Near Bredbury test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts and 22 turns across 58 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.0 km practice loop near Bredbury test centre, taking roughly 16 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 Bredbury Interchange. 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. 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, 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 Bredbury 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 58-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
16 m
Turn left onto Lingard Lane.
Lingard Lane232 m
Turn right onto A6017/Ashton Road.
A6017320 m
Enter Bredbury Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Ashton Road/A560.
Bredbury Interchange19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road156 m
Keep right to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road236 m
Keep right to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road82 m
Keep left to stay on A560.
A560123 m
Keep left to take Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West246 m
Keep left to stay on Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West156 m
Turn right onto Lower Bents Lane/A6017.
Lower Bents Lane421 m
Turn left onto Redhouse Lane.
Redhouse Lane705 m
Turn right onto Lower Bents Lane/A6017.
Lower Bents Lane421 m
Turn left onto Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West315 m
Keep right to stay on Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West111 m
Keep right to stay on Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West75 m
Turn right onto Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road168 m
Keep straight to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road220 m
Keep right to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road147 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
A560179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
216 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way119 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way438 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way126 m
Keep right to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way145 m
Keep right to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way132 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way222 m
Keep right to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way645 m
Enter Portwood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto St. Marys Way/A6188.
Portwood Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Marys Way/A6188.
St. Marys Way916 m
Make a right U-turn at Hall Street/A626 onto St. Marys Way/A6188.
St. Marys Way67 m
Move right onto St. Marys Way/A6188. Continue on A6188.
A6188673 m
Move right onto St. Marys Way/A6188.
St. Marys Way185 m
Enter Portwood Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Carrington Road/B6104.
Portwood Roundabout349 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carrington Road/B6104.
Carrington Road165 m
Keep straight to stay on Carrington Road/B6104.
Carrington Road407 m
Move left onto Newbridge Lane/B6104.
Newbridge Lane185 m
Keep right to stay on B6104.
B6104487 m
Turn right onto Osborne Street.
Osborne Street26 m
Keep left to stay on Osborne Street.
Osborne Street38 m
Turn right onto Brimelow Street.
Brimelow Street64 m
Turn left onto Annable Road.
Annable Road314 m
Turn left onto Sargent Road.
Sargent Road71 m
Turn left onto Doric Avenue.
Doric Avenue82 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Doric Avenue.
Doric Avenue82 m
Turn right onto Sargent Road.
Sargent Road71 m
Turn right onto Annable Road.
Annable Road314 m
Turn right onto Brimelow Street.
Brimelow Street64 m
Turn left onto Osborne Street.
Osborne Street65 m
Turn right onto Stockport Road West/B6104.
Stockport Road West674 m
Keep left to stay on Stockport Road West/B6104.
Stockport Road West69 m
Move left onto Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road505 m
Enter Bredbury Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto A6017/Ashton Road.
Bredbury Interchange86 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6017/Ashton Road.
A6017313 m
Turn left onto Lingard Lane.
Lingard Lane233 m
Turn right.
16 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bredbury · Residential + A-road 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.
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.
Screwfix
Start near Screwfix.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Bonny Bouncer
Continue to Bonny Bouncer.
Old Curiosity Shop
Continue to Old Curiosity Shop.
Perfect Cupcakes
Continue to Perfect Cupcakes.
Greyhound
Continue to Greyhound.
Queens
Continue to Queens.
Asda Express
Continue to Asda Express.
Lookers Kia Stockport
Continue to Lookers Kia Stockport.
Lookers Volvo Stockport
Continue to Lookers Volvo Stockport.
West Way Nissan
Continue to West Way Nissan.
ScS
Continue to ScS.
Simply Cushions and Covers
Continue to Simply Cushions and Covers.
W Thatcher Ltd
Continue to W Thatcher Ltd.
Pegs Corner Shop
Continue to Pegs Corner Shop.
Tyre Zone
Continue to Tyre Zone.
Park Inn
Continue to Park Inn.
Salon
Continue to Salon.
Travellers Call
Continue to Travellers Call.
Bredbury Interchange
Finish back near Bredbury Interchange, completing the loop.
18 roundabouts · 13 turns
8 roundabouts · 7 turns
4 roundabouts · 23 turns
18 roundabouts · 14 turns
This route is 13.0 km and takes about 16 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bredbury test centre, not an official DVSA route.