Near Chorley test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 22 turns and 1 signalled junction across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.9 km practice loop near Chorley 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 Coppull Road. 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 multiple roundabouts, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, 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 pubs, churches, schools 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 Chorley 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 89-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
12 m
Turn left onto Rossall Road.
Rossall Road10 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rossall Road.
Rossall Road39 m
Turn left onto Eaves Lane/B6228.
Eaves Lane237 m
Turn right onto Mossfield Road.
Mossfield Road29 m
Turn right.
43 m
Turn right onto Greenfield Road.
Greenfield Road31 m
Turn left onto Eaves Lane/B6228.
Eaves Lane89 m
Turn left onto Stump Lane.
Stump Lane171 m
Turn left to stay on Stump Lane.
Stump Lane499 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bengal Street/A6.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bengal Street/A6.
Bengal Street324 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Commercial Road/A581.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Commercial Road/A581.
Commercial Road73 m
Turn left onto Parker Street.
Parker Street273 m
Turn right onto Park Street.
Park Street53 m
Turn right onto Park Road/A581.
Park Road99 m
Turn right onto Nichol Street.
Nichol Street54 m
Turn left onto Parker Street.
Parker Street171 m
Turn left onto Commercial Road/A581.
Commercial Road52 m
Turn left onto Park Road/A581.
Park Road643 m
Turn right onto Saint Thomas's Road/A581. Continue on A581.
A5811.3 km
Turn right onto Ackhurst Lodge Drive.
Ackhurst Lodge Drive84 m
Turn left onto Ackhurst Wood Close.
Ackhurst Wood Close43 m
Turn right to stay on Ackhurst Wood Close.
Ackhurst Wood Close14 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ackhurst Wood Close.
Ackhurst Wood Close14 m
Turn left to stay on Ackhurst Wood Close.
Ackhurst Wood Close43 m
Turn right onto Ackhurst Lodge Drive.
Ackhurst Lodge Drive84 m
Turn left onto Southport Road/A581. Continue on A581.
A5811.1 km
Turn right onto Devonshire Road.
Devonshire Road237 m
Turn left onto Gillibrand Street.
Gillibrand Street138 m
Turn right onto Avondale Road.
Avondale Road57 m
Turn left onto Library Street.
Library Street185 m
Turn right onto Pall Mall/B5251. Continue on B5251.
B52511.8 km
Enter Coppull Road and take the 3rd exit onto Yarrow Valley Way/B5252.
Coppull Road70 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yarrow Valley Way/B5252.
Yarrow Valley Way131 m
Turn left onto Butterworth Brow.
Butterworth Brow898 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane106 m
Turn left.
72 m
Turn left onto Church Fold.
Church Fold46 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane69 m
Turn left onto Chorley Lane.
Chorley Lane898 m
Turn right onto Yarrow Valley Way/B5252.
Yarrow Valley Way130 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Coppull Road/B5251.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coppull Road/B5251.
Coppull Road344 m
Turn left onto Birkacre Road.
Birkacre Road409 m
Turn right to stay on Birkacre Road.
Birkacre Road530 m
Take the exit on the right.
Spendmore Lane45 m
Move right to stay on Spendmore Lane.
Spendmore Lane150 m
Turn right onto New Road/B5251. Continue on B5251.
B52511.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coppull Road/B5251.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coppull Road/B5251.
Coppull Road100 m
Turn left onto Butterworth Brow.
Butterworth Brow98 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Butterworth Brow.
Butterworth Brow134 m
Turn right onto Coppull Road/B5251.
Coppull Road96 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Coppull Road/B5251.
97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coppull Road/B5251. Continue on B5251.
B5251822 m
Turn right onto Whittam Road.
Whittam Road112 m
Turn left onto Howard Road.
Howard Road140 m
Turn right onto Weldbank Lane.
Weldbank Lane379 m
Move right onto Burgh Lane.
Burgh Lane173 m
Move right onto Stonyhurst.
Stonyhurst211 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Stonyhurst.
Stonyhurst211 m
Move left onto Burgh Lane.
Burgh Lane173 m
Move left onto Weldbank Lane.
Weldbank Lane504 m
Turn right onto Pall Mall/B5251.
Pall Mall437 m
Turn right onto Duke Street.
Duke Street170 m
Turn right onto Brindle Street.
Brindle Street234 m
Turn left onto Harrison Road.
Harrison Road317 m
Turn right.
60 m
Turn left onto Ash Grove.
Ash Grove12 m
Turn left onto Pilling Lane.
Pilling Lane61 m
Turn left onto Harrison Road.
Harrison Road327 m
Turn right onto Brindle Street.
Brindle Street234 m
Turn right onto Duke Street.
Duke Street167 m
Turn right onto Ashby Street.
Ashby Street263 m
Turn left onto Pilling Lane.
Pilling Lane113 m
Turn right onto Bolton Road/A6.
Bolton Road577 m
Turn left.
49 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn right onto Bolton Road/A6. Continue on A6.
A6694 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South186 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South120 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lyons Lane/B6228.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane/B6228. Continue on B6228.
B62281.1 km
Turn right onto Rossall Road.
Rossall Road39 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chorley · Route 14 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 60 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
Derby Arms
Start near Derby Arms.
Traders Taphouse
Continue to Traders Taphouse.
Chorley Unitarian Chapel
Continue to Chorley Unitarian Chapel.
Nature Trail Nursery
Continue to Nature Trail Nursery.
Pipers Day Nursery
Continue to Pipers Day Nursery.
Saint Laurence's
Continue to Saint Laurence's.
Plough
Continue to Plough.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Chapel House Christian Fellowship
Continue to Chapel House Christian Fellowship.
Coppull Road
Continue to Coppull Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Birkacre Garden Centre
Continue to Birkacre Garden Centre.
Wheatsheaf
Continue to Wheatsheaf.
Westmorland School
Continue to Westmorland School.
Tayeba
Continue to Tayeba.
Comfort Zone
Continue to Comfort Zone.
Duke Street Primary School
Continue to Duke Street Primary School.
HML Motors
Continue to HML Motors.
Master Tyres Chorley
Continue to Master Tyres Chorley.
Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church
Continue to Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church.
Premier
Finish back near Premier, completing the loop.
18 turns
23 turns
14 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 21.9 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chorley test centre, not an official DVSA route.