Near Halifax test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 13 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 15.2 km practice loop near Halifax 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 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 11 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 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 40-step drive on real, named roads (about 15.2 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 Road756 m
Turn right onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road889 m
Turn right onto Hopwood Lane.
Hopwood Lane758 m
Turn left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road179 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 Street1.2 km
Turn right onto Court Lane.
Court Lane245 m
Turn left onto Highroad Well Lane.
Highroad Well Lane527 m
Turn left.
24 m
Turn left onto Roils Head Road.
Roils Head Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane514 m
Turn left onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road412 m
Turn left onto Pellon New Road.
Pellon New Road195 m
Turn left onto Sandbeds Road.
Sandbeds Road247 m
Turn left onto Stretchgate Lane.
Stretchgate Lane155 m
Turn left onto Sutcliffe Street.
Sutcliffe Street181 m
Turn left onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road742 m
Turn left onto Moor End Avenue.
Moor End Avenue64 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Moor End Avenue.
Moor End Avenue64 m
Turn right onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road298 m
Turn right onto Ashville Gardens.
Ashville Gardens344 m
Turn left onto Rye Lane.
Rye Lane132 m
Turn right onto Highroad Well Lane.
Highroad Well Lane103 m
Turn left onto Sandhall Lane.
Sandhall Lane483 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street128 m
Move left onto Stock Lane.
Stock Lane404 m
Turn left onto Windle Royd Lane.
Windle Royd Lane425 m
Turn left onto A646/Burnley Road.
A6461.3 km
Make a sharp left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road877 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane824 m
Turn left onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road168 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Halifax · Route 18 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.3 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 11 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Fountain Head Inn
Start near Fountain Head Inn.
Faizan-e-Madina
Continue to Faizan-e-Madina.
Jamia Masjid Ahl-e-hadith
Continue to Jamia Masjid Ahl-e-hadith.
West End Hotel
Continue to West End Hotel.
Horse and Jockey
Continue to Horse and Jockey.
Brown Cow
Continue to Brown Cow.
New Street
Continue to New Street.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Peacock
Continue to Peacock.
St John the Evangelist
Continue to St John the Evangelist.
Warley Road Primary Academy
Finish back near Warley Road Primary Academy, 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 15.2 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Halifax test centre, not an official DVSA route.