Near Cheetham Hill test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 25 turns and 7 signalled junctions across 35 navigation steps.
This is an independent 39.5 km practice loop near Cheetham Hill test centre, taking roughly 45 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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, parks, churches 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 Cheetham Hill 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:
Road mix
The full 81-step drive on real, named roads (about 39.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast on Alderglen Road.
Alderglen Road268 m
Turn left onto Heywood Street.
Heywood Street462 m
Turn left onto Bellott Street.
Bellott Street238 m
Turn left onto Waterloo Road/B6180.
Waterloo Road675 m
Turn left onto Allison Street.
Allison Street149 m
Turn left onto Cheetwood Road.
Cheetwood Road270 m
Turn left onto A6010/Elizabeth Street.
A6010156 m
Turn right onto Waterloo Road/B6180.
Waterloo Road545 m
Turn left.
57 m
Turn right onto Levenhurst Road.
Levenhurst Road425 m
Turn left onto Heath Street.
Heath Street173 m
Turn right onto Saint Mark's Lane.
Saint Mark's Lane185 m
Turn right onto Grangeforth Road.
Grangeforth Road164 m
Turn right onto A665/Cheetham Hill Road.
A6651.4 km
Turn left to take the ramp.
36 m
Turn right onto A6010/Queens Road.
A601030 m
Turn right onto A665/Cheetham Hill Road. Continue on A665.
A6652.1 km
Turn right onto A576/Middleton Road.
A5761.9 km
Take the exit on the right.
32 m
Make a sharp right onto A576/Middleton Road.
A5761.6 km
Turn right onto Edilom Road.
Edilom Road321 m
Turn right onto Rothesay Road.
Rothesay Road81 m
Turn right onto Haversham Road.
Haversham Road194 m
Turn left onto Cedric Road.
Cedric Road195 m
Turn left onto Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road296 m
Turn right onto Belfield Road.
Belfield Road58 m
Turn right onto Silverdale Avenue.
Silverdale Avenue150 m
Turn right onto Edenfield Road.
Edenfield Road122 m
Turn left onto Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road286 m
Turn left onto A576/Middleton Road.
A5761.2 km
Take the exit on the right.
32 m
Make a sharp right onto A576/Middleton Road.
A576875 m
Make a sharp right.
35 m
Move left onto Meade Hill Road.
Meade Hill Road199 m
Turn left onto Windsor Road.
Windsor Road608 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road121 m
Turn left onto Brooklands Road.
Brooklands Road128 m
Turn left onto Belfield Road.
Belfield Road248 m
Turn right onto Downham Crescent.
Downham Crescent110 m
Turn left onto Eastleigh Road.
Eastleigh Road162 m
Turn left onto Downham Crescent.
Downham Crescent17 m
Turn right onto Eastleigh Road.
Eastleigh Road133 m
Turn right onto Sheepfoot Lane/A6044.
Sheepfoot Lane699 m
Turn right to stay on Sheepfoot Lane/A6044.
Sheepfoot Lane25 m
Turn right onto A576/Middleton Road.
A5761.5 km
Turn left onto A665/Bury Old Road. Continue on A665.
A665747 m
Turn left onto Woodlands Road.
Woodlands Road91 m
Turn left onto Woodlands Street.
Woodlands Street113 m
Turn left onto Humphrey Street.
Humphrey Street147 m
Turn right onto A665/Cheetham Hill Road. Continue on A665.
A665482 m
Turn left onto Upper Park Road.
Upper Park Road990 m
Turn right onto Singleton Road.
Singleton Road350 m
Turn left onto Bury Old Road/A665.
Bury Old Road895 m
Turn right onto Sheepfoot Lane/A6044.
Sheepfoot Lane1.3 km
Keep left to stay on Sheepfoot Lane/A6044.
Sheepfoot Lane65 m
Move left onto A576/Middleton Road.
A576392 m
Take the exit on the right.
32 m
Make a sharp right onto A576/Middleton Road.
A5761.7 km
Turn left onto Crumpsall Lane.
Crumpsall Lane453 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road56 m
Turn right onto Bennett Road.
Bennett Road474 m
Turn left onto A576/Middleton Road. Continue on A576.
A5761.6 km
Turn right onto A576/Great Cheetham Street East. Continue on A576.
A5761.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Littleton Road.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Littleton Road.
Littleton Road669 m
Turn left onto Ayrshire Road.
Ayrshire Road94 m
Turn right onto Ukraine Road.
Ukraine Road99 m
Turn right onto Northallerton Road.
Northallerton Road93 m
Turn right onto Littleton Road.
Littleton Road772 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A576/Cromwell Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A576/Cromwell Road. Continue on A576.
A5761.7 km
Turn left onto Leicester Road/A576. Continue on A576.
A5761.8 km
Turn right onto Crumpsall Lane.
Crumpsall Lane1.4 km
Turn right onto Crescent Road.
Crescent Road279 m
Turn left onto Greenhill Road.
Greenhill Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Allison Street.
Allison Street149 m
Turn left onto Cheetwood Road.
Cheetwood Road270 m
Turn left onto A6010/Elizabeth Street.
A6010156 m
Turn right onto Waterloo Road/B6180.
Waterloo Road39 m
Turn right onto Alderglen Road.
Alderglen Road199 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Cheetham Hill · Route 15 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 18.0 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Marrakech Beauty
Start near Marrakech Beauty.
Cheetham Park
Continue to Cheetham Park.
Range Desserts - Cheetham Hill Road
Continue to Range Desserts - Cheetham Hill Road.
Khizra mosque
Continue to Khizra mosque.
Adam
Continue to Adam.
Ukrainian Catholic Church
Continue to Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Middleton Road
Continue to Middleton Road.
Budgens
Continue to Budgens.
Meade Hill Shul
Continue to Meade Hill Shul.
Jamia Mosque
Continue to Jamia Mosque.
Tashbar of Manchester
Continue to Tashbar of Manchester.
Woodthorpe Hotel
Continue to Woodthorpe Hotel.
Warners
Continue to Warners.
Ohel Torah
Continue to Ohel Torah.
Bnos Yisroel School
Continue to Bnos Yisroel School.
St Aidan
Continue to St Aidan.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Beis Ruchel Girls School
Continue to Beis Ruchel Girls School.
Crumpsall
Continue to Crumpsall.
Trinity United Church
Finish back near Trinity United Church, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 9 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 18 turns · 12 sets of lights
1 roundabout · 14 turns · 11 sets of lights
1 roundabout · 18 turns · 11 sets of lights
This route is 39.5 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Cheetham Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.