Near Chorley test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 19 turns across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 47.0 km practice loop near Chorley test centre, taking roughly 35 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 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 stations, churches, schools 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 124-step drive on real, named roads (about 46.9 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. Continue on B6228.
B6228937 m
Turn right onto Steeley Lane.
Steeley Lane113 m
Turn left to stay on Steeley Lane.
Steeley Lane627 m
Turn right onto Stump Lane.
Stump Lane217 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 Lane292 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 Road32 m
Turn left onto Water Street.
Water Street459 m
Turn left to stay on Water Street.
Water Street53 m
Turn left onto Hollinshead Street.
Hollinshead Street210 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bengal Street/A6.
8 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 Road125 m
Turn left onto Park Road/A581.
Park Road52 m
Turn right onto Astley Road.
Astley Road63 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road South.
Highfield Road South298 m
Turn right onto Chorley Hall Road.
Chorley Hall Road76 m
Turn right onto Preston Road/A6. Continue on A6.
A6164 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.
A6170 m
Turn left onto Chorley Hall Road.
Chorley Hall Road252 m
Turn left onto Rookwood Avenue.
Rookwood Avenue270 m
Turn left onto Astley Road.
Astley Road233 m
Turn right onto Park Road/A581.
Park Road103 m
Turn left 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 Road155 m
Turn left onto Nichol Street.
Nichol Street54 m
Turn left onto Parker Street.
Parker Street171 m
Turn right onto Commercial Road/A581.
Commercial Road72 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Water Street/A6.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Water Street/A6.
Water Street159 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Preston Street/A6.
8 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.
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 Lane879 m
Turn right onto Wigan Road/A49.
Wigan Road2.0 km
Turn right onto Dawson Lane/B5248.
Dawson Lane455 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dawson Lane/B5248.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dawson Lane/B5248.
Dawson Lane278 m
Move right 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 1st exit onto Buckshaw Avenue.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckshaw Avenue.
Buckshaw Avenue460 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Buckshaw Avenue.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckshaw Avenue.
Buckshaw Avenue319 m
Turn left to stay on Buckshaw Avenue.
Buckshaw Avenue11 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Buckshaw Avenue.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckshaw Avenue.
Buckshaw Avenue1.2 km
Move left to stay on Buckshaw Avenue.
Buckshaw Avenue34 m
Turn right onto Preston Road/A6.
Preston Road536 m
Turn left onto Millennium Way/A674.
Millennium Way442 m
Enter Chorley North Link Junction and take the 1st exit onto M61.
Chorley North Link Junction10 m
Exit the roundabout onto M61.
M614.9 km
Take exit 9.
M61456 m
Keep left to take M65.
M651.5 km
Keep left to take exit 1.
515 m
Keep right at the fork.
99 m
Enter Bamber Bridge Interchange and take the 4th exit.
Bamber Bridge Interchange467 m
Exit the roundabout onto M65.
M651.5 km
Take exit 2.
510 m
Enter Clayton Brook Interchange and take the 4th exit onto M61.
Clayton Brook Interchange437 m
Exit the roundabout onto M61.
M615.0 km
Take exit 8.
M61385 m
Enter Chorley North Link Junction and take the 1st exit onto Millennium Way/A674.
Chorley North Link Junction15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Millennium Way/A674.
Millennium Way296 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Millennium Way/A674.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Millennium Way/A674.
Millennium Way688 m
Turn right onto Blackburn Road/B6228.
B62282.1 km
Enter Eaves Lane and take the 1st exit onto Eaves Lane/B6228.
Eaves Lane10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eaves Lane/B6228. Continue on B6228.
B62281.3 km
Turn left onto Worthy Street.
Worthy Street53 m
Turn right onto Blackburn Street.
Blackburn Street90 m
Turn left onto Buchanan Street.
Buchanan Street198 m
Turn left onto Brooke Street.
Brooke Street287 m
Turn left to stay on Brooke Street.
Brooke Street12 m
Turn left onto Eaves Lane.
Eaves Lane1.3 km
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 Drive61 m
Turn left onto Larch Avenue.
Larch Avenue175 m
Turn left onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road64 m
Turn left onto Willow Road.
Willow Road140 m
Turn left onto Harpers Lane/B6229.
Harpers Lane91 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Eaves Lane/B6228.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eaves Lane/B6228.
Eaves Lane704 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 Lane194 m
Turn right onto Rossall Road.
Rossall Road39 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chorley · Route 4 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.
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 15.0 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.
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.
Chorley
Start near Chorley.
Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church
Continue to Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church.
Chorley United Reformed Church
Continue to Chorley United Reformed Church.
Playdor Nursery School
Continue to Playdor Nursery School.
Old School House
Continue to Old School House.
Future Champions
Continue to Future Champions.
John the Evangelist, Whittle-le-Woods
Continue to John the Evangelist, Whittle-le-Woods.
Nature Trail Nursery - The Railway Euxton
Continue to Nature Trail Nursery - The Railway Euxton.
Bobbin Mill
Continue to Bobbin Mill.
War Horse
Continue to War Horse.
Regenerage
Continue to Regenerage.
Waterloo Lodge
Continue to Waterloo Lodge.
Clayton Brook Interchange
Continue to Clayton Brook Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Bamber Bridge Interchange
Continue to Bamber Bridge Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Cuckoo's Nest
Continue to Cuckoo's Nest.
Coop
Continue to Coop.
Lock and Quay
Continue to Lock and Quay.
Sacred Heart Parish Centre
Continue to Sacred Heart Parish Centre.
St James' Church
Continue to St James' Church.
Masons Arms
Finish back near Masons Arms, completing the loop.
18 turns
23 turns
14 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 47.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chorley test centre, not an official DVSA route.