Near Bradford (Thornbury) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 14 roundabouts and 29 turns across 37 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.7 km practice loop near Bradford (Thornbury) test centre, taking roughly 19 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 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, churches and schools, 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 (Thornbury) 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 37-step drive on real, named roads (about 9.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
21 m
Turn right.
17 m
Turn right.
37 m
Turn left.
80 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
9 m
Exit the roundabout.
52 m
Enter Leeds Road and take the 5th exit onto Leeds Old Road/A647.
Leeds Road245 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leeds Old Road/A647.
Leeds Old Road20 m
Turn left onto Leeds Old Road/B6381. Continue on B6381.
B63811.7 km
Turn right onto Byron Street.
Byron Street220 m
Turn right onto Tennyson Place.
Tennyson Place59 m
Turn right onto Palmer Road.
Palmer Road29 m
Turn left onto Khalaq Court.
Khalaq Court1 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Khalaq Court.
Khalaq Court1 m
Turn right onto Palmer Road.
Palmer Road29 m
Turn left onto Tennyson Place.
Tennyson Place59 m
Turn left onto Byron Street.
Byron Street219 m
Turn left onto Barkerend Road/B6381.
Barkerend Road774 m
Turn right onto A6177/Killinghall Road.
A6177601 m
Turn left onto A647/Leeds Road.
A647725 m
Turn right onto Lower Rushton Road.
Lower Rushton Road412 m
Turn right onto Dick Lane.
Dick Lane502 m
Turn right onto Holland Street.
Holland Street85 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Holland Street.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Holland Street.
Holland Street44 m
Keep right to stay on Holland Street.
Holland Street41 m
Turn left onto Dick Lane.
Dick Lane970 m
Move left onto Gipsy Street.
Gipsy Street178 m
Enter Leeds Road and take the 6th exit onto A647/Bradford Road.
Leeds Road388 m
Exit the roundabout onto A647/Bradford Road.
A647767 m
Turn left onto Thornbury Barracks.
Thornbury Barracks20 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Thornbury Barracks.
Thornbury Barracks79 m
Move left onto Galloway Lane/B6154.
Galloway Lane529 m
Turn left onto Owlcotes Road.
Owlcotes Road129 m
Turn left onto Hillfoot Drive.
Hillfoot Drive67 m
Turn left to stay on Hillfoot Drive.
Hillfoot Drive282 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bradford (Thornbury) · Residential 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
McDonald's
Start near McDonald's.
Jamia Masjid Ya Rasool Allah
Continue to Jamia Masjid Ya Rasool Allah.
St Margaret
Continue to St Margaret.
Madrassah Jamiah Farooqiah
Continue to Madrassah Jamiah Farooqiah.
St Clements Church
Continue to St Clements Church.
UKIM Byron Masjid
Continue to UKIM Byron Masjid.
Olive Secondary School
Continue to Olive Secondary School.
Sapphire Couture
Continue to Sapphire Couture.
2001 video library
Continue to 2001 video library.
Masjid Ibraheem Education Center
Continue to Masjid Ibraheem Education Center.
Shandar
Continue to Shandar.
Ivy Florist
Continue to Ivy Florist.
Rag Doll of Pudsey
Continue to Rag Doll of Pudsey.
Desi Sweet Centre
Continue to Desi Sweet Centre.
Little Treat
Continue to Little Treat.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Taste Of China
Continue to Taste Of China.
Esporta
Continue to Esporta.
KFC
Finish back near KFC, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 23 turns
28 roundabouts · 21 turns
12 roundabouts · 17 turns
10 roundabouts · 24 turns
This route is 11.7 km and takes about 19 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bradford (Thornbury) test centre, not an official DVSA route.