Near Chorley test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 23 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 70.5 km practice loop near Chorley test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Chorley North Link Junction, Clayton Brook Interchange and Bamber Bridge 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and 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 schools, churches, named junctions and pubs, 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 137-step drive on real, named roads (about 70.5 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 Lane660 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Botany Brow/B6228.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Botany Brow/B6228.
Botany Brow209 m
Turn left onto Northgate Drive.
Northgate Drive189 m
Turn left to stay on Northgate Drive.
Northgate Drive60 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Northgate Drive.
Northgate Drive60 m
Turn left to stay on Northgate Drive.
Northgate Drive161 m
Turn left onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road34 m
Turn right onto Birch Road.
Birch Road156 m
Turn left onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road314 m
Turn left onto Birch Road.
Birch Road156 m
Turn right onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road60 m
Move left onto Shakespeare Terrace.
Shakespeare Terrace168 m
Turn left onto Beaconsfield Terrace.
Beaconsfield Terrace288 m
Turn left onto Harpers Lane/B6229.
Harpers Lane446 m
Enter Eaves Lane and take the 3rd exit onto Harpers Lane/B6229.
Eaves Lane50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harpers Lane/B6229.
Harpers Lane630 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Preston Street/A6.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Street/A6.
Preston Street35 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Preston Street/A6.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Street/A6. Continue on A6.
A6207 m
Turn right.
47 m
Turn left onto Preston Road/A6. Continue on A6.
A6177 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Preston Street/A6.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Street/A6. Continue on A6.
A6726 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Preston Road/A6.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road183 m
Enter Preston Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Preston Road/A6.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Cow Well Lane.
Cow Well Lane42 m
Move right to stay on Cow Well Lane.
Cow Well Lane87 m
Make a left U-turn at Cow Well Lane to stay on Cow Well Lane.
Cow Well Lane139 m
Turn left onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road592 m
Turn right onto Dawson Lane/B5248.
Dawson Lane2.2 km
Turn left onto Central Avenue.
Central Avenue244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Central Avenue.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Central Avenue.
Central Avenue385 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Central Avenue.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Central Avenue.
Central Avenue454 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Central Avenue.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Central Avenue.
Central Avenue552 m
Turn right onto Euxton Lane.
Euxton Lane533 m
Turn left onto Stansfield Drive.
Stansfield Drive72 m
Turn left to stay on Stansfield Drive.
Stansfield Drive66 m
Turn right onto Shaw Green Crescent.
Shaw Green Crescent166 m
Turn left to stay on Shaw Green Crescent.
Shaw Green Crescent67 m
Turn left onto Stansfield Drive.
Stansfield Drive173 m
Turn right to stay on Stansfield Drive.
Stansfield Drive72 m
Turn right onto Euxton Lane.
Euxton Lane1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chancery Road.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chancery Road.
Chancery Road1.9 km
Turn right onto West Way/B5252.
West Way997 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Euxton Lane/B5252.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Euxton Lane/B5252. Continue on Euxton Lane.
Euxton Lane1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Preston Road/A6.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road183 m
Enter Preston Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Millennium Way/A674.
Preston Road Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Millennium Way/A674.
Millennium Way393 m
Enter Chorley North Link Junction and take the 1st exit onto M61.
Chorley North Link Junction10 m
Exit the roundabout onto M61.
M6114.4 km
Take exit 31A.
M6480 m
Keep right to take M6.
M6163 m
Enter Haighton Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto B6242.
Haighton Interchange89 m
Exit the roundabout onto B6242.
B6242525 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Andertons Way/B6242.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Andertons Way/B6242.
Andertons Way594 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Eastway/B6241.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastway/B6241.
Eastway390 m
Move left.
32 m
Turn right onto Watling Street Road.
Watling Street Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Fulwood Hall Lane.
Fulwood Hall Lane163 m
Turn left onto Westway.
Westway215 m
Turn left onto Devonshire Road.
Devonshire Road87 m
Turn left onto Kennington Road.
Kennington Road40 m
Turn right onto Bedford Road.
Bedford Road81 m
Turn left onto Watling Street Road/B6242. Continue on Watling Street Road.
Watling Street Road1.2 km
Keep left to take Eastway/B6241.
Eastway471 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Andertons Way/B6242.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Andertons Way/B6242.
Andertons Way592 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Longsands Lane/B6242.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longsands Lane/B6242. Continue on B6242.
B6242527 m
Enter Haighton Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto B6242.
Haighton Interchange81 m
Exit the roundabout onto B6242.
B6242819 m
Enter Haighton Interchange and take the 1st exit onto M6.
Haighton Interchange12 m
Exit the roundabout onto M6/E 05/Preston Bypass.
M67.0 km
Keep right to stay on M6/E 05.
M65.4 km
Take exit 28.
M6388 m
Turn right onto Leyland Way/B5256.
Leyland Way138 m
Turn right onto Wigan Road.
Wigan Road3.0 km
Turn left onto Euxton Lane.
Euxton Lane878 m
Make a right U-turn at Central Avenue to stay on Euxton Lane.
Euxton Lane887 m
Turn right onto Wigan Road/A49.
Wigan Road481 m
Turn left onto Shawbrook Close.
Shawbrook Close186 m
Turn left to stay on Shawbrook Close.
Shawbrook Close467 m
Turn left onto Cedar Avenue.
Cedar Avenue312 m
Turn left onto Runshaw Lane.
Runshaw Lane276 m
Turn right onto Wigan Road/A49.
Wigan Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Balshaw Lane/A581.
Balshaw Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Southport Road/A581.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Southport Road/A581. Continue on A581.
A5811.9 km
Turn left onto Park Road/A581.
Park Road58 m
Make a sharp right to stay on Park Road/A581.
Park Road62 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street13 m
Move right onto Market Street.
Market Street425 m
Turn left onto George Street/B5251.
George Street326 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Shepherds Way/A6.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shepherds Way/A6.
Shepherds Way319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clifford Street/A6.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clifford Street/A6.
Clifford Street131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Union Street.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Union Street.
Union Street122 m
Turn right onto Fellery Street.
Fellery Street122 m
Turn right onto Hollinshead Street.
Hollinshead Street119 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Clifford Street/A6.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clifford Street/A6.
Clifford Street134 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Clifford Street/A6.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clifford Street/A6.
Clifford Street134 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Stump Lane.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stump Lane.
Stump Lane415 m
Turn left onto Russell Square West.
Russell Square West64 m
Turn left onto Whinfield Avenue.
Whinfield Avenue110 m
Turn left onto Mayfield Road.
Mayfield Road69 m
Turn right onto Stump Lane.
Stump Lane95 m
Turn left onto Friday Street.
Friday Street627 m
Turn right onto Steeley Lane.
Steeley Lane113 m
Turn left onto Lyons Lane/B6228. Continue on B6228.
B6228938 m
Turn right onto Rossall Road.
Rossall Road39 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chorley · Route 2 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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 24.2 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 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.
Nature Trail Nursery
Start near Nature Trail Nursery.
St Joseph
Continue to St Joseph.
Waterloo Lodge
Continue to Waterloo Lodge.
John the Evangelist, Whittle-le-Woods
Continue to John the Evangelist, Whittle-le-Woods.
Hearts and Minds childcare
Continue to Hearts and Minds childcare.
Chorley North Link Junction
Continue to Chorley North Link Junction, taking the junction with good observation.
Clayton Brook Interchange
Continue to Clayton Brook Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Preston By-pass
Continue to Preston By-pass.
White Hart
Continue to White Hart.
Royal Garrison
Continue to Royal Garrison.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bamber Bridge Interchange
Continue to Bamber Bridge Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Woodsman
Continue to Woodsman.
Nature Trail Nursery - The Railway Euxton
Continue to Nature Trail Nursery - The Railway Euxton.
Euxton Parish Church
Continue to Euxton Parish Church.
Talbot
Continue to Talbot.
L
Continue to L.
Chorley
Continue to Chorley.
Chorley Interchange
Continue to Chorley Interchange.
Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church
Finish back near Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church, completing the loop.
18 turns
14 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 turns · 2 sets of lights
18 turns
This route is 70.5 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chorley test centre, not an official DVSA route.