Near Morden test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 13 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
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.
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 33.5 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 Drive922 m
Enter Beverley roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Beverley roundabout157 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive981 m
Turn right onto A24/Stonecot Hill.
A24562 m
Turn right onto Kingsbridge Road.
Kingsbridge Road94 m
Turn right onto Dudley Drive.
Dudley Drive567 m
Turn right onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive103 m
Turn left onto A24/Epsom Road.
A24881 m
Move left onto A24/Epsom Road. Continue on A24.
A241.3 km
Turn right onto A24/Crown Lane. Continue on A24.
A24446 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A24/Morden Road.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A24/Morden Road.
A24943 m
Keep left to take A219.
A219884 m
Turn left onto The Broadway/A219.
The Broadway165 m
Turn right onto Trinity Road.
Trinity Road267 m
Turn left onto Dudley Road.
Dudley Road261 m
Turn right onto Kings Road.
Kings Road275 m
Turn right onto Trinity Road.
Trinity Road866 m
Turn right onto Kingston Road/A238.
Kingston Road838 m
Turn left onto Mostyn Road.
Mostyn Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way238 m
Turn left onto Mossville Gardens.
Mossville Gardens238 m
Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue136 m
Turn right onto Ashridge Way.
Ashridge Way299 m
Turn right onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way94 m
Turn right onto Mossville Gardens.
Mossville Gardens238 m
Turn right onto Leamington Avenue.
Leamington Avenue136 m
Turn right onto Ashridge Way.
Ashridge Way299 m
Turn left onto Martin Way/B286.
Martin Way326 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 3rd exit onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A297/St. Helier Avenue.
A2971.6 km
Enter Rosehill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B278.
Rosehill Roundabout109 m
Exit the roundabout onto B278.
B2786 m
Move right onto B2230.
B22301.5 km
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 right onto Fairway.
Fairway124 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Fairway.
Fairway492 m
Turn left onto Westway.
Westway536 m
Turn left onto Crossway.
Crossway159 m
Keep left to stay on Crossway.
Crossway44 m
Turn left onto Grand Drive/B279.
Grand Drive626 m
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 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 8 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 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.
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 Cecilia's Church
Continue to St Cecilia's Church.
St Lawrence
Continue to St Lawrence.
London Road / Morden Station
Continue to London Road / Morden Station.
Morden Station
Continue to Morden Station.
South Wimbledon
Continue to South Wimbledon.
Wimbledon Day Nursery
Continue to Wimbledon Day Nursery.
South Merton
Continue to South Merton.
Kadampa Meditation Centre
Continue to Kadampa Meditation Centre.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Morden Baptist Church
Continue to Morden Baptist Church.
Harlequin Motors
Continue to Harlequin Motors.
Sutton Green
Continue to Sutton Green.
Fawngrove
Continue to Fawngrove.
Stonecot Service Station
Continue to Stonecot Service Station.
Allium
Continue to Allium.
St Saviour
Continue to St Saviour.
Penningtons butchers
Continue to Penningtons butchers.
Eveline Day Nursery School
Continue to Eveline Day Nursery School.
J.K. News
Finish back near J.K. News, 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 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.