Watch driving test routes in Redhill Aerodrome

Route 1 from Redhill Aerodrome test centre heads west to Mead Vale and comes back through Redhill town centre. It starts and ends on narrow country lanes with sharp bends and a single lane railway arch, and in between takes in the busy A23 Horley Road, residential streets with parked cars on both sides, roadworks on Hatchlands Road and four roundabouts.

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1. 0:00
   Redhill Aerodrome

   We leave the aerodrome site at walking pace.

2. 0:12
   Aerodrome exit STOP lineTricky spot 01

   A STOP sign and line at the aerodrome exit, right at the start of the drive. You must stop completely, even if the road looks clear.

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3. 0:22
   Kings Mill Lane

   A narrow 40 mph lane with bends, so we keep left and brake on the straight. The limit then drops to 30 mph.

4. 2:05
   Mason's Bridge Road

   At the T junction we creep forward, look left and right and turn right onto Mason's Bridge Road.

5. 3:13
   Three Arch Road

   We bear left at the roundabout to stay on Three Arch Road, keep left under a narrow railway arch and never stop on the KEEP CLEAR marking.

6. 4:29
   Horley Road right turn at the lightsTricky spot 04

   Lanes split before the traffic lights, then we turn right onto Horley Road, where oncoming traffic may have priority. If we queue near the side road, we leave a gap so traffic can pull out.

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7. 4:45
   Horley Road

   The limit goes up to 40 mph. We enter a yellow box only when our exit is clear and keep left for a fire engine with blue lights.

8. 6:17
   Church Road and Fountain Road

   Left onto Church Road, where the limit drops to 30 mph, then left onto Fountain Road with parked cars on our side.

9. 7:13
   Pendleton Road

   We give way and join Pendleton Road, look out for people at a zebra crossing and position early for the right turn into Somerset Road.

10. 8:12
    Somerset Road

    A 30 mph road with parked cars on both sides, where we slow down and give way to oncoming vans and cars, then on along Cronks Hill and Chart Lane.

11. 10:33
    Chartfield Road

    Parked cars on both sides and traffic coming, so we wait in a gap and then pull out past the parked car after a check over our right shoulder. A T junction takes us right onto Chart Lane.

12. 12:24
    Chart Lane right turn onto Blackborough RoadTricky spot 15

    A busy give way where we turn right onto Blackborough Road, with traffic from both sides. It is easy to feel rushed, so wait for a safe gap.

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13. 12:43
    Blackborough Road

    We follow Blackborough Road towards Hatchlands Road.

14. 14:39
    Hatchlands Road

    A long queue, where we stop with the tyres of the car ahead in view, then roadworks with temporary lights and workers about.

15. 17:11
    Linkfield Corner roundabout zebraTricky spot 10

    A zebra crossing right before a roundabout, then lanes to read and a right turn onto Station Road. The road markings show the lane we need.

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16. 17:43
    Station Road

    A KEEP CLEAR marking and a red light with people crossing, then right at the roundabout onto Princess Way.

17. 20:13
    Princess Way

    We keep off the KEEP CLEAR marking when traffic queues.

18. 21:00
    Redhill station roundabout lightsTricky spot 09

    A busy town roundabout with traffic lights, buses and motorbikes. We turn left onto Station Road, so we need the left lane and a signal left for our exit.

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19. 21:33
    Redstone Hill

    We leave the town centre along Redstone Hill.

20. 22:21
    Nutfield Road

    Still 30 mph, then a right turn into Fullers Wood Lane, where we give way to oncoming cars.

21. 23:45
    Fullers Wood Lane

    A narrow 40 mph lane where we keep well below the limit and slow down to let an oncoming car pass, then right at a T junction with hedges onto Clay Lane.

22. 25:42
    Clay Lane single lane railway archTricky spot 02

    A single lane brick railway arch on Clay Lane, where two cars cannot always pass at the same time. Look through it early and give way if a car is coming the other way.

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23. 26:39
    Kings Mill Lane

    Right into Kings Mill Lane, then left onto the aerodrome site and back to walking pace.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1Kings Mill Lane
2. 2Mason's Bridge Road
3. 3Three Arch Road
4. 4Horley RoadA23
5. 5Church Road
6. 6Fountain Road
7. 7Pendleton Road
8. 8Somerset Road
9. 9Cronks Hill
10. 10Chart Lane
11. 11Chartfield Road
12. 12Chart Lane
13. 13Blackborough RoadB2034
14. 14Hatchlands RoadA25
15. 15Station RoadA25
16. 16QueenswayA25
17. 17London RoadA25
18. 18Princess WayA23
19. 19Redstone HillA25
20. 20Nutfield RoadA25
21. 21Fullers Wood Lane
22. 22Clay Lane
23. 23Kings Mill Lane

Route 2 from Redhill Aerodrome test centre is the long drive west to Reigate and back to Redhill along the A25. It takes in Woodhatch Road, the long downhill of Cockshot Hill and the busy 20 mph shopping streets of Reigate with yellow boxes and crossings, then roadworks on Hatchlands Road, a give way onto the A23 and narrow lanes at the start and end.

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1. 0:00
   Redhill Aerodrome

   We leave the aerodrome site at walking pace.

2. 0:12
   Aerodrome exit STOP lineTricky spot 01

   A STOP sign and line at the aerodrome exit, right at the start of the drive. You must stop completely, even if the road looks clear.

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3. 1:06
   Kings Mill Lane

   Sharp bends, so we brake on the straight before each one. The limit then drops to 30 mph and we turn right at the T junction.

4. 2:03
   Mason's Bridge Road

   At the roundabout we look right, give way to the bus and bear left.

5. 3:44
   Three Arch Road

   A KEEP CLEAR marking, then a bus at the stop, which we let pull away when it is safe.

6. 5:48
   Maple Road

   Parked cars on our side, then a give way where we turn right onto Woodhatch Road.

7. 6:30
   Woodhatch Road

   40 mph, then 30 mph and straight on at a roundabout. We take the right lane for the lights, where oncoming traffic goes first if there is no green arrow.

8. 11:24
   Cockshot Hill

   A long downhill, so we keep checking our speed.

9. 14:36
   Bell Street

   A 20 mph zone and a busy shopping street with a pedestrian crossing and two yellow boxes, then left at the lights onto High Street with a check for cyclists.

10. 17:58
    High Street

    We stop in good time at a crossing with lights, then keep to the lane marked A217 for the right turn at the lights.

11. 19:24
    London Road

    A yellow box, a zebra crossing with someone crossing, then a move into the left lane after checking the mirrors and left blind spot.

12. 21:45
    Reigate Road

    Still 30 mph on the A25 towards Redhill.

13. 23:21
    Hatchlands Road

    We follow the A25 into Redhill.

14. 25:24
    Roadworks on Hatchlands Road

    Temporary lights at the roadworks, so we go only on green and keep clear of the cones.

15. 26:00
    Linkfield Corner roundabout

    A zebra crossing before the roundabout, then the lane marked A25 R'HILL and a signal left after the exit before ours for Linkfield Street.

16. 26:57
    Linkfield Street

    We give way and turn right, pass parked cars on our side and give way again where we turn left onto Mill Street.

17. 28:30
    Mill Street and Sandpit Road

    We bear right onto Sandpit Road, taking a gap if there is one.

18. 29:24
    Pendleton Road give wayTricky spot 07

    A give way where we turn right onto Pendleton Road at an awkward angle, with the view hidden by a hedge. Look over your right shoulder and wait for a real gap.

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19. 29:39
    Church Road

    We bear left onto Church Road, with parked cars on our side.

20. 30:29
    Church Road right turnTricky spot 06

    A give way where we turn right onto the busy A23, with traffic from both sides. There is often a long wait for a gap.

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21. 30:58
    Horley Road

    40 mph, a queue where we leave the side road clear, then the left lane for the lights. We wait for green rather than squeeze past the queue.

22. 33:25
    Three Arch Road

    Right at the roundabout, signalling left after the exit before ours, then a sharp bend before the left turn into Kings Mill Lane.

23. 35:43
    Kings Mill Lane

    A narrow 40 mph lane with sharp bends, then right into the aerodrome and back to walking pace.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1Kings Mill Lane
2. 2Mason's Bridge Road
3. 3Three Arch Road

Route 3 from Redhill Aerodrome test centre goes north through the narrow lanes of Clay Lane and Philanthropic Road to Hooley Lane and Batts Hill, then round through Reigate Road, Croydon Road and London Road into Redhill. It has a single lane railway arch, narrow bridges with traffic lights, parked cars on both sides, a yellow box and a busy station roundabout with lights.

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1. 0:00
   Aerodrome site

   We leave the aerodrome site at walking pace.

2. 0:13
   Aerodrome exit STOP lineTricky spot 01

   A STOP sign and line at the aerodrome exit, right at the start of the drive. You must stop completely, even if the road looks clear.

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3. 0:30
   Kings Mill Lane

   40 mph with SLOW markings and bends, then 30 mph and a give way where we turn left onto Clay Lane.

4. 2:58
   Clay Lane

   A narrow 40 mph lane where we keep our speed down.

5. 3:30
   Clay Lane single lane railway archTricky spot 02

   A single lane brick railway arch on Clay Lane, where two cars cannot always pass at the same time. Look through it early and give way if a car is coming the other way.

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6. 4:21
   Philanthropic Road sharp leftTricky spot 03

   A very sharp left turn at a bend junction with a poor view. Cars come out of the road we turn into, so slow right down and look both ways. The lane after it is narrow with high hedges.

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7. 5:00
   Philanthropic Road narrow laneTricky spot 05

   A narrow lane with high hedges, where the limit says 60 but a safe speed is much lower. Oncoming cars and a left bend with no view round it make it tricky.

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8. 6:24
   Hooley Lane bridges

   A 20 mph zone with two narrow bridges with traffic lights, where we go only on green, parked cars on our side and a narrowing where we have priority.

9. 8:23
   Lights to Mill Street

   We take the lane with the straight arrow, stop for people crossing and go straight across when it turns green and the junction is clear.

10. 10:04
    Mill Street and Whitepost Hill

    Parked cars on both sides and a van coming, SLOW markings on the hill, then a give way where we turn left onto Blackborough Road.

11. 12:03
    Blackborough Road

    We join Blackborough Road and look well ahead for parked cars.

12. 13:18
    Blackborough Road parked cars on both sidesTricky spot 14

    Parked cars on both sides of Blackborough Road mean we share the gaps with oncoming cars. Look well ahead and be ready to wait for them.

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13. 13:54
    Chart Lane

    Right into Chart Lane, a 20 mph zone that narrows between walls, then a give way where we turn left onto Reigate Road.

14. 15:07
    Reigate Road yellow boxTricky spot 16

    A give way onto the busy A25, with a yellow box and KEEP CLEAR markings right after it. Then we take the right turn lane for Croydon Road.

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15. 16:18
    Croydon Road

    A zebra crossing, then straight on at the roundabout and the right turn into Carlton Road.

16. 18:42
    Carlton Road

    Parked cars on our side, where we give way to oncoming traffic.

17. 21:08
    Carlton Road right turn onto London RoadTricky spot 11

    A busy T junction onto the A23 with a keep left island, where we turn right when both ways are clear. Don't just follow the car ahead.

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18. 21:21
    London Road

    Two lanes at the lights, where we stay left to go straight on, then left at the roundabout onto Princess Way.

19. 22:45
    Princess Way

    A crossing with lights and people crossing, then a KEEP CLEAR marking.

20. 23:39
    Redhill station roundabout lightsTricky spot 09

    A busy town roundabout with traffic lights, buses and motorbikes. We turn left onto Station Road, so we need the left lane and a signal left for our exit.

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21. 24:12
    Station Road

    We leave the roundabout along Station Road.

22. 24:45
    Redstone Hill

    We leave the town centre along Redstone Hill.

23. 25:42
    Nutfield Road

    We follow Nutfield Road, then signal early and turn slowly right into the very narrow Fullers Wood Lane.

24. 27:15
    Fullers Wood Lane

    A single track lane with a 40 mph limit, so we keep our speed low, brake before the bends and creep forward at a crossroads with hedges.

25. 28:39
    Clay Lane

    A van coming on the narrow lane, so we keep left and slow down to pass it.

26. 29:01
    Clay Lane single lane railway archTricky spot 02

    A single lane brick railway arch on Clay Lane, where two cars cannot always pass at the same time. Look through it early and give way if a car is coming the other way.

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27. 30:04
    Kings Mill Lane

    40 mph again with SLOW markings before the bends, then back onto the aerodrome site at walking pace.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1Kings Mill Lane
2. 2Clay Lane
3. 3Philanthropic Road

Route 4 from Redhill Aerodrome test centre heads out through Fullers Wood Lane and the 60 mph Cormongers Lane towards Nutfield, then back into Redhill along the A23 and through Croydon Road, Reigate Road and the A23 Horley Road. It has narrow lanes with sharp bends, a single lane railway arch, narrowings where we have priority, narrow bridges with lights and two busy right turns across the A23.

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1. 0:00
   Redhill Aerodrome

   We leave the aerodrome site at walking pace.

2. 0:13
   Aerodrome exit STOP lineTricky spot 01

   A STOP sign and line at the aerodrome exit, right at the start of the drive. You must stop completely, even if the road looks clear.

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3. 1:02
   Kings Mill Lane

   SLOW markings and bends, so we brake on the straight, then a give way where we turn left onto Clay Lane.

4. 1:57
   Clay Lane

   A narrow lane that leads to a railway arch.

5. 2:31
   Clay Lane single lane railway archTricky spot 02

   A single lane brick railway arch on Clay Lane, where two cars cannot always pass at the same time. Look through it early and give way if a car is coming the other way.

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6. 3:21
   Fullers Wood Lane

   A narrow lane with no centre line, where we keep left and are ready to stop. Hedges limit the view at the give way, so we creep forward until we can see.

7. 4:54
   Cormongers Lane

   The limit is 60 mph, but the lane is narrow with sharp bends, so we keep our speed well down and let oncoming traffic through where it narrows.

8. 6:57
   Nutfield Road

   We give way onto Nutfield Road, where 40 mph drops to 30, and go straight on at the roundabout.

9. 7:42
   Nutfield Road narrowing where we have priorityTricky spot 13

   Parked cars on the other side, then the road narrows at an island where we have priority. We still have to watch oncoming traffic.

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10. 8:51
    Battlebridge Lane

    Left at the mini roundabout onto Battlebridge Lane, with parked cars, roadworks with temporary lights and a narrow bridge with lights, then left at the lights onto the A23.

11. 10:18
    London Road

    We follow the A23 to the right turn lane for Carlton Road.

12. 11:58
    London Road right turn laneTricky spot 12

    A right turn off the A23 from a right turn lane, where we wait for a gap in oncoming traffic. If there is no space we wait behind the car ahead, and cars behind just have to wait too.

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13. 12:18
    Carlton Road

    A parked car on our side, then one on their side in a bend, and a give way where we turn left onto Gatton Park Road.

14. 15:00
    Gatton Park Road

    Straight on at the roundabout onto Croydon Road.

15. 15:30
    Croydon Road

    Parked cars where the road narrows, a zebra crossing and a queue at the lights, then left onto Reigate Road with a check for cyclists.

16. 18:12
    Reigate Road

    A pedestrian crossing with people waiting, then a junction with islands where we bear right onto Blackstone Hill.

17. 19:51
    Blackstone Hill junction

    We give way and turn left onto Whitepost Hill.

18. 20:57
    Sandpit Road

    Still 30 mph, then a left turn onto Church Road.

19. 22:28
    Church Road right turnTricky spot 06

    A give way where we turn right onto the busy A23, with traffic from both sides. There is often a long wait for a gap.

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20. 23:06
    Horley Road

    The limit goes up to 40 mph, then we slow down to 30 and give way before the left turn onto Three Arch Road.

21. 24:18
    Three Arch Road

    Right at the roundabout to stay on Three Arch Road, a sharp bend, then a left turn into Kings Mill Lane past a waiting lorry.

22. 26:42
    Kings Mill Lane

    A narrow 40 mph lane with sharp bends and a lorry coming, then right into the aerodrome and back to walking pace.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1Kings Mill Lane
2. 2Clay Lane
3. 3Fullers Wood Lane

Route 5 from Redhill Aerodrome test centre is the town centre route. After the narrow lanes of Clay Lane and Philanthropic Road it crosses Hooley Lane's narrow bridges, goes round the busy Belfry Roundabout and through the centre of Redhill, passing Linkfield Corner twice, with roadworks on Hatchlands Road, parked cars on both sides and an awkward give way onto Pendleton Road.

Filmed in 4K by our driving instructor, with tips on screen at every junction.

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1. 0:00
   Redhill Aerodrome

   We leave the aerodrome site at walking pace.

2. 0:12
   Aerodrome exit STOP lineTricky spot 01

   A STOP sign and line at the aerodrome exit, right at the start of the drive. You must stop completely, even if the road looks clear.

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3. 0:36
   Kings Mill Lane

   40 mph on Kings Mill Lane, then a left turn onto Clay Lane.

4. 1:56
   Clay Lane

   A narrow lane that leads to a railway arch.

5. 2:31
   Clay Lane single lane railway archTricky spot 02

   A single lane brick railway arch on Clay Lane, where two cars cannot always pass at the same time. Look through it early and give way if a car is coming the other way.

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6. 3:15
   Philanthropic Road sharp leftTricky spot 03

   A very sharp left turn at a bend junction with a poor view. Cars come out of the road we turn into, so slow right down and look both ways. The lane after it is narrow with high hedges.

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7. 4:29
   Philanthropic Road narrow laneTricky spot 05

   A narrow lane with high hedges, where the limit says 60 but a safe speed is much lower. Oncoming cars and a left bend with no view round it make it tricky.

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8. 4:54
   Philanthropic Road

   The limit drops to 30 mph, a parked van and a car coming, then a give way where we turn left onto Hooley Lane.

9. 5:36
   Hooley Lane

   A 20 mph road with two narrow bridges with lights, parked cars and a narrowing where we have priority, then 30 mph and the right lane for Brighton Road.

10. 9:12
    Brighton Road

    We follow the A23 towards the town centre.

11. 10:36
    Belfry Roundabout straight after the railway bridgeTricky spot 08

    A busy town centre roundabout straight after a railway bridge. There are lane arrows to read, buses, and a quick exit onto Marketfield Way.

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12. 11:39
    London Road

    Left at the roundabout onto London Road, a busy shopping street, and a KEEP CLEAR just after the turn.

13. 12:39
    Station Road

    A red light at the crossing, where we let people finish crossing, then straight on at Linkfield Corner.

14. 14:10
    Hatchlands Road

    A zebra crossing and roadworks with temporary lights, then a left turn onto Brownlow Road.

15. 15:00
    Brownlow Road

    Parked cars on both sides, then a give way with a limited view where we turn left onto Whitepost Hill, and straight after left into Shrewsbury Road.

16. 15:48
    Shrewsbury Road

    Parked cars on both sides, then a T junction where we turn right onto Hatchlands Road.

17. 16:28
    Hatchlands Road roadworks

    A queue for the roadworks lights, then we keep left past the barriers and watch for workers.

18. 18:22
    Linkfield Corner

    Linkfield Corner again. We follow the arrows, give way and take the next exit, passing the queuing cars slowly.

19. 19:04
    Linkfield Street

    We bear right onto Linkfield Street, with parked cars on our side, then left onto Mill Street.

20. 20:37
    Sandpit Road

    Mill Street leads onto Sandpit Road.

21. 21:07
    Pendleton Road give wayTricky spot 07

    A give way where we turn right onto Pendleton Road at an awkward angle, with the view hidden by a hedge. Look over your right shoulder and wait for a real gap.

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22. 21:37
    Pendleton Road

    A humped crossing, 40 mph, then back to 30 and left at the roundabout onto Woodhatch Road.

23. 23:49
    Woodhatch Road

    The limit goes up to 40 mph. We pass a stopped bus with plenty of room, then turn left onto Maple Road.

24. 25:53
    Maple Road

    The limit is 30 mph on Maple Road.

25. 26:40
    Three Arch Road

    Right at the roundabout onto Three Arch Road, signalling left after the exit before ours.

26. 28:13
    Mason's Bridge Road

    Mason's Bridge Road takes us back to Kings Mill Lane.

27. 29:10
    Kings Mill Lane

    40 mph with sharp bends, so we brake before each one and keep left, then right into the aerodrome and back to walking pace.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1Kings Mill Lane
2. 2Clay Lane
3. 3Philanthropic Road