Near Tolworth Test Centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 34 roundabouts and 7 turns across 48 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.5 km practice loop near Tolworth Test Centre, taking roughly 29 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.
Along the way you'll meet Calverley Road, Woodstone Avenue, Glade, Hook Junction and Chessington Road. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
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 20 catalogued landmarks, including stations, churches, shops 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 Tolworth 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 48-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north on Douglas Road.
Douglas Road165 m
Turn right onto Ewell Road/A240. Continue on A240.
A2401.0 km
Enter Tolworth Junction and take the 3rd exit onto A240/Kingston Road.
Tolworth Junction117 m
Exit the roundabout onto A240/Kingston Road. Continue on A240.
A2403.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Park Avenue West.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Avenue West.
Park Avenue West287 m
Enter Calverley Road and take the 2nd exit onto Glenwood Road.
Calverley Road31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Glenwood Road.
Glenwood Road163 m
Turn left onto Briarwood Road.
Briarwood Road19 m
Turn right onto Dell Road.
Dell Road104 m
Enter The Glade and take the 2nd exit onto Woodstone Avenue.
The Glade30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodstone Avenue.
Woodstone Avenue486 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Woodstone Avenue.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodstone Avenue.
Woodstone Avenue486 m
Enter The Glade and take the 2nd exit onto Dell Road.
The Glade27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dell Road.
Dell Road104 m
Turn left onto Briarwood Road.
Briarwood Road19 m
Turn right onto Glenwood Road.
Glenwood Road163 m
Enter Calverley Road and take the 2nd exit onto Park Avenue West.
Calverley Road37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Avenue West.
Park Avenue West287 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A240/Kingston Road.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A240/Kingston Road. Continue on A240.
A2403.1 km
Enter Tolworth Junction and take the 1st exit.
Tolworth Junction6 m
Exit the roundabout.
92 m
Stay straight to take the A3 ramp.
A32.1 km
Keep left to take A309/Kingston Bypass.
A3091.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A309/Kingston Bypass.
88 m
Exit the roundabout onto A309/Kingston Bypass.
A309549 m
Keep left to take A309/Hook Rise North.
A309274 m
Keep right to take A309/Hook Rise North.
A309966 m
Enter Hook Junction and take the 5th exit onto Hook Road.
Hook Junction80 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hook Road.
Hook Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bridge Road.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridge Road.
Bridge Road789 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Moor Lane.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moor Lane.
Moor Lane1.9 km
Enter Chessington Road and take the 2nd exit onto Hook Road/B284.
Chessington Road85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hook Road/B284. Continue on B284.
B284269 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto B284.
134 m
Exit the roundabout onto B284.
B284261 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Chessington Road/B284.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chessington Road/B284.
Chessington Road697 m
Move right onto Chessington Road/B284. Continue on B284.
B2841.5 km
Turn left onto A240/Kingston Road. Continue on A240.
A2401.6 km
Enter Tolworth Junction and take the 2nd exit onto Tolworth Broadway/A240.
Tolworth Junction108 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tolworth Broadway/A240. Continue on A240.
A2401.0 km
Turn left onto Douglas Road.
Douglas Road165 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Tolworth Test Centre · Roundabout 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Tolworth / King Charles Road
Start near Tolworth / King Charles Road.
Our Lady Immaculate
Continue to Our Lady Immaculate.
Vogue Couture
Continue to Vogue Couture.
Queen Adelaide
Continue to Queen Adelaide.
Calverley Road
Continue to Calverley Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Woodstone Avenue
Continue to Woodstone Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Glade
Continue to Glade, taking the junction with good observation.
St. Clement's
Continue to St. Clement's.
Alan Greenwood & Sons
Continue to Alan Greenwood & Sons.
Tolworth
Continue to Tolworth.
Hook Junction
Continue to Hook Junction, taking the junction with good observation.
Shell Select
Continue to Shell Select.
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Continue to St Paul's CofE Primary School.
St Paul
Continue to St Paul.
Chessington North
Continue to Chessington North.
Chessington Methodist Church
Continue to Chessington Methodist Church.
William Bourne
Continue to William Bourne.
Chessington Road
Continue to Chessington Road, taking the junction with good observation.
McColl's
Continue to McColl's.
St Francis, Ruxley Lane
Finish back near St Francis, Ruxley Lane, completing the loop.
12 roundabouts · 7 turns
16 roundabouts · 15 turns
10 roundabouts · 18 turns
8 roundabouts · 13 turns
This route is 25.5 km and takes about 29 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Tolworth Test Centre, not an official DVSA route.