Near Horsforth test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 19 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 40.5 km practice loop near Horsforth test centre, taking roughly 40 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 stations, churches 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 95-step drive on real, named roads (about 43.8 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 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.
A61201.1 km
Turn left onto Parkstone Avenue.
Parkstone Avenue390 m
Turn left onto Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive711 m
Turn right onto Iveson Road.
Iveson Road261 m
Turn right onto Iveson Approach.
Iveson Approach240 m
Turn right onto Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive217 m
Keep left to stay on Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive25 m
Turn right onto Iveson Road.
Iveson Road261 m
Turn right onto Iveson Approach.
Iveson Approach240 m
Turn right onto Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive139 m
Turn left onto Silk Mill Way.
Silk Mill Way689 m
Turn left onto Silk Mill Drive.
Silk Mill Drive178 m
Turn right onto Silk Mill Road.
Silk Mill Road257 m
Turn right onto Woodnook Drive.
Woodnook Drive32 m
Turn left onto Woodnook Close.
Woodnook Close148 m
Turn left onto Woodnook Drive.
Woodnook Drive515 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane159 m
Turn right onto Bedford Drive.
Bedford Drive268 m
Turn right onto Silk Mill Drive.
Silk Mill Drive100 m
Turn right onto Woodnook Drive.
Woodnook Drive60 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane482 m
Turn right onto Carr Bridge Drive.
Carr Bridge Drive157 m
Keep left to stay on Carr Bridge Drive.
Carr Bridge Drive473 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road631 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane79 m
Turn left onto Carr Bridge Drive.
Carr Bridge Drive630 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road631 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane721 m
Turn right onto Bedford Drive.
Bedford Drive268 m
Turn right onto Silk Mill Drive.
Silk Mill Drive100 m
Turn right onto Woodnook Drive.
Woodnook Drive60 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane563 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road57 m
Move right onto Station Road.
Station Road312 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Brownberrie Avenue.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brownberrie Avenue.
Brownberrie Avenue313 m
Turn left onto Brownberrie Drive.
Brownberrie Drive266 m
Turn right onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane321 m
Turn right onto Scotland Lane.
Scotland Lane140 m
Keep left to stay on Scotland Lane.
Scotland Lane240 m
Turn right.
54 m
Turn left.
43 m
Turn left onto Scotland Lane.
Scotland Lane416 m
Turn left onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane454 m
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 Drive1.8 km
Keep left to take Layton Road.
Layton Road426 m
Turn left onto Layton Lane.
Layton Lane505 m
Turn left towards Leeds/Horsforth.
A65222 m
Keep right towards Leeds/Horsforth.
Rawdon Road116 m
Keep right to stay on Rawdon Road/A65 towards Leeds/Horsforth.
Rawdon Road774 m
Keep right to stay on Rawdon Road/A65 towards Leeds/Horsforth.
Rawdon Road290 m
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 2nd exit onto A6120/Ring Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road. Continue on A6120.
A61201.7 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout7 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.
A6601.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660877 m
Keep straight to stay on A660.
A6603.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A6120/Ring Road West Park.
90 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 onto A6120/Ring Road.
34 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 Side248 m
Keep left to stay on New Road Side/A65 towards Leeds/Kirkstall.
New Road Side129 m
Make a sharp left onto Featherbank Lane.
Featherbank Lane400 m
Turn left onto A6120/Broadway.
A6120295 m
Turn left onto Parkside.
Parkside166 m
Turn left towards Leeds/Kirkstall.
New Road Side268 m
Turn left onto Rose Terrace.
Rose Terrace209 m
Turn right onto A6120/Broadway.
A61201.7 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.
A61201.8 km
Turn right onto Fink Hill.
Fink Hill343 m
Keep left to take Church Road.
Church Road803 m
Move left onto Long Row.
Long Row125 m
Keep right to stay on Long Row.
Long Row343 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Station Road.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road227 m
Turn right onto Troy Road.
Troy Road16 m
Keep right to stay on Troy Road.
Troy Road339 m
Keep right to take Low Lane.
Low Lane795 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 14 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 21.9 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.
Tinshill Silk Mill Drive
Start near Tinshill Silk Mill Drive.
Silk Mill Drive Woodnook Drive
Continue to Silk Mill Drive Woodnook Drive.
Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane
Continue to Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane.
Station Road Wood Street
Continue to Station Road Wood Street.
Lister Hill
Continue to Lister Hill.
Modular B
Continue to Modular B.
Leeds Road / Layton Road
Continue to Leeds Road / Layton Road.
Rawdon Road Airedale Drive
Continue to Rawdon Road Airedale Drive.
New Road Side Horsforth
Continue to New Road Side Horsforth.
Otley Road Lawnswood Sports Club
Continue to Otley Road Lawnswood Sports Club.
Otley Road Holt Lane
Continue to Otley Road Holt Lane.
Leeds Road
Continue to Leeds Road.
Leeds Road Golden Acre Park
Continue to Leeds Road Golden Acre Park.
Otley Road The Crescent
Continue to Otley Road The Crescent.
Otley Road Lawns Hall Close
Continue to Otley Road Lawns Hall Close.
New Road Side Sunnybank Avenue
Continue to New Road Side Sunnybank Avenue.
New Road Side Featherbank Lane
Continue to New Road Side Featherbank Lane.
New Road Side Rose Terrace
Continue to New Road Side Rose Terrace.
Green Town Street
Continue to Green Town Street.
Church Avenue St Margarets Avenue
Finish back near Church Avenue St Margarets Avenue, 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 40.5 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Horsforth test centre, not an official DVSA route.