Near Bredbury test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 18 roundabouts and 13 turns across 40 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.1 km practice loop near Bredbury test centre, taking roughly 25 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 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, pubs, named junctions and stations, 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 40-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.1 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 the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
A560179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Crookilley Way/A560.
217 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way962 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way868 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. Continue on A6188.
A6188916 m
Turn right onto Spring Gardens/B5465.
Spring Gardens310 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street361 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Piccadilly.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Piccadilly.
Piccadilly233 m
Turn left onto Edward Street/B5465. Continue on B5465.
B5465469 m
Turn right onto Spring Gardens/B5465.
Spring Gardens129 m
Turn left onto St. Marys Way/A6188. Continue on A6188.
A6188906 m
Enter Portwood Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Portwood Roundabout296 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
133 m
Exit the roundabout onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
A560198 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ashton Road/A560.
99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road476 m
Keep left to stay on A560.
A5604.2 km
Move left onto Dowson Road/A627.
Dowson Road403 m
Turn right onto Market Street/A627. Continue on Market Street.
Market Street275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Market Street/B6468.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Market Street/B6468.
Market Street1.1 km
Turn right to take the M67 ramp.
M673.7 km
Take the M60 ramp.
M603.3 km
Take exit 25.
M60356 m
Enter Bredbury Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A6017/Ashton Road.
Bredbury Interchange17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6017/Ashton Road.
A6017313 m
Turn left onto Lingard Lane.
Lingard Lane595 m
Turn right onto Middlesex Road.
Middlesex Road582 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Middlesex Road.
90 m
Exit the roundabout onto Middlesex Road.
Middlesex Road582 m
Turn left onto Lingard Lane.
Lingard Lane362 m
Turn left.
16 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bredbury · 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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.
Screwfix
Start near Screwfix.
DFS
Continue to DFS.
Lookers Volvo Stockport
Continue to Lookers Volvo Stockport.
Old Rectory
Continue to Old Rectory.
Age UK
Continue to Age UK.
Cafe Bar
Continue to Cafe Bar.
ScS
Continue to ScS.
Bredbury Interchange
Continue to Bredbury Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Secret Garden
Continue to Secret Garden.
Bredbury
Continue to Bredbury.
St Mark's
Continue to St Mark's.
Woodley
Continue to Woodley.
Audi
Continue to Audi.
Shell Select
Continue to Shell Select.
Revive Holistic and Beauty Therapies
Continue to Revive Holistic and Beauty Therapies.
United Church
Continue to United Church.
Giddy's Auto Care
Continue to Giddy's Auto Care.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Brinnington
Finish back near Brinnington, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 7 turns
4 roundabouts · 23 turns
18 roundabouts · 14 turns
12 roundabouts · 22 turns
This route is 25.1 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bredbury test centre, not an official DVSA route.