Near Horsforth test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 21 turns and 1 signalled junction across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 57.2 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 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 130-step drive on real, named roads (about 56.9 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 4th exit onto Brownberrie Avenue.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brownberrie Avenue.
Brownberrie Avenue314 m
Turn left onto Brownberrie Drive.
Brownberrie Drive266 m
Turn right onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane321 m
Turn right onto Scotland Lane.
Scotland Lane2.7 km
Keep left to take Dean Lane.
Dean Lane166 m
Keep left to stay on Dean Lane.
Dean Lane335 m
Turn left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road921 m
Turn right onto A658/Harrogate Road.
A658735 m
Keep left to stay on A658/Harrogate Road.
A658334 m
Keep left to stay on A658/Harrogate Road.
A658116 m
Keep left to stay on A658/Harrogate Road.
A658125 m
Keep right to stay on A658/Harrogate Road.
A658230 m
Turn right towards Bramhope/Leeds.
A660137 m
Keep right to stay on A660/Leeds Road.
A660153 m
Keep left to stay on A660/Leeds Road.
A660229 m
Keep right to stay on A660/Leeds Road.
A6601.2 km
Keep left to stay on A660/Leeds Road.
A660661 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660280 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
27 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.
A61201.8 km
Turn right onto Fink Hill.
Fink Hill342 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 Road312 m
Move left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane659 m
Keep left to stay on Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane421 m
Keep left to stay on Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane742 m
Keep right to take Moor Road.
Moor Road1.3 km
Move right onto Eastgate.
Eastgate150 m
Keep left to take Breary Lane.
Breary Lane665 m
Turn left onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660795 m
Turn left onto Church Hill.
Church Hill207 m
Move right onto Moor Road.
Moor Road1.8 km
Keep left to take Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane143 m
Keep right to stay on Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane151 m
Keep left to stay on Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane124 m
Keep left to stay on Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane956 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road1.6 km
Move right onto Station Road.
Station Road83 m
Turn left onto Troy Road.
Troy Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Lickless Drive.
Lickless Drive61 m
Turn left onto Breary Avenue.
Breary Avenue131 m
Turn left onto Springfield Gardens.
Springfield Gardens63 m
Turn right 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.
A6120666 m
Keep left to take A6120/Ring Road West Park.
A61201.1 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A660424 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 2nd exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road.
A66016 m
Keep right to stay on A660/Leeds Road.
A660117 m
Keep right to stay on A660/Leeds Road.
A660138 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660483 m
Turn left onto Tredgold Avenue.
Tredgold Avenue240 m
Turn right onto Tredgold Close.
Tredgold Close110 m
Turn right onto Tredgold Avenue.
Tredgold Avenue36 m
Turn left onto Wynmore Avenue.
Wynmore Avenue437 m
Turn right onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660273 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660280 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road.
A660877 m
Keep straight to stay on A660.
A6601.3 km
Turn right onto Kingsley Drive.
Kingsley Drive175 m
Turn left onto Gainsborough Drive.
Gainsborough Drive191 m
Turn left onto Kingsley Road.
Kingsley Road85 m
Turn left onto Gainsborough Avenue.
Gainsborough Avenue196 m
Turn left onto Kingsley Drive.
Kingsley Drive86 m
Turn left onto Gainsborough Drive.
Gainsborough Drive191 m
Turn left onto Kingsley Road.
Kingsley Road85 m
Turn left onto Gainsborough Avenue.
Gainsborough Avenue196 m
Turn left onto Kingsley Drive.
Kingsley Drive86 m
Turn left onto Gainsborough Drive.
Gainsborough Drive390 m
Turn right onto Holt Lane.
Holt Lane333 m
Move left onto Holt Road.
Holt Road73 m
Turn right onto Holt Park Approach.
Holt Park Approach415 m
Turn left onto Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road316 m
Move left onto Holt Road.
Holt Road180 m
Turn right onto Holt Drive.
Holt Drive133 m
Turn left.
46 m
Make a right U-turn.
46 m
Turn right onto Holt Drive.
Holt Drive133 m
Turn left onto Holt Road.
Holt Road180 m
Move right onto Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road316 m
Turn right onto Holt Park Approach.
Holt Park Approach416 m
Turn right onto Holt Road.
Holt Road407 m
Move right onto Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road76 m
Keep left to stay on Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road12 m
Turn left onto Holt Crescent.
Holt Crescent190 m
Turn right onto Holtdale Approach.
Holtdale Approach606 m
Turn right onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road167 m
Turn right onto Holt Lane.
Holt Lane775 m
Turn right onto Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road48 m
Turn right onto Holt Park Crescent.
Holt Park Crescent53 m
Keep left to stay on Holt Park Crescent.
Holt Park Crescent30 m
Turn left to stay on Holt Park Crescent.
Holt Park Crescent188 m
Turn left onto Holt Park Grove.
Holt Park Grove61 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Holt Park Grove.
Holt Park Grove61 m
Turn left onto Holt Park Crescent.
Holt Park Crescent267 m
Turn left onto Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road48 m
Turn left onto Holt Lane.
Holt Lane775 m
Turn left onto Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane282 m
Keep right to stay on Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road416 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane1.3 km
Turn left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road57 m
Move right onto Station Road.
Station Road312 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
102 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road228 m
Turn right onto Troy Road.
Troy Road1.2 km
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 15 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.
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 23.3 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, 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.
Station Road Wood Street
Start near Station Road Wood Street.
Harrogate Road Otley Old Road
Continue to Harrogate Road Otley Old Road.
Dyneley Arms Hotel Harrogate Road
Continue to Dyneley Arms Hotel Harrogate Road.
Leeds Road Hall Rise
Continue to Leeds Road Hall Rise.
Leeds Road The Poplars
Continue to Leeds Road The Poplars.
Otley Road The Crescent
Continue to Otley Road The Crescent.
Otley Old Road Lawnswood
Continue to Otley Old Road Lawnswood.
Church Road Hall Lane
Continue to Church Road Hall Lane.
Station Road
Continue to Station Road.
Green Lane Cookridge Lane
Continue to Green Lane Cookridge Lane.
Breary Lane/Breary Rise
Continue to Breary Lane/Breary Rise.
Bramhope Moor Road
Continue to Bramhope Moor Road.
Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane
Continue to Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane.
Otley Road Holt Lane
Continue to Otley Road Holt Lane.
Breary Lane Bramhope
Continue to Breary Lane Bramhope.
Holt Lane Gainsborough Drive
Continue to Holt Lane Gainsborough Drive.
Holt Road Holt Rise
Continue to Holt Road Holt Rise.
Holtdale Approach Holtdale Grove
Continue to Holtdale Approach Holtdale Grove.
Otley Old Road Tinshill Lane
Continue to Otley Old Road Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Free Church
Finish back near Tinshill Free Church, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 18 turns
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 57.2 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.