Near Horsforth test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 12 turns and 1 signalled junction across 17 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.8 km practice route near Horsforth test centre, taking roughly 25 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, national-speed roads, 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 shops, pubs, schools 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 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 62-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.6 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 left onto Low Lane.
Low Lane390 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6120/Ring Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road. Continue on A6120.
A61201.3 km
Turn right onto Spen Lane.
Spen Lane631 m
Turn right onto Butcher Hill.
Butcher Hill25 m
Keep right to stay on Butcher Hill.
Butcher Hill51 m
Turn right onto Moor Grange View.
Moor Grange View265 m
Turn right onto West Park Drive.
West Park Drive107 m
Turn left onto Spen Lane.
Spen Lane365 m
Turn left onto A6120/Ring Road West Park.
A6120152 m
Turn right onto Parkstone Avenue.
Parkstone Avenue80 m
Keep straight to stay on Parkstone Avenue.
Parkstone Avenue319 m
Turn left onto Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive167 m
Keep left to stay on Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive230 m
Keep left to stay on Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive314 m
Turn right onto Iveson Road.
Iveson Road261 m
Turn left onto Iveson Approach.
Iveson Approach293 m
Turn left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road10 m
Keep left to stay on Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road344 m
Turn left onto Laith Road.
Laith Road226 m
Turn left onto Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive168 m
Turn right onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road324 m
Turn left onto New Adel Lane.
New Adel Lane275 m
Turn left onto New Adel Gardens.
New Adel Gardens167 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on New Adel Gardens.
New Adel Gardens167 m
Turn right onto New Adel Lane.
New Adel Lane275 m
Turn left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road253 m
Keep left to stay on Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road374 m
Keep right to stay on Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road124 m
Turn right onto A660/Otley Road.
A660287 m
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout131 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A660425 m
Keep right to stay on A660/Otley Road.
A6602.7 km
Keep right to stay on A660/Otley Road.
A6601.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kings Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kings Road.
Kings Road258 m
Turn right onto Kings Drive.
Kings Drive130 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kings Drive.
Kings Drive130 m
Turn right onto Kings Road.
Kings Road124 m
Keep right to stay on Kings Road.
Kings Road118 m
Keep right to stay on Kings Road.
Kings Road194 m
Keep right to stay on Kings Road.
Kings Road495 m
Turn right onto Arthington Road.
Arthington Road171 m
Keep left to stay on Arthington Road.
Arthington Road602 m
Keep right to stay on Arthington Road.
Arthington Road139 m
Keep left to stay on Arthington Road.
Arthington Road171 m
Turn right onto Eccup Lane.
Eccup Lane670 m
Keep right to stay on Eccup Lane.
Eccup Lane245 m
Keep left to take Church Lane.
Church Lane730 m
Turn right to stay on Church Lane.
Church Lane90 m
Turn left onto A660/Otley Road.
A6601.8 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A660282 m
Turn right onto Weetwood Road.
Weetwood Road209 m
Turn left onto Weetwood Grange Grove.
Weetwood Grange Grove85 m
Turn left onto A660/Otley Road.
A660395 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6120/Ring Road West Park.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road West Park.
A61201.1 km
Keep right to stay on A6120.
A6120626 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
34 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Horsforth · 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.
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 10.9 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, 50, 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.
McDonald's
Start near McDonald's.
Woodside Micro Pub
Continue to Woodside Micro Pub.
Kids Academy
Continue to Kids Academy.
West Park United Reformed Church
Continue to West Park United Reformed Church.
Iveson Approach Otley Old Road
Continue to Iveson Approach Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road Iveson Drive
Continue to Otley Old Road Iveson Drive.
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church
Continue to Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.
Otley Old Road New Adel Road
Continue to Otley Old Road New Adel Road.
Otley Old Road Lawnswood
Continue to Otley Old Road Lawnswood.
Otley Old Road Spennithorpe Drive
Continue to Otley Old Road Spennithorpe Drive.
Otley Road Greenfield Court
Continue to Otley Road Greenfield Court.
Otley Road Lawnswood Sports Club
Continue to Otley Road Lawnswood Sports Club.
Leeds Road
Continue to Leeds Road.
Otley Road Kingsley Drive
Continue to Otley Road Kingsley Drive.
Leeds Road Golden Acre Park
Continue to Leeds Road Golden Acre Park.
Adel War Memorial Association
Continue to Adel War Memorial Association.
Otley Road New Adel Lane
Continue to Otley Road New Adel Lane.
Otley Road The Crescent
Continue to Otley Road The Crescent.
Lawnswood School
Continue to Lawnswood School.
Ring Road West Park Otley Road
Finish back near Ring Road West Park Otley Road, 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 21.8 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Horsforth test centre, not an official DVSA route.