Near Tolworth Test Centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 13 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 12.4 km practice loop near Tolworth Test Centre, taking roughly 23 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 College Roundabout. 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 roundabout approach & exit and independent driving. 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 shops, pubs, schools and named junctions, 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 31-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.5 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 left onto Ewell Road/A240. Continue on A240.
A2402.8 km
Enter College Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wheatfield Way/A307.
College Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wheatfield Way/A307. Continue on A307.
A307757 m
Move left onto Wood Street/A308.
Wood Street86 m
Keep left to stay on A308.
A308639 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto High Street/A310.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A310.
High Street103 m
Turn right onto Lower Teddington Road.
Lower Teddington Road473 m
Turn right.
22 m
Make a right U-turn.
22 m
Turn left onto Lower Teddington Road.
Lower Teddington Road474 m
Turn left onto High Street/A310.
High Street100 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Horse Fair/A308.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horse Fair/A308. Continue on A308.
A308606 m
Turn left onto Sopwith Way/A307.
Sopwith Way258 m
Turn right onto Richmond Road/A307. Continue on A307.
A307420 m
Turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Road/A307.
Queen Elizabeth Road107 m
Keep left towards New Malden/Central London.
A30825 m
Turn left onto London Road/A308.
London Road539 m
Turn right onto Coombe Road/A238.
Coombe Road252 m
Turn left.
60 m
Move right onto Coombe Road/A238.
Coombe Road205 m
Turn left onto London Road/A308. Continue on A308.
A308570 m
Move left onto Fairfield North/A307.
Fairfield North207 m
Keep left towards Esher/Surbiton/Tolworth/Guildford.
Wheatfield Way67 m
Turn left to stay on Wheatfield Way/A307.
Wheatfield Way432 m
Enter College Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Penrhyn Road/A240.
College Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Penrhyn Road/A240. Continue on A240.
A2402.8 km
Turn right onto Douglas Road.
Douglas Road165 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Tolworth Test Centre · School-zone 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.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at College Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Co-op Food
Start near Co-op Food.
Prince of Wales
Continue to Prince of Wales.
Surbiton High School Assembly Rooms
Continue to Surbiton High School Assembly Rooms.
Marketplace
Continue to Marketplace.
College Roundabout
Continue to College Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Kingston
Continue to Kingston.
H&M
Continue to H&M.
TK Maxx
Continue to TK Maxx.
Hampton Wick
Continue to Hampton Wick.
Longdan
Continue to Longdan.
Cromwell Road Bus Station
Continue to Cromwell Road Bus Station.
Lovekyn Chapel
Continue to Lovekyn Chapel.
St Peter
Continue to St Peter.
Spring School
Continue to Spring School.
Waldens
Continue to Waldens.
Fairfield Bus Station
Continue to Fairfield Bus Station.
Surbiton High Junior Girls School
Continue to Surbiton High Junior Girls School.
Surbiton Hill Methodist Church
Continue to Surbiton Hill Methodist Church.
Home & Hardware
Continue to Home & Hardware.
Royal Oak
Finish back near Royal Oak, completing the loop.
34 roundabouts · 7 turns
12 roundabouts · 7 turns
16 roundabouts · 15 turns
10 roundabouts · 18 turns
This route is 12.4 km and takes about 23 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Tolworth Test Centre, not an official DVSA route.