Near Chorley test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 15 turns across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 32.2 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.
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 churches, shops, stations 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 76-step drive on real, named roads (about 32.2 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 Eaves Lane.
Eaves Lane878 m
Turn right onto Brooke Street.
Brooke Street12 m
Turn right to stay on Brooke Street.
Brooke Street240 m
Turn right onto Worthy Street.
Worthy Street251 m
Turn left onto Lyons Lane/B6228.
Lyons Lane351 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South125 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South186 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bolton Street/A6.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bolton Street/A6. Continue on A6.
A6731 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 2nd exit onto Shepherds Way/A6.
32 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 8th exit onto Clifford Street/A6.
110 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clifford Street/A6.
Clifford Street134 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shepherds Way/A6.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shepherds Way/A6.
Shepherds Way319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South125 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South186 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bolton Street/A6.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bolton Street/A6. Continue on A6.
A61.9 km
Turn right onto Wigan Lane/A5106.
Wigan Lane596 m
Turn left onto Rawlinson Lane.
Rawlinson Lane874 m
Turn left onto Westhoughton Road/A6. Continue on A6.
A61.3 km
Turn left onto Wigan Lane/A5106. Continue on A5106.
A51065.9 km
Turn right onto Devon Drive.
Devon Drive106 m
Turn left onto Chorley Road/A5106. Continue on A5106.
A51065.9 km
Turn left onto Bolton Road/A6. Continue on A6.
A61.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bolton Street.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bolton Street.
Bolton Street198 m
Turn right onto Standish Street.
Standish Street209 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Standish Street.
Standish Street209 m
Turn right onto Bolton Street.
Bolton Street137 m
Turn left onto Pall Mall/B5251.
Pall Mall830 m
Turn left onto Weldbank Lane.
Weldbank Lane504 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 Street337 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 1st exit onto George Street/B5251.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto George Street/B5251.
George Street329 m
Turn right onto Market Street.
Market Street79 m
Turn right onto Cunliffe Street.
Cunliffe Street40 m
Turn right onto George Street.
George Street69 m
Turn left onto George Street/B5251.
George Street289 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lyons Lane/B6228.
38 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 6 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 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.
Sacred Heart Parish Centre
Start near Sacred Heart Parish Centre.
St James' Church
Continue to St James' Church.
Chorley Electrical
Continue to Chorley Electrical.
Chorley Interchange
Continue to Chorley Interchange.
L
Continue to L.
Chorley
Continue to Chorley.
Yarrow Bridge
Continue to Yarrow Bridge.
Fredericks Ice Cream
Continue to Fredericks Ice Cream.
Hair by Vision
Continue to Hair by Vision.
Woodlands Day Nursery
Continue to Woodlands Day Nursery.
Living Waters
Continue to Living Waters.
Living Waters Church
Continue to Living Waters Church.
Chapel House Christian Fellowship
Continue to Chapel House Christian Fellowship.
Westmorland School
Continue to Westmorland School.
Comfort Zone
Continue to Comfort Zone.
Duke Street Primary School
Continue to Duke Street Primary School.
Northumberland Street Gardens
Continue to Northumberland Street Gardens.
Lucky 8's Rock and Blues Bar
Continue to Lucky 8's Rock and Blues Bar.
Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church
Continue to Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church.
Touch Up by Aash Beauty
Finish back near Touch Up by Aash Beauty, completing the loop.
18 turns
23 turns
14 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 32.2 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.