Near Bradford (Heaton) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 16 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 46.6 km practice loop near Bradford (Heaton) test centre, taking roughly 30 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 churches, pubs, shops and stations, 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 Bradford (Heaton) 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:
Road mix
The full 87-step drive on real, named roads (about 46.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
17 m
Turn left onto Farfield Street.
Farfield Street133 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Farfield Street.
Farfield Street185 m
Turn left onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road324 m
Turn left onto Jesmond Avenue.
Jesmond Avenue311 m
Turn left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane96 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lilycroft Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lilycroft Road.
Lilycroft Road74 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road207 m
Turn left.
32 m
Turn left.
30 m
Turn right onto Bonn Road.
Bonn Road35 m
Turn left onto Heidelberg Road.
Heidelberg Road178 m
Turn left onto Lilycroft Road.
Lilycroft Road291 m
Turn left onto Lilycroft Walk.
Lilycroft Walk58 m
Turn left onto Farfield Terrace.
Farfield Terrace206 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road59 m
Turn right onto Lilycroft Road.
Lilycroft Road74 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Toller Lane/B6144.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane231 m
Turn right to stay on Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane546 m
Turn left onto Duchy Drive.
Duchy Drive390 m
Turn left onto Wheatlands Avenue.
Wheatlands Avenue115 m
Turn left onto Wheatlands Grove.
Wheatlands Grove202 m
Move right onto Lynton Drive.
Lynton Drive65 m
Turn left onto Wheatlands Drive.
Wheatlands Drive261 m
Turn right onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane200 m
Turn left onto Saltburn Place.
Saltburn Place121 m
Turn left onto Jesmond Avenue.
Jesmond Avenue82 m
Turn left onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road129 m
Turn right onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane919 m
Move right onto Bingley Road/B6269. Continue on B6269.
B62691.2 km
Turn right onto High Bank Lane.
High Bank Lane905 m
Move right onto Moorhead Lane.
Moorhead Lane53 m
Turn right onto Avondale Road.
Avondale Road999 m
Turn right onto A650/Bradford Road. Continue on A650.
A6503.6 km
Turn right onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road116 m
Turn right onto Grosvenor Street.
Grosvenor Street47 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Grosvenor Street.
Grosvenor Street47 m
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road116 m
Turn left onto Manningham Lane/A650. Continue on A650.
A6503.9 km
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road129 m
Turn right onto Fairway.
Fairway314 m
Make a sharp left onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road425 m
Turn left onto A650/Bingley Road. Continue on A650.
A6501.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A650/Sir Fred Hoyle Way.
90 m
Exit the roundabout onto A650/Sir Fred Hoyle Way.
A6501.4 km
Take the exit.
328 m
Turn right onto Ferncliffe Road.
Ferncliffe Road164 m
Turn left onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road474 m
Move left onto Charles Street.
Charles Street150 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road462 m
Keep right to stay on Park Road.
Park Road314 m
Turn left onto Lady Lane.
Lady Lane174 m
Turn right onto Fernhill.
Fernhill126 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Fernhill.
Fernhill126 m
Turn left onto Lady Lane.
Lady Lane174 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road776 m
Turn left onto Charles Street.
Charles Street151 m
Move right onto Mornington Road.
Mornington Road483 m
Turn right onto Ferncliffe Road.
Ferncliffe Road51 m
Take the A650 exit.
A6501.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A650/Bingley Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A650/Bingley Road.
A6501.6 km
Turn right onto Moorhead Lane.
Moorhead Lane537 m
Turn right onto Ashfield Road.
Ashfield Road708 m
Turn right onto Bankfield Drive.
Bankfield Drive455 m
Turn left onto A650/Bingley Road. Continue on A650.
A650385 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A650/Sir Fred Hoyle Way.
90 m
Exit the roundabout onto A650/Sir Fred Hoyle Way.
A6504.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A650/Sir Fred Hoyle Way.
158 m
Exit the roundabout onto A650/Sir Fred Hoyle Way.
A6504.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A650/Bingley Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A650/Bingley Road. Continue on A650.
A6504.4 km
Turn right.
27 m
Move left onto Emm Lane.
Emm Lane796 m
Turn left onto Heaton Road.
Heaton Road807 m
Turn left onto Victor Road.
Victor Road35 m
Turn left onto Temple Street.
Temple Street151 m
Turn left onto Park View Road.
Park View Road27 m
Turn right onto Heaton Road.
Heaton Road92 m
Turn left onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road588 m
Turn left.
31 m
Turn left onto Graham Street.
Graham Street85 m
Turn right onto Scotchman Road.
Scotchman Road235 m
Turn right onto Farfield Street.
Farfield Street137 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bradford (Heaton) · Route 13 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 25.8 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Faizan e Makkah Masjid
Start near Faizan e Makkah Masjid.
Masjidur Raashideen
Continue to Masjidur Raashideen.
Hare and Hounds
Continue to Hare and Hounds.
Northcliffe Church
Continue to Northcliffe Church.
Bradford New Church
Continue to Bradford New Church.
Chunky FC
Continue to Chunky FC.
St Walburga
Continue to St Walburga.
Tallulah's Wine Bar
Continue to Tallulah's Wine Bar.
Jack S Bailey
Continue to Jack S Bailey.
Bingley Baptist Church
Continue to Bingley Baptist Church.
Bingley Methodist Church
Continue to Bingley Methodist Church.
Co-operative Funeralcare
Continue to Co-operative Funeralcare.
St. Peter's
Continue to St. Peter's.
Bingley
Continue to Bingley.
Crossflatts
Continue to Crossflatts.
Golden Rays Tanning Studio
Continue to Golden Rays Tanning Studio.
Dry Clean Only
Continue to Dry Clean Only.
Terrace
Continue to Terrace.
Shipley Christadelphians
Continue to Shipley Christadelphians.
Jamia Usmania Mosque
Finish back near Jamia Usmania Mosque, completing the loop.
21 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 23 turns · 5 sets of lights
21 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 46.6 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bradford (Heaton) test centre, not an official DVSA route.