Near Redhill Aerodrome test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 40 turns across 56 navigation steps.
This is an independent 19.1 km practice loop near Redhill Aerodrome test centre, taking roughly 32 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 independent driving 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 10 catalogued landmarks, including churches, schools, stations 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 Redhill Aerodrome 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:
The full 56-step drive on real, named roads (about 19.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
141 m
Turn left.
83 m
Turn right.
36 m
Turn right onto Kings Mill Lane.
Kings Mill Lane786 m
Keep right to stay on Kings Mill Lane.
Kings Mill Lane202 m
Turn left onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane22 m
Keep left to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane887 m
Turn left onto Fullers Wood Lane.
Fullers Wood Lane26 m
Turn left onto Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road337 m
Keep left to stay on Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road486 m
Turn left to stay on Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road77 m
Turn right to stay on Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road250 m
Turn left to stay on Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road130 m
Turn left onto St. John's Road.
St. John's Road300 m
Keep right to stay on St. John's Road.
St. John's Road121 m
Keep right to stay on St. John's Road.
St. John's Road44 m
Turn left onto Earlsbrook Road.
Earlsbrook Road177 m
Turn right onto Princes Road.
Princes Road395 m
Turn left to stay on Princes Road.
Princes Road142 m
Turn right to stay on Princes Road.
Princes Road395 m
Turn left onto Earlsbrook Road.
Earlsbrook Road177 m
Turn right onto St. John's Road.
St. John's Road44 m
Keep right to stay on St. John's Road.
St. John's Road211 m
Keep right to stay on St. John's Road.
St. John's Road209 m
Turn right onto Hooley Lane.
Hooley Lane130 m
Turn right onto Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road250 m
Turn left to stay on Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road77 m
Turn right to stay on Philanthropic Road.
Philanthropic Road823 m
Turn right onto Fullers Wood Lane.
Fullers Wood Lane26 m
Turn right onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane1.8 km
Turn left onto Mid Street.
Mid Street155 m
Turn left onto Ridge Green Close.
Ridge Green Close44 m
Turn right onto Ridge Green.
Ridge Green134 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ridge Green.
Ridge Green134 m
Turn left onto Ridge Green Close.
Ridge Green Close44 m
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street154 m
Turn right onto Kings Cross Lane.
Kings Cross Lane457 m
Keep left to stay on Kings Cross Lane.
Kings Cross Lane426 m
Turn left onto Kings Mill Lane.
Kings Mill Lane2.2 km
Turn left onto Mason's Bridge Road.
Mason's Bridge Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Honeycrock Lane.
Honeycrock Lane1.0 km
Turn right onto Brighton Road/A23.
Brighton Road276 m
Keep left to stay on Brighton Road/A23.
Brighton Road72 m
Turn right onto Copsleigh Avenue.
Copsleigh Avenue218 m
Turn left onto Copsleigh Close.
Copsleigh Close93 m
Turn left to stay on Copsleigh Close.
Copsleigh Close122 m
Turn right onto West Avenue.
West Avenue286 m
Turn left onto Horley Road/A23. Continue on A23.
A23763 m
Turn left onto Honeycrock Lane.
Honeycrock Lane40 m
Keep left to stay on Honeycrock Lane.
Honeycrock Lane978 m
Turn left onto Masons Bridge Road.
Masons Bridge Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Kings Mill Lane.
Kings Mill Lane1.2 km
Turn right.
36 m
Turn left.
83 m
Turn right.
141 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Redhill Aerodrome · Residential practice loop 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.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 10 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Earlswood Baptist
Start near Earlswood Baptist.
Earlswood Infant and Nursery School
Continue to Earlswood Infant and Nursery School.
Hartspiece Road
Continue to Hartspiece Road.
Earlsbrook Road
Continue to Earlsbrook Road.
Earlswood School
Continue to Earlswood School.
Hooley Lane
Continue to Hooley Lane.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
Christ the King
Continue to Christ the King.
Salfords Bon Bon
Continue to Salfords Bon Bon.
Salfords Bon-Bon
Finish back near Salfords Bon-Bon, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 18 turns
8 roundabouts · 18 turns
4 roundabouts · 20 turns
6 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 19.1 km and takes about 32 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Redhill Aerodrome test centre, not an official DVSA route.