Near Bradford (Thornbury) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 20 roundabouts and 23 turns across 83 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.9 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 Dawsons Corner and Dudley Hill. 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 83-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
24 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 7th exit onto A647/Bradford Road.
Leeds Road447 m
Exit the roundabout onto A647/Bradford Road.
A6471.3 km
Turn left to stay on Bradford Road.
Bradford Road19 m
Turn right to stay on Bradford Road.
Bradford Road108 m
Turn left to stay on Bradford Road.
Bradford Road19 m
Turn left.
76 m
Move left onto A6120.
A6120211 m
Keep straight to take A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A61201.3 km
Keep right to stay on A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A6120128 m
Keep right to stay on A6120.
A6120809 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rodley Lane/A657.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rodley Lane/A657.
Rodley Lane28 m
Turn left onto Rodley Lane/A657. Continue on A657.
A657455 m
Keep left to take Town Street/A657.
Town Street1.0 km
Turn right onto Langley Avenue.
Langley Avenue178 m
Turn left onto Calverley Lane.
Calverley Lane40 m
Turn right onto Summerfield Drive.
Summerfield Drive172 m
Keep left to stay on Summerfield Drive.
Summerfield Drive163 m
Turn right.
119 m
Turn right.
13 m
Turn right.
63 m
Turn right.
38 m
Turn left.
55 m
Turn left onto Summerfield Drive.
Summerfield Drive336 m
Turn left onto Calverley Lane.
Calverley Lane40 m
Turn right onto Langley Avenue.
Langley Avenue178 m
Turn left onto Upper Rodley Lane/A657.
Upper Rodley Lane1.1 km
Keep right to stay on A657.
A657440 m
Move left onto A6120/Ring Road. Continue on A6120.
A6120320 m
Keep right to take A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A6120495 m
Keep right to stay on A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A6120128 m
Keep right to stay on A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A61201.1 km
Keep right to stay on A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A6120226 m
Keep straight to stay on A6120.
A6120103 m
Make a right U-turn at Priesthorpe Avenue to stay on A6120.
A6120199 m
Move left.
25 m
Turn right.
26 m
Make a sharp right onto A6120/Ring Road Farsley.
A6120361 m
Keep left to take A647/Stanningley Bypass.
A64732 m
Move left.
87 m
Turn left onto Owlcotes Lane.
Owlcotes Lane155 m
Turn left onto Bradford Road.
Bradford Road57 m
Turn left.
48 m
Keep right at the fork.
30 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
A647654 m
Turn left onto Thornbury Barracks.
Thornbury Barracks15 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Thornbury Barracks.
Thornbury Barracks89 m
Turn right onto A647/Bradford Road. Continue on A647.
A647693 m
Turn right to take the A647 ramp.
A6471.5 km
Enter Dick Lane and take the 1st exit.
Dick Lane372 m
Exit the roundabout onto A647/Leeds Road.
A6471.3 km
Turn left onto A6177/Laisterdyke. Continue on A6177.
A61771.7 km
Keep left to stay on A6177/Sticker Lane.
A6177204 m
Keep left to stay on A6177/Sticker Lane.
A6177189 m
Enter Dudley Hill and take the 1st exit onto Tong Street.
Dudley Hill16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tong Street.
Tong Street479 m
Turn left onto Knowles Lane.
Knowles Lane361 m
Turn right onto St Margaret's Avenue.
St Margaret's Avenue335 m
Turn left onto Rushmoor Road.
Rushmoor Road170 m
Turn left onto Lulworth Grove.
Lulworth Grove71 m
Turn left onto Knowles View.
Knowles View42 m
Turn right onto Knowles Avenue.
Knowles Avenue203 m
Turn right onto St Margaret's Avenue.
St Margaret's Avenue85 m
Turn left onto Knowles Lane.
Knowles Lane361 m
Turn right onto A650/Tong Street.
A650188 m
Move left to stay on Tong Street.
Tong Street295 m
Enter Dudley Hill and take the 3rd exit onto A6177/Sticker Lane.
Dudley Hill133 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6177/Sticker Lane.
A61772.1 km
Turn right onto A647/Leeds Road.
A6471.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
409 m
Exit the roundabout.
54 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
29 m
Exit the roundabout.
80 m
Turn right.
37 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn left.
24 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bradford (Thornbury) · School-zone 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.
Shandar
Start near Shandar.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Owl Inn
Continue to Owl Inn.
Rodley Social Club
Continue to Rodley Social Club.
Rodley Convenience Store
Continue to Rodley Convenience Store.
Woodworks Timber
Continue to Woodworks Timber.
Rahman Pizzas
Continue to Rahman Pizzas.
Crown & Anchor
Continue to Crown & Anchor.
Indigo Fusion Express
Continue to Indigo Fusion Express.
Dawsons Corner
Continue to Dawsons Corner, taking the junction with good observation.
Little Treat
Continue to Little Treat.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Swain Green Tavern
Continue to Swain Green Tavern.
Holmewood Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Continue to Holmewood Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
Dudley Hill
Continue to Dudley Hill, taking the junction with good observation.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Hand and Shuttle
Continue to Hand and Shuttle.
Ebenezer Methodist Church Centre
Finish back near Ebenezer Methodist Church Centre, completing the loop.
28 roundabouts · 21 turns
12 roundabouts · 17 turns
10 roundabouts · 24 turns
14 roundabouts · 29 turns
This route is 22.9 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.