Near Bradford (Thornbury) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 28 roundabouts and 21 turns across 48 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.0 km practice loop near Bradford (Thornbury) 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.
Along the way you'll meet Five Lane Ends and Dawsons Corner. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise 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 shops, churches, pubs and named junctions, 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 48-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.1 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.
Leeds Old Road924 m
Turn right onto A6177/Killinghall Road.
A61771.1 km
Turn left onto A6177/Northcote Road.
A6177451 m
Turn right onto Idle Road.
Idle Road1.6 km
Enter Five Lane Ends and take the 4th exit onto Bradford Road.
Five Lane Ends80 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bradford Road.
Bradford Road203 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
52 m
Exit the roundabout.
47 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
38 m
Exit the roundabout.
46 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bradford Road.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bradford Road.
Bradford Road205 m
Enter Five Lane Ends and take the 2nd exit onto Idle Road.
Five Lane Ends28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Idle Road.
Idle Road791 m
Turn left onto Bolton Road/A6176. Continue on A6176.
A6176911 m
Enter Harrogate Road and take the 3rd exit onto A658.
Harrogate Road56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A658.
A6581.1 km
Turn left onto Killinghall Road.
Killinghall Road3.8 km
Keep left to take A6177/Sticker Lane.
A6177189 m
Enter Dudley Hill and take the 4th exit onto A6177/Sticker Lane.
Dudley Hill207 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6177/Sticker Lane. Continue on A6177.
A61772.1 km
Turn right onto A647/Leeds Road.
A6471.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A647/Bradford Road.
212 m
Exit the roundabout onto A647/Bradford Road.
A6471.3 km
Keep left at the fork.
112 m
Turn right.
80 m
Keep left to take A647/Stanningley Bypass.
A647247 m
Take the B6155 exit.
315 m
Move left.
94 m
Keep left at the fork.
397 m
Turn left.
28 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
75 m
Exit the roundabout.
28 m
Turn left.
82 m
Turn right.
187 m
Turn left.
35 m
Turn left onto B6155.
B6155231 m
Take the A647 exit on the right towards Bradford.
A6471.0 km
Move right.
79 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bradford (Thornbury) · Roundabout 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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.
St Margaret
Continue to St Margaret.
St Andrew's Methodist Church
Continue to St Andrew's Methodist Church.
Imam Yusuf Motala Academy
Continue to Imam Yusuf Motala Academy.
Arny's
Continue to Arny's.
Swing Gate
Continue to Swing Gate.
Five Lane Ends
Continue to Five Lane Ends, taking the junction with good observation.
Church on the Way
Continue to Church on the Way.
Lane Ends
Continue to Lane Ends.
Saint Lukes
Continue to Saint Lukes.
Prince of Wales
Continue to Prince of Wales.
2001 video library
Continue to 2001 video library.
Holmewood Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Continue to Holmewood Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Chahal Store
Continue to Chahal Store.
Ebenezer Methodist Church Centre
Continue to Ebenezer Methodist Church Centre.
Shandar
Continue to Shandar.
Dawsons Corner
Continue to Dawsons Corner, taking the junction with good observation.
B&M Bargains
Continue to B&M Bargains.
Little Treat
Finish back near Little Treat, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 23 turns
12 roundabouts · 17 turns
10 roundabouts · 24 turns
14 roundabouts · 29 turns
This route is 22.0 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bradford (Thornbury) test centre, not an official DVSA route.