Near Morden test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 15 turns and 8 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.7 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 pubs, churches, schools and shops, 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 38-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.7 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. Continue on A24.
A24990 m
Turn left onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto A217/St Dunstan's Hill. Continue on A217.
A2172.9 km
Make a right U-turn at Belmont Rise to stay on A217.
A2171.2 km
Turn right onto Salisbury Avenue.
Salisbury Avenue1.3 km
Turn left onto A232/Sutton Park Road. Continue on A232.
A2321.2 km
Turn left onto Cecil Road.
Cecil Road234 m
Turn left onto Salisbury Avenue.
Salisbury Avenue328 m
Turn left onto Bridgefield Road.
Bridgefield Road220 m
Turn right onto A232/Cheam Road.
A232212 m
Turn left onto Western Road.
Western Road165 m
Move left onto Tate Road.
Tate Road55 m
Turn right onto Norman Road.
Norman Road403 m
Turn right onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane1.1 km
Move right onto Hamilton Avenue.
Hamilton Avenue25 m
Turn left to take the ramp.
14 m
Turn left onto Gander Green Lane.
Gander Green Lane383 m
Turn left onto A217/Oldfields Road. Continue on A217.
A2171.8 km
Make a sharp right to stay on A217.
A217342 m
Turn right onto Glastonbury Road.
Glastonbury Road532 m
Turn right onto Love Lane.
Love Lane218 m
Turn right onto Garendon Road.
Garendon Road425 m
Turn right onto Hunston Road.
Hunston Road60 m
Turn right onto Halesowen Road.
Halesowen Road346 m
Turn right onto Hartland Road.
Hartland Road67 m
Turn left onto Garendon Road.
Garendon Road58 m
Turn left onto Love Lane.
Love Lane237 m
Make a sharp right to stay on Love Lane.
Love Lane484 m
Turn left onto Green Lane/B278. Continue on B278.
B278720 m
Turn left onto Central Road/A239.
Central Road101 m
Turn left onto A24/Epsom Road.
A24901 m
Turn right onto Tudor Drive/B279.
Tudor Drive531 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Morden · Route 9 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 9.4 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 Brook
Start near Morden Brook.
Morden Park Baptist Church
Continue to Morden Park Baptist Church.
First Little Steps
Continue to First Little Steps.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Emmanuel Church
Continue to Emmanuel Church.
Emmanuel Church!
Continue to Emmanuel Church!.
Barber Shop
Continue to Barber Shop.
Surrey Chicken
Continue to Surrey Chicken.
Sutton Fire Station
Continue to Sutton Fire Station.
OK OK Chinese Supermarket
Continue to OK OK Chinese Supermarket.
Secombe Theatre
Continue to Secombe Theatre.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Shell Select
Continue to Shell Select.
St Alban
Continue to St Alban.
Gander
Continue to Gander.
St Albans Pre School
Continue to St Albans Pre School.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
St Helier Congregational Church
Continue to St Helier Congregational Church.
St Helier Station
Continue to St Helier Station.
George Hill Open Space
Finish back near George Hill Open Space, 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 20.7 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.