Near Bradford (Heaton) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 15 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 35.7 km practice loop near Bradford (Heaton) test centre, taking roughly 35 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, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 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 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 89-step drive on real, named roads (about 35.7 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 Lane317 m
Turn left onto Haslingden Drive.
Haslingden Drive38 m
Turn left onto Baslow Grove.
Baslow Grove298 m
Turn left onto Smith Lane.
Smith Lane31 m
Turn left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane527 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. Continue on B6144.
B61442.3 km
Turn right onto Stoney Ridge Avenue.
Stoney Ridge Avenue718 m
Turn left onto North Bank Road.
North Bank Road787 m
Turn right onto Cottingley Moor Road/B6146.
Cottingley Moor Road853 m
Turn right onto Cottingley Cliffe Road/B6269. Continue on B6269.
B62692.2 km
Turn right onto Haworth Road/B6144.
Haworth Road281 m
Turn left onto Heights Lane.
Heights Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Duckworth Lane.
Duckworth Lane468 m
Turn right onto Squire Lane.
Squire Lane517 m
Turn left onto Allerton Road.
Allerton Road258 m
Turn left onto Thornton Road/B6145.
Thornton Road10 m
Turn right onto Cemetery Road.
Cemetery Road1.3 km
Turn right onto Clayton Road.
Clayton Road465 m
Move right onto Spencer Road.
Spencer Road120 m
Turn left onto Hollingwood Lane.
Hollingwood Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto Great Horton Road/A647.
Great Horton Road50 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road707 m
Turn right onto Great Horton Road/A647. Continue on Great Horton Road.
Great Horton Road1.8 km
Turn left onto Horton Grange Road/A6177. Continue on A6177.
A61773.3 km
Turn left onto A650/Manningham Lane. Continue on A650.
A6502.6 km
Turn right onto Otley Road/A6038.
Otley Road196 m
Turn left onto Manor Lane.
Manor Lane78 m
Turn left onto Birklands Road.
Birklands Road198 m
Turn left onto A650/Bradford Road. Continue on A650.
A6501.6 km
Turn right.
27 m
Move left onto Emm Lane.
Emm Lane979 m
Turn right onto Quarry Street.
Quarry Street67 m
Turn right onto Back Lane.
Back Lane16 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Back Lane.
Back Lane16 m
Turn left onto Quarry Street.
Quarry Street67 m
Turn right onto Highgate.
Highgate131 m
Move left onto Leylands Lane.
Leylands Lane553 m
Turn right onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane567 m
Move right onto Bingley Road/B6269.
Bingley Road277 m
Turn right.
18 m
Turn right.
72 m
Turn right.
15 m
Turn left onto Bingley Road/B6269.
Bingley Road205 m
Move left onto Toller Lane/B6144.
Toller Lane1.0 km
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 Lane268 m
Turn right onto Heaton Park Drive.
Heaton Park Drive702 m
Turn right onto Heaton Road.
Heaton Road443 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 16 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.
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 4.2 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, 60 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.
St. Martins
Continue to St. Martins.
Ludbrooks Farm Shop
Continue to Ludbrooks Farm Shop.
Church of Our Lady and the First Martyrs of Rome
Continue to Church of Our Lady and the First Martyrs of Rome.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Tabligh-ul-Islam Mosque
Continue to Tabligh-ul-Islam Mosque.
Crown
Continue to Crown.
Masjid As-Sunnah
Continue to Masjid As-Sunnah.
Masjid-At-Taqwa
Continue to Masjid-At-Taqwa.
Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Inc.
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Inc..
Jamia Masjid Milat E Islamia
Continue to Jamia Masjid Milat E Islamia.
St William's Catholic Church
Continue to St William's Catholic Church.
Jamia Masjid Hanfia Mosque
Continue to Jamia Masjid Hanfia Mosque.
Shipley Masjid
Continue to Shipley Masjid.
Bradford New Church
Continue to Bradford New Church.
HalalCo
Continue to HalalCo.
King's Arms
Continue to King's Arms.
Hare and Hounds
Continue to Hare and Hounds.
Madrassah Misbahul Uloom
Finish back near Madrassah Misbahul Uloom, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
21 turns · 3 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 23 turns · 5 sets of lights
21 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 35.7 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bradford (Heaton) test centre, not an official DVSA route.