Near Halifax test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 17 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.6 km practice route near Halifax test centre, taking roughly 50 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 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 schools, pubs, shops and churches, 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 66-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.7 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 Road17 m
Turn right onto Highgate Gardens.
Highgate Gardens412 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane824 m
Turn left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road861 m
Move right to stay on Warley Road.
Warley Road24 m
Turn left onto A646/Burnley Road.
A6465 m
Take the A58 exit on the right.
A581.2 km
Take the exit.
King Cross Street550 m
Turn right onto A629/Barum Top. Continue on A629.
A629161 m
Keep left to take Fountain Street.
Fountain Street32 m
Move left onto Ward's End.
Ward's End381 m
Turn left onto Square Road.
Square Road186 m
Turn left onto Hatters Fold.
Hatters Fold58 m
Turn right.
41 m
Turn left.
37 m
Turn right.
36 m
Turn right.
16 m
Turn right.
16 m
Turn left.
41 m
Turn left onto Hatters Fold.
Hatters Fold58 m
Turn right onto Charles Street.
Charles Street373 m
Turn left onto Lilly Lane.
Lilly Lane31 m
Turn left onto School Street.
School Street56 m
Turn left onto Bath Street.
Bath Street29 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street236 m
Turn right onto Alfred Street East.
Alfred Street East212 m
Turn left onto Lower Kirkgate.
Lower Kirkgate57 m
Move left onto Cripplegate.
Cripplegate87 m
Move left onto King Street.
King Street159 m
Turn right onto Smithy Street.
Smithy Street337 m
Turn left onto Broad Street.
Broad Street370 m
Turn right onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane1.7 km
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane82 m
Turn right onto Long Lover Lane.
Long Lover Lane94 m
Turn left onto Charleston Court.
Charleston Court31 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Charleston Court.
Charleston Court31 m
Turn right onto Long Lover Lane.
Long Lover Lane94 m
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane82 m
Turn right onto Pellon New Road.
Pellon New Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Burdock Way.
Burdock Way245 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A58/Burdock Way.
Orange Street Roundabout106 m
Exit the roundabout onto A58/Burdock Way.
A58230 m
Turn left towards Boothtown/Bankfield Museum.
A6471.1 km
Turn left onto Crown Road.
Crown Road246 m
Turn left onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane376 m
Turn left onto A629/Ovenden Road.
A62963 m
Turn right onto Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way77 m
Turn left onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane94 m
Turn right to stay on Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane49 m
Turn right onto Rushworth Street.
Rushworth Street50 m
Move left onto Ovenden Close.
Ovenden Close78 m
Turn right onto Lawrence Street.
Lawrence Street51 m
Turn right onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane192 m
Turn right onto Wheatley Road.
Wheatley Road1.3 km
Make a sharp left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane741 m
Turn right 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 right to stay on Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane687 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hanson Lane.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane201 m
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane95 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Halifax · Route 15 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.
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.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.9 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.
Warley Road Primary Academy
Start near Warley Road Primary Academy.
William IV
Continue to William IV.
Wynsors World Of Shoes
Continue to Wynsors World Of Shoes.
New Beginnings Community Church
Continue to New Beginnings Community Church.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
Gin Lane
Continue to Gin Lane.
Halifax Minster
Continue to Halifax Minster.
Old Post Office
Continue to Old Post Office.
Percy Shaw
Continue to Percy Shaw.
Running Man
Continue to Running Man.
James Hargreaves Bathrooms
Continue to James Hargreaves Bathrooms.
Pellon Baptist Church
Continue to Pellon Baptist Church.
Charles Watson
Continue to Charles Watson.
Salem Methodist Church
Continue to Salem Methodist Church.
All Soul's
Continue to All Soul's.
Boothtown Methodist Church
Continue to Boothtown Methodist Church.
St John the Baptist
Continue to St John the Baptist.
Akroyd Park
Continue to Akroyd Park.
Toolstation
Continue to Toolstation.
Madrasah Ghosia
Finish back near Madrasah Ghosia, 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 18.6 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Halifax test centre, not an official DVSA route.