Near Horsforth test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 25 turns across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 43.5 km practice loop near Horsforth test centre, taking roughly 45 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 independent driving. 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 churches, stations 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 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 105-step drive on real, named roads (about 43.5 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 4th exit onto Low Lane.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto Low Lane.
Low Lane83 m
Turn left onto Broadgate Lane.
Broadgate Lane333 m
Turn right onto Broadgate Avenue.
Broadgate Avenue172 m
Turn left onto Springfield Mount.
Springfield Mount347 m
Turn left onto King George Road.
King George Road135 m
Turn left onto Broadgate Lane.
Broadgate Lane19 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road245 m
Turn left onto Broadgate Crescent.
Broadgate Crescent208 m
Turn left onto Broadgate Walk.
Broadgate Walk221 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road129 m
Turn left onto Broadgate Lane.
Broadgate Lane250 m
Turn left to stay on Broadgate Lane.
Broadgate Lane63 m
Turn left onto King Edward Avenue.
King Edward Avenue98 m
Turn left onto King Edward Crescent.
King Edward Crescent268 m
Turn left onto King Edward Avenue.
King Edward Avenue368 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bank Gardens.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bank Gardens.
Bank Gardens130 m
Turn left onto A6120/Broadway. Continue on A6120.
A61201.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A6120/Ring Road.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road. Continue on A6120.
A61201.6 km
Turn left onto Charles Street.
Charles Street196 m
Turn left towards Leeds/Kirkstall.
New Road Side436 m
Make a sharp right onto Newlay Lane.
Newlay Lane254 m
Move right onto Newlaithes Road.
Newlaithes Road815 m
Turn right onto Victoria Grove.
Victoria Grove74 m
Turn right onto Victoria Crescent.
Victoria Crescent376 m
Turn left onto Victoria Gardens.
Victoria Gardens299 m
Turn left onto Victoria Walk.
Victoria Walk210 m
Turn left onto Victoria Drive.
Victoria Drive248 m
Turn left onto Victoria Crescent.
Victoria Crescent276 m
Turn left onto Victoria Gardens.
Victoria Gardens571 m
Turn right onto A6120/Broadway. Continue on A6120.
A61201.7 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 left onto Low Lane.
Low Lane93 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Low Lane.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Low Lane.
Low Lane1.5 km
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road84 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 Lane2.3 km
Turn right onto Spen Lane.
Spen Lane810 m
Turn left onto A6120/Ring Road West Park.
A612042 m
Turn right onto Spen Lane.
Spen Lane2.6 km
Turn right onto Kirkstall Lane/B6157. Continue on B6157.
B6157594 m
Move left onto Wyther Lane.
Wyther Lane61 m
Turn left to stay on Wyther Lane.
Wyther Lane1.4 km
Turn right onto Stanningley Road/A647.
Stanningley Road416 m
Move left to stay on A647.
A647189 m
Turn left onto Henconner Lane.
Henconner Lane382 m
Turn left onto Poplar Way.
Poplar Way465 m
Turn left onto Poplar Close.
Poplar Close88 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Poplar Close.
Poplar Close88 m
Turn right onto Poplar Way.
Poplar Way465 m
Turn right onto Henconner Lane.
Henconner Lane539 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lower Town Street/A657.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Town Street/A657. Continue on A657.
A6571.4 km
Turn left onto Broad Lane/A657.
Broad Lane39 m
Turn right onto Whitecote Hill/A657. Continue on A657.
A6572.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6120/Horsforth New Road.
81 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Horsforth New Road. Continue on A6120.
A61201.5 km
Turn left towards Skipton/Guiseley/Ilkley/Airport.
Rawdon Road392 m
Turn right onto Hall Lane.
Hall Lane323 m
Turn left onto West End Rise.
West End Rise467 m
Move left onto West End Lane.
West End Lane978 m
Turn right onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brownberrie Avenue.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brownberrie Avenue.
Brownberrie Avenue314 m
Turn left onto Brownberrie Drive.
Brownberrie Drive266 m
Move left onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Long Row.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Long Row.
Long Row468 m
Move right onto Church Avenue.
Church Avenue1.1 km
Turn left towards Ring Road/Harrogate/Wetherby/York.
A6120205 m
Turn left onto Stoney Lane.
Stoney Lane189 m
Make a right U-turn onto Stoney Croft.
Stoney Croft189 m
Turn left onto A6120/Broadway.
A6120268 m
Turn left onto Bank Gardens.
Bank Gardens129 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Bank Gardens.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bank Gardens.
Bank Gardens130 m
Turn left onto A6120/Broadway. Continue on A6120.
A61201.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A6120/Ring Road.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road. Continue on A6120.
A6120677 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road311 m
Turn left onto Stanhope Drive.
Stanhope Drive29 m
Turn right to stay on Stanhope Drive.
Stanhope Drive534 m
Turn right onto Low Lane.
Low Lane647 m
Turn right onto Springfield Gardens.
Springfield Gardens26 m
Turn left onto Back Low Lane.
Back Low Lane25 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Horsforth · Route 11 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.
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 9.1 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.
St Mary's
Start near St Mary's.
Sunnybank Avenue New Road Side
Continue to Sunnybank Avenue New Road Side.
New Road Side Rose Terrace
Continue to New Road Side Rose Terrace.
Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane
Continue to Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane.
Cookridge Methodist Church
Continue to Cookridge Methodist Church.
Otley Old Road Tinshill Road
Continue to Otley Old Road Tinshill Road.
Otley Old Road Hospital Lane
Continue to Otley Old Road Hospital Lane.
Leeds Spen Lane
Continue to Leeds Spen Lane.
Catholic Church of the Assumption of our Lady
Continue to Catholic Church of the Assumption of our Lady.
Kirkstall Lane Kirkstall Road
Continue to Kirkstall Lane Kirkstall Road.
Church At Amen Corner
Continue to Church At Amen Corner.
Church of the Venerable Bede
Continue to Church of the Venerable Bede.
Bramley Centre Bus Station
Continue to Bramley Centre Bus Station.
Church of the Nazarene
Continue to Church of the Nazarene.
Rawdon Road Airedale Drive
Continue to Rawdon Road Airedale Drive.
Rawdon Road / Hall Lane
Continue to Rawdon Road / Hall Lane.
Andrew Kean Learning Centre
Continue to Andrew Kean Learning Centre.
Lister Hill
Continue to Lister Hill.
Long Row Hopwood Road
Continue to Long Row Hopwood Road.
Green Town Street
Finish back near Green Town Street, 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 43.5 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Horsforth test centre, not an official DVSA route.