Near Halifax test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 22 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.2 km practice loop near Halifax 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 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 and shops, 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 Halifax 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 85-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Cross Street West.
Cross Street West64 m
Turn right onto Pellon New Road.
Pellon New Road328 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane935 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Drive.
Spring Hall Drive204 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane94 m
Turn left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road275 m
Turn left onto Parkinson Lane.
Parkinson Lane54 m
Turn left onto West End Road.
West End Road151 m
Turn right onto Hopwood Lane.
Hopwood Lane331 m
Turn left onto Westholme Road.
Westholme Road272 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street319 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road65 m
Turn left onto Jasper Street.
Jasper Street75 m
Turn left onto Arundel Street.
Arundel Street79 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street250 m
Turn right onto Thrum Hall Lane.
Thrum Hall Lane293 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hanson Lane.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane349 m
Turn right onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road370 m
Turn right onto Lemon Street.
Lemon Street76 m
Turn right onto Franklin Street.
Franklin Street69 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street83 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road652 m
Turn right onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane562 m
Turn right onto Raglan Street.
Raglan Street239 m
Turn right onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane212 m
Turn right to stay on Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane339 m
Turn right onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road356 m
Turn right onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane872 m
Turn right onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane54 m
Turn left onto Hope Street.
Hope Street194 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street896 m
Turn left onto Franklin Street.
Franklin Street69 m
Turn left onto Lemon Street.
Lemon Street76 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road73 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street759 m
Turn right onto Rhodes Street.
Rhodes Street128 m
Turn left onto Lister Lane.
Lister Lane174 m
Turn left onto Bedford Street.
Bedford Street114 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street300 m
Turn left onto Lister Lane.
Lister Lane73 m
Turn left onto A629/Cow Green.
A629115 m
Make a right U-turn at Pellon Lane to stay on A629.
A629195 m
Make a right U-turn at Bull Green to stay on A629.
A629555 m
Make a right U-turn at Winding Road onto Broad Street.
Broad Street226 m
Turn right onto A629/Orange Street.
A629163 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A629/Ovenden Road.
Orange Street Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Ovenden Road.
A6291.3 km
Turn left onto Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way63 m
Turn left onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane94 m
Move left onto Melbourne Street.
Melbourne Street96 m
Turn right onto East Park Road.
East Park Road157 m
Turn right onto Grange Street.
Grange Street112 m
Turn right onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane83 m
Turn left onto Lawrence Street.
Lawrence Street51 m
Turn left onto Ovenden Close.
Ovenden Close78 m
Move right onto Rushworth Street.
Rushworth Street50 m
Turn left onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane49 m
Turn left to stay on Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane94 m
Turn left onto Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way511 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way119 m
Make a right U-turn at Ovenden Green to stay on Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way603 m
Turn left onto Denfield Lane.
Denfield Lane117 m
Turn left onto Ramsden Street.
Ramsden Street475 m
Move left onto Wheatley Road.
Wheatley Road219 m
Move right onto Shroggs Road.
Shroggs Road962 m
Turn right onto Lee Bridge.
Lee Bridge140 m
Turn left onto Lee Bank.
Lee Bank19 m
Turn left to stay on Lee Bank.
Lee Bank19 m
Move right onto Lee Bridge.
Lee Bridge122 m
Turn left onto Shroggs Road.
Shroggs Road716 m
Turn left onto Hebble Lane.
Hebble Lane575 m
Turn left onto Brackenbed Lane.
Brackenbed Lane648 m
Turn left onto Mount Pellon.
Mount Pellon188 m
Turn left onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane834 m
Turn right onto Raglan Street.
Raglan Street239 m
Turn right onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane212 m
Turn left onto Lightowler Road.
Lightowler Road188 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street1.1 km
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane103 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Drive.
Spring Hall Drive204 m
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane1.0 km
Turn left onto Pellon New Road.
Pellon New Road175 m
Turn left onto Stretchgate Lane.
Stretchgate Lane215 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Halifax · Route 10 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.
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 2.2 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 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.
Fountain Head Inn
Start near Fountain Head Inn.
Pellon Baptist Church
Continue to Pellon Baptist Church.
West End Hotel
Continue to West End Hotel.
Jamia Masjid Ahl-e-hadith
Continue to Jamia Masjid Ahl-e-hadith.
St Augustine's Centre
Continue to St Augustine's Centre.
Toolstation
Continue to Toolstation.
Madrasah Ghosia
Continue to Madrasah Ghosia.
Islam Halifax
Continue to Islam Halifax.
Running Man
Continue to Running Man.
Jamia Masjid Madni
Continue to Jamia Masjid Madni.
Faizan-e-Madina
Continue to Faizan-e-Madina.
Jamia Masjid Ghousia
Continue to Jamia Masjid Ghousia.
Mount Automotive Solutions
Continue to Mount Automotive Solutions.
Nut House
Continue to Nut House.
St Mary's RC Church
Continue to St Mary's RC Church.
Cosmo Tech
Continue to Cosmo Tech.
Percy Shaw
Continue to Percy Shaw.
1904 @ Dean Clough
Continue to 1904 @ Dean Clough.
Dean Clough
Continue to Dean Clough.
New Street
Finish back near New Street, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 8 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 15 turns · 7 sets of lights
This route is 24.2 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Halifax test centre, not an official DVSA route.