn right onto A297/Morden Hall Road.

    A297349 m

  36. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.

    38 m

  37. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.

    A2971.6 km

  38. Roundabout:

    Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B278.

    Rosehill Roundabout109 m

  39. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto B278.

    B2786 m

  40. Turn right:

    Move right onto B2230.

    B22301.5 km

  41. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bushey Road.

    Bushey Road277 m

  42. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bushey Lane.

    Bushey Lane109 m

  43. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Rectory Road.

    Rectory Road151 m

  44. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Deans Road.

    Deans Road98 m

  45. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Bushey Road.

    Bushey Road123 m

  46. Turn left:

    Turn left onto High Street/B2230. Continue on B2230.

    B2230229 m

  47. Turn left:

    Move left onto Angel Hill/B279. Continue on B279.

    B2793.0 km

  48. Roundabout:

    Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grand Drive/B279.

    Beverley roundabout67 m

  49. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Grand Drive/B279.

    Grand Drive1.7 km

  50. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Church Walk.

    Church Walk134 m

  51. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Fairway.

    Fairway124 m

  52. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Fairway.

    Fairway492 m

  53. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Westway.

    Westway536 m

  54. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Crossway.

    Crossway159 m

  55. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Crossway.

    Crossway44 m

  56. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Grand Drive/B279.

    Grand Drive626 m

  57. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Church Walk.

    Church Walk134 m

  58. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Fairway.

    Fairway368 m

  59. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Westway.

    Westway536 m

  60. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Crossway.

    Crossway159 m

  61. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on Crossway.

    Crossway42 m

  62. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Grand Drive/B279.

    Grand Drive157 m

  63. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Grand Drive/B279.

    Grand Drive25 m

  64. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Southway.

    Southway431 m

  65. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Parkway.

    Parkway314 m

  66. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane.

    Cannon Hill Lane795 m

  67. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Martin Way/B286.

    12 m

  68. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Martin Way/B286.

    Martin Way554 m

  69. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Bushey Road/A298.

    Bushey Road583 m

  70. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Bushey Road/A298.

    Bushey Road135 m

  71. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Grand Drive/B279.

    Grand Drive1.0 km

  72. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Grand Drive/B279.

    Grand Drive868 m

  73. Roundabout:

    Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.

    Beverley roundabout71 m

  74. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.

    Tudor Drive445 m

  75. Arrive:

    You have arrived at your destination.

Directions for the Morden · Route 8 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Stations

Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.

  • London Road / Morden Station
  • Morden Station
  • South Wimbledon
  • South Merton

Schools

Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.

  • Eveline Day Nursery School

Churches

Useful navigation anchors on the loop.

  • Morden Park Baptist Church
  • St Cecilia's Church
  • St Lawrence
  • Wimbledon Day Nursery
  • Kadampa Meditation Centre

Parks & green space

Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.

  • Sutton Green

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • Harlequin Motors
  • Fawngrove
  • Stonecot Service Station
  • Allium

Watch out for

  • 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 6.3 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.

  • 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.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Morden Park Baptist Church

    Start near Morden Park Baptist Church.

  2. St Cecilia's Church

    Continue to St Cecilia's Church.

  3. St Lawrence

    Continue to St Lawrence.

  4. London Road / Morden Station

    Continue to London Road / Morden Station.

  5. Morden Station

    Continue to Morden Station.

  6. South Wimbledon

    Continue to South Wimbledon.

  7. Wimbledon Day Nursery

    Continue to Wimbledon Day Nursery.

  8. South Merton

    Continue to South Merton.

  9. Kadampa Meditation Centre

    Continue to Kadampa Meditation Centre.

  10. Salvation Army

    Continue to Salvation Army.

  11. Morden Baptist Church

    Continue to Morden Baptist Church.

  12. Harlequin Motors

    Continue to Harlequin Motors.

  13. Sutton Green

    Continue to Sutton Green.

  14. Fawngrove

    Continue to Fawngrove.

  15. Stonecot Service Station

    Continue to Stonecot Service Station.

  16. Allium

    Continue to Allium.

  17. St Saviour

    Continue to St Saviour.

  18. Penningtons butchers

    Continue to Penningtons butchers.

  19. Eveline Day Nursery School

    Continue to Eveline Day Nursery School.

  20. J.K. News

    Finish back near J.K. News, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

This route is 33.5 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.