Near Horsforth test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts and 15 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.8 km practice loop near Horsforth 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.
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 stations, churches, schools 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 Horsforth 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 100-step drive on real, named roads (about 30.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
46 m
Turn right onto Low Lane.
Low Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road227 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto St Margarets Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Margarets Road.
St Margarets Road121 m
Turn left onto St Margarets Avenue.
St Margarets Avenue515 m
Turn left onto Church Avenue.
Church Avenue179 m
Move left onto Long Row.
Long Row254 m
Turn left onto Stanhope Avenue.
Stanhope Avenue34 m
Turn left onto Stanhope Close.
Stanhope Close64 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Stanhope Close.
Stanhope Close64 m
Turn right onto Stanhope Avenue.
Stanhope Avenue34 m
Turn right onto Long Row.
Long Row254 m
Move right onto Church Avenue.
Church Avenue179 m
Turn right onto St Margarets Avenue.
St Margarets Avenue514 m
Turn right onto St Margarets Road.
St Margarets Road121 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brownberrie Avenue.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brownberrie Avenue.
Brownberrie Avenue314 m
Turn left onto Brownberrie Drive.
Brownberrie Drive266 m
Turn right onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane1.3 km
Turn left onto West End Lane.
West End Lane979 m
Move right onto West End Rise.
West End Rise467 m
Turn left onto Hall Lane.
Hall Lane794 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road857 m
Move left onto Long Row.
Long Row469 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Station Road.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road312 m
Move left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane425 m
Turn right onto Hall Lane.
Hall Lane85 m
Turn left.
24 m
Turn left.
3 m
Make a right U-turn.
3 m
Turn right.
24 m
Turn right onto Hall Lane.
Hall Lane85 m
Turn left onto Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane425 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road1.6 km
Move right onto Station Road.
Station Road312 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Long Row.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Row.
Long Row468 m
Move right onto Church Avenue.
Church Avenue1.1 km
Turn right towards Ring Road/Rawdon/Calverley/Bradford.
A6120402 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Skipton/Guiseley/Ilkley/Airport.
72 m
Exit the roundabout towards Skipton/Guiseley/Ilkley/Airport.
A651.4 km
Turn left onto Knott Lane.
Knott Lane138 m
Turn right onto Southlands Avenue.
Southlands Avenue23 m
Turn left to stay on Southlands Avenue.
Southlands Avenue24 m
Turn left onto Knott Lane.
Knott Lane162 m
Turn right towards Leeds/Horsforth.
A651.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Ring Road/Harrogate/Wetherby/York.
13 m
Exit the roundabout towards Ring Road/Harrogate/Wetherby/York.
A61202.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Low Lane.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Low Lane.
Low Lane90 m
Turn right onto Outwood Lane.
Outwood Lane110 m
Turn left onto Woodside Court.
Woodside Court36 m
Turn right to stay on Woodside Court.
Woodside Court43 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Woodside Court.
Woodside Court43 m
Turn left to stay on Woodside Court.
Woodside Court36 m
Turn right onto Outwood Lane.
Outwood Lane110 m
Turn right onto Low Lane.
Low Lane123 m
Move right onto Hawksworth Road.
Hawksworth Road915 m
Turn left towards Leeds/Kirkstall.
Abbey Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Vesper Gate Drive.
Vesper Gate Drive162 m
Turn left onto Vesper Walk.
Vesper Walk90 m
Turn right towards Ilkley/Horsforth/Airport.
Abbey Road324 m
Turn right onto Abbeydale Way.
Abbeydale Way56 m
Turn right to stay on Abbeydale Way.
Abbeydale Way65 m
Turn left onto Abbeydale Oval.
Abbeydale Oval332 m
Turn left onto Abbeydale Way.
Abbeydale Way65 m
Turn right onto Abbeydale Mount.
Abbeydale Mount94 m
Turn right onto Woodhall Drive.
Woodhall Drive218 m
Turn right onto Woodhall Avenue.
Woodhall Avenue73 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Woodhall Avenue.
Woodhall Avenue73 m
Turn right onto Woodhall Drive.
Woodhall Drive65 m
Turn right onto Vesper Road.
Vesper Road388 m
Turn left onto Hawkswood Street.
Hawkswood Street144 m
Turn left onto Lea Farm Road.
Lea Farm Road213 m
Turn left onto Lea Farm Drive.
Lea Farm Drive409 m
Turn left onto Hawkswood Avenue.
Hawkswood Avenue122 m
Turn left onto Cragside Walk.
Cragside Walk85 m
Turn left onto Cragside Mount.
Cragside Mount58 m
Turn left onto Cragside Gardens.
Cragside Gardens119 m
Turn left onto Cragside Crescent.
Cragside Crescent101 m
Turn right onto Hawkswood Avenue.
Hawkswood Avenue86 m
Turn left onto Hawkswood Crescent.
Hawkswood Crescent256 m
Turn right onto Lea Farm Road.
Lea Farm Road58 m
Turn left onto Lea Farm Mount.
Lea Farm Mount73 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lea Farm Mount.
Lea Farm Mount73 m
Turn right onto Lea Farm Road.
Lea Farm Road352 m
Move right onto Butcher Hill.
Butcher Hill474 m
Turn left onto Old Farm Approach.
Old Farm Approach61 m
Turn left onto Latchmere Drive.
Latchmere Drive281 m
Turn left onto Fillingfir Drive.
Fillingfir Drive404 m
Turn left to stay on Fillingfir Drive.
Fillingfir Drive28 m
Turn left onto A6120/Ring Road West Park. Continue on A6120.
A6120476 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Low Lane.
62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Low Lane.
Low Lane332 m
Turn left onto Springfield Mount.
Springfield Mount24 m
Turn right onto Back Low Lane.
Back Low Lane26 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Horsforth · Route 1 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.
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 2.8 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.
Station Road Wood Street
Start near Station Road Wood Street.
Church Avenue North Broadgate Lane
Continue to Church Avenue North Broadgate Lane.
Lister Hill
Continue to Lister Hill.
Modular B
Continue to Modular B.
Green Town Street
Continue to Green Town Street.
Station Road
Continue to Station Road.
Otley Old Road Tinshill Road
Continue to Otley Old Road Tinshill Road.
Nisa Local
Continue to Nisa Local.
Tinshill Road Woodhill Road
Continue to Tinshill Road Woodhill Road.
Queens Arms
Continue to Queens Arms.
Broadway Parkside
Continue to Broadway Parkside.
Rawdon Road Hall Lane
Continue to Rawdon Road Hall Lane.
Rawdon Road / Hall Lane
Continue to Rawdon Road / Hall Lane.
New Road Side Horsforth
Continue to New Road Side Horsforth.
Bridge Inn
Continue to Bridge Inn.
Abbey Road Abbeydale Way
Continue to Abbey Road Abbeydale Way.
Abbey Road Vesper Gate Drive
Continue to Abbey Road Vesper Gate Drive.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Continue to St Mary the Blessed Virgin.
Dalesman
Finish back near Dalesman, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 21 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 18 turns
This route is 30.8 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Horsforth test centre, not an official DVSA route.