Near Chorley test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 13 turns across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.8 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 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, shops and schools, 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 60-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.8 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.
B62281.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto George Street/B5251.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto George Street/B5251. Continue on B5251.
B5251912 m
Turn right onto Hindley Street.
Hindley Street111 m
Turn right onto Rydal Place.
Rydal Place18 m
Turn left onto Westbourne Road.
Westbourne Road110 m
Turn right onto Letchworth Place.
Letchworth Place181 m
Turn left onto Devonshire Road.
Devonshire Road417 m
Turn right onto Gillibrand Street.
Gillibrand Street138 m
Turn right onto Avondale Road.
Avondale Road245 m
Turn right onto Carrington Road.
Carrington Road268 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Walgarth Drive.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walgarth Drive.
Walgarth Drive649 m
Turn right onto Collingwood Road.
Collingwood Road197 m
Turn right onto Stansted Road.
Stansted Road178 m
Move left onto Copperwood Way.
Copperwood Way119 m
Enter Ackhurst Road and take the 3rd exit onto Ackhurst Road/B5252.
Ackhurst Road61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ackhurst Road/B5252. Continue on B5252.
B5252386 m
Turn left onto Foxhole Road.
Foxhole Road41 m
Turn right.
45 m
Turn left.
197 m
Turn left.
11 m
Turn right.
30 m
Turn left onto Foxhole Road/B5252. Continue on Foxhole Road.
Foxhole Road404 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Balshaw Lane/A581.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Balshaw Lane/A581.
Balshaw Lane1.0 km
Turn right onto Wigan Road/A49.
Wigan Road1.5 km
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. Continue on A49.
A493.9 km
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane1.4 km
Turn left onto Chorley Lane.
Chorley Lane898 m
Turn right onto Yarrow Valley Way/B5252.
Yarrow Valley Way130 m
Enter Coppull Road and take the 1st exit onto Coppull Road/B5251.
Coppull Road6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coppull Road/B5251. Continue on B5251.
B52512.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
Lyons Lane South125 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brooke Street.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brooke Street.
Brooke Street589 m
Turn right onto Saint James's Street.
Saint James's Street392 m
Turn right onto Canterbury Street.
Canterbury Street412 m
Turn left onto Brooke Street.
Brooke Street472 m
Turn right to stay on Brooke Street.
Brooke Street58 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lyons Lane South/A6.
39 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. Continue on B5251.
B5251912 m
Turn right onto Hindley Street.
Hindley Street111 m
Turn right onto Rydal Place.
Rydal Place42 m
Turn right onto Gilbert Street.
Gilbert Street94 m
Turn left onto Pall Mall/B5251. Continue on B5251.
B5251868 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 8 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.
Ginnell
Continue to Ginnell.
Chorley Methodist Church
Continue to Chorley Methodist Church.
Emmaus Chapel
Continue to Emmaus Chapel.
Field Fare
Continue to Field Fare.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Talbot
Continue to Talbot.
Euxton Parish Church
Continue to Euxton Parish Church.
Filling Station
Continue to Filling Station.
Euxton Methodist Church
Continue to Euxton Methodist Church.
Christ Church Charnock Richard
Continue to Christ Church Charnock Richard.
Charnock Richard Pre-School
Continue to Charnock Richard Pre-School.
Coppull Road
Continue to Coppull Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Chapel House Christian Fellowship
Continue to Chapel House Christian Fellowship.
Black Horse
Continue to Black Horse.
Sacred Heart
Continue to Sacred Heart.
St James' Church
Continue to St James' Church.
Da'watul Islam Mosque
Continue to Da'watul Islam Mosque.
Chorley Gospel Hall
Continue to Chorley Gospel Hall.
Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church
Finish back near Lyons Lane Independent Methodist Church, completing the loop.
18 turns
23 turns
14 turns · 2 sets of lights
13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 23.8 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.