Original Published Test Routes
Step-by-step directions for all 10 original DVSA-published routes from 25 New Dover Road, Canterbury.
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
Turn left
3
Barton Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
New Dover Rd
At roundabout, turn left
5
Dover Rd / A2
Take the 1st right
6
Coldharbour Lane
At end of road, turn right
7
Old A2
Take the 2nd left
8
Bridge Hill / Bridge High St
Take the 2nd left
9
Western Avenue
Take the 3rd left
10
Windmill Close
At end of road, turn right
11
Western Avenue
Turn left
12
Saxon Rd
At end of road, turn right
13
Union Rd
At end of road, turn left
14
High St / Town Hill
Turn left
15
A2
At end of road, turn right
16
Wincheap
At roundabout, 3rd exit
17
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town
At roundabout, 3rd exit
18
Old Dover Rd
Take the 2nd left
19
Oaten Hill / Upper Chantry Lane
Turn right
20
New Dover Rd
Turn left
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Return to test centre
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At traffic lights
3
St Georges Place
At roundabout, 3rd exit
4
Lower Bridge St / Broad St /
Military Rd
At roundabout, turn left
5
Tourtel Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
6
Kingsmead Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
7
Broad Oak Rd
Turn left
8
Farleigh Rd
Turn right
9
Headcorn Drive
Turn right
10
Otham Close
At end of road, turn left
11
Headcorn Drive / Bawden Close
At end of road, turn right
12
Long Meadow Way
At end of road, turn right
13
Tenterden Drive / Downs Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
St Stephens Hill
At roundabout, turn left
15
Giles Lane
At end of road, turn left
16
Whitstable Rd / St Thomas Hill
Take the 2nd left
17
Harkness Drive
At end of road, turn left
18
Whitstable Rd
At roundabout, turn right
19
London Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit
20
Harbledown By Pass
At roundabout, 2nd exit
21
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit
22
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town
At roundabout, 3rd exit
23
Old Dover Rd
Take the 2nd left
24
Oaten Hill / Upper Chantry Lane
Turn right
25
New Dover Rd
Turn left
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Return to test centre
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At roundabout, turn left
3
Dover Rd / A2 Slip Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
Bekesbourne Rd
Take the 2nd right
5
Town Hill
Turn left
6
A2
At end of road, turn right
7
Wincheap
At roundabout, turn left
8
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn left
9
London Rd
Take the 3rd right
10
St Dunstan's Terrace
At end of road, turn left
11
Orchard St
Turn left
12
New St
At end of road, turn right
13
London Rd
At roundabout, turn left
14
Whitstable Rd
Turn right
15
Forty Acres Rd
Take the 3rd left
16
Salisbury Rd
Take the 4th left
17
Bramshaw Rd
At end of road, turn left
18
Salisbury Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
Forty Acres Rd / Beaconsfield Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit
20
St Stephens Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
21
Kingsmead Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
22
Tourtel Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
23
Military Rd / Broad St / Lower
Bridge St
At roundabout, turn left
24
St Georges Place / New Dover Rd
Turn left
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Return to test centre
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Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
3
St Georges Place
At roundabout, turn left
4
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, 2nd exit
5
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit
6
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn left
7
London Rd
Take the 2nd left
8
Temple Rd
At end of road, turn left
9
Bishops Way
Turn right
10
Davidson Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
Westgate Court Avenue
Turn left
12
Harcourt Drive
At end of road, turn left
13
Westgate Court Avenue
At end of road, turn left
14
Whitstable Rd
Turn right
15
Harkness Drive
Turn left
16
Friary Way
At end of road, turn right
17
Harkness Drive
At end of road, turn right
18
Whitstable Rd / St Thomas Hill /
Whitstable Rd
At roundabout, turn left
19
Rough Common Rd / Palmers
Cross Hill
At end of road, turn left
20
Harbledown By Pass
At roundabout, 2nd exit
21
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit
22
Wincheap
At traffic lights, turn left
23
A2
At end of road, turn right
24
Bekesbourne Rd
Take the 2nd right
25
Town Hill / Dover Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit
26
Old Dover Rd
Turn right
27
Oaten Hill / Chantry Lane
Turn right
28
New Dover Rd
Turn left
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Return to test centre
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Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
Turn left
3
Service Rd
Take the 2nd left
4
Barton Rd
Turn left
5
Mount Rd
At end of road, turn left
6
Pilgrims Way
Turn right
7
Pilgrims Rd
At roundabout, turn right
8
Spring Lane
Take the 2nd right
9
Cumberland Avenue
At end of road, turn right
10
Spring Lane
Take the 2nd right
11
Sussex Avenue
Turn left
12
Kent Ave / Warwick Rd
At end of road, turn left
13
Littlebourne Rd / St Martins Hill /
Longport
At roundabout, turn right
14
Monastry St
Take the 2nd left
15
Lady Wootons Green
Turn left
16
Broad St / Lower Bridge St
At roundabout, go ahead
17
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, go ahead
18
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit
19
Wincheap / Thanington Rd
Turn left
20
St Nicholas Rd
At end of road, turn right
21
Thanington Rd
Turn right
22
A2
At end of road, turn right
23
Bekesbourne Rd
At end of road, turn right
24
Town Hill / Dover Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit
25
Old Dover Rd
Turn right
26
Oaten Hill / Chantry Lane
At traffic lights, turn right
27
New Dover Rd
Turn left
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Return to test centre
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Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
3
Lower Chantry Lane
At roundabout, turn right
4
Longport
Turn right
5
Spring Lane
Turn right
6
Pilgrims Rd
Turn left
7
Pilgrims Way
Take the 2nd right
8
Barton Rd
At end of road, turn left
9
Pilgrims Way
Turn left
10
Mount Rd
Turn right
11
Barton Rd
At end of road, turn left
12
New Dover Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
Dover Rd / A2 Slip Rd
At end of road, turn left
14
Bekesbourne Rd / Bifrons Hill
At roundabout, turn right
15
The Street / Patrixbourne Rd
At end of road, turn left
16
Bridge Hill
At end of road, turn left
17
Old A2 / A2 Slip Rd / A2
At end of road, turn right
18
Thanington Rd / Wincheap
At roundabout, 3rd exit
19
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town
At roundabout, go ahead
20
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, 3rd exit
21
St Georges Place / New Dover Rd
Turn left
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Return to test centre
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
Turn left
3
St Augustines Rd / Pilgrims Way /
Pilgrims Rd
At roundabout, turn right
4
Spring Lane
Turn right
5
Sussex Avenue
Turn left
6
Kent Avenue
Turn right
7
Warwick Rd
Turn left
8
Avon Close
At end of road, turn left
9
Warwick Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Littlebourne Rd / St Martins Hill /
Longport
At roundabout, turn right
11
Monastry St
Take the 2nd left
12
Lady Woottons Green
Turn left
13
Broad St / Lower Bridge
At roundabout, 2nd exit
14
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, 2nd exit
15
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit
16
Wincheap
Turn left
17
A2
At end of road, turn left
18
Bekesbourne Rd / Bifrons Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit
19
The Street
Turn right
20
Patrixbourne Rd
At end of road, turn right
21
High St / Town Hill
Turn right
22
Dover Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit
23
New Dover Rd
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
3
St Georges Place
At roundabout, turn left
4
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, 2nd exit
5
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit
6
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn left
7
Harbledown By Pass
Take the 2nd right
8
Palmers Cross Hill / Rough
Common Rd
At roundabout, turn right
9
Whitstable Rd / St Thomas Hill
Take the 2nd left
10
Harkness Drive
Turn left
11
Friary Way
At end of road, turn left
12
Harkness Drive
At end of road, turn left
13
Whitstable Rd
At roundabout, turn right
14
London Rd
At roundabout, turn left
15
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit
16
Wincheap / Thanington Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
17
A2
At end of road, turn right
18
Bekesbourne Rd
Take the 2nd right
19
Town Hill
Turn right
20
Dover Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit
21
New Dover Rd
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
3
St Georges Place
At roundabout, turn left
4
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, go ahead
5
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
At roundabout, turn left
6
Wincheap / Thanington Rd
Take the 2nd left
7
Strangers Lane
At end of road, turn left
8
Cockering Rd
Turn left
9
Godwin Rd
Turn left
10
Athelstan Rd
At end of road, turn left
11
Godwin Rd
Turn right
12
Alfred Rd
At end of road, turn right
13
St Nicholas Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
Thanington Rd
Turn right
15
A2
At end of road, turn right
16
Bekesbourne Rd
Turn left
17
Town Hill / Bridge High St / Bridge
Hill
At end of road, turn left
18
Old A2 / A2 Slip Rd / Dover Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit
19
New Dover Rd
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
New Dover Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
3
St Georges Place
At roundabout, turn left
4
Upper Bridge St
At roundabout, 2nd exit
5
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit
6
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit
7
St Peters Place
At roundabout, 3rd exit
8
North Lane
At roundabout, 2nd exit
9
St Stephens Lane
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
10
Beaconsfield Rd
Take the 3rd right
11
Salisbury Rd
Turn left
12
Damerham Close
At end of road, turn right
13
Salisbury Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
Forty Acres
At end of road, turn left
15
Whitstable Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
16
London Rd
At roundabout, turn left
17
Rheims Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit
18
Wincheap
At traffic lights, turn left
19
A2
At end of road, turn right
20
Bekesbourne Rd
Take the 2nd right
21
Town Hill
Turn right
22
Dover Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit
23
New Dover Rd
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
Route & Road Guide
Road Type Split
Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 10 routes.
Residential
94%
A-Roads
4%
Town / B-Roads
2%
What to Expect at Canterbury
- With 7.3 roundabouts per route on average, Canterbury is more roundabout-intensive than most UK centres. Route 10 has the highest concentration with 11, including Upper Bridge St.
- At 53%, the pass rate here is 5.1 points above the national average of 47.9% — making Canterbury one of the more candidate-friendly centres in the UK.
- Familiarise yourself with New Dover Rd, A2 and Upper Bridge St before your test — they come up repeatedly across the routes and knowing their junctions and speed limits will save you on the day.
- Routes here range from 20 to 29 steps — each has a distinct character, so practising the full set is worth the time.
Tricky Spots on the Canterbury Test
Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.
1
Giving Way at Bekesbourne Rd / Bifrons Hill
Many Canterbury test routes pass through Bekesbourne Rd / Bifrons Hill, making it one of the junctions most worth practising. The key is committing to a lane early and staying calm — hesitation, incorrect signalling or clipping the wrong lane are all easily picked up by an examiner.
2
Navigating A2
A2 crops up on a large number of Canterbury routes and rewards candidates who stay observant throughout. Keep your speed appropriate, watch for side junctions and be ready to respond to parked vehicles or emerging traffic.
3
Emerging onto Alfred Rd
Alfred Rd is used on several Canterbury routes for direction changes that test your ability to judge gaps and commit confidently. Make sure your mirrors are checked well in advance, signal early and do not rush the emerge — patience here is a strength, not a weakness.
4
The Broad St / Lower Bridge Junction
You may be asked to take different exits at Broad St / Lower Bridge depending on the route, so versatility is key. Always approach with a planned exit, check your mirrors, signal in good time and hold back if there is any doubt about traffic from your right.
Most Frequent Roads
These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.
| Road | Routes | Frequency | Typical Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Dover Rd | 10 / 10 | Left turn | |
| A2 | 8 / 10 | Right turn | |
| Upper Bridge St | 7 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| Bekesbourne Rd | 6 / 10 | Right turn | |
| Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill | 6 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| London Rd | 5 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| Rheims Way | 5 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| St Georges Place | 5 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| Whitstable Rd | 5 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| Wincheap | 5 / 10 | Roundabout |
Roundabout Analysis
The routes include 73 roundabouts across 10 routes — these are the most important.
Upper Bridge St
High
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill
High
Rheims Way
High
St Georges Place
High
London Rd
Medium
Dover Rd
Medium
New Dover Rd
Medium
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town
Medium
Canterbury Test Centre
Address
Canterbury Driving Test Centre
25 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3AS
25 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3AS
Phone
0300 200 1122
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Amenities
Parking
Toilets
Tests Offered
Car
Opening Hours
- Mon 8:00–16:00
- Tue 8:00–16:00
- Wed 8:00–16:00
- Thu 8:00–16:00
- Fri 8:00–16:00
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Pass Rate
53.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
8.0 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
10
Car
Avg Route Length
24
Steps (20–29 range)