Near Horsforth test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts and 18 turns across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 57.1 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 pubs, 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 136-step drive on real, named roads (about 57.1 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 5th exit onto Station Road.
102 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road312 m
Move left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road57 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Lane.
Tinshill Lane722 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 Avenue314 m
Turn left onto Brownberrie Drive.
Brownberrie Drive266 m
Move left onto Brownberrie Lane.
Brownberrie Lane133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Road.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road312 m
Move left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road267 m
Turn left onto Wood Hill Road.
Wood Hill Road552 m
Turn right onto Dale Park Rise.
Dale Park Rise256 m
Turn right onto Dale Park Avenue.
Dale Park Avenue76 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road651 m
Move right onto Station Road.
Station Road83 m
Turn left onto Troy Road.
Troy Road504 m
Turn right onto King George Road.
King George Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Burley Lane.
Burley Lane75 m
Turn right onto Regent Road.
Regent Road50 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane130 m
Turn left onto Regent Crescent.
Regent Crescent86 m
Turn left onto Regent Avenue.
Regent Avenue105 m
Turn left onto Cragg Hill.
Cragg Hill110 m
Turn right onto Cragg Road.
Cragg Road142 m
Keep right to stay on Cragg Road.
Cragg Road56 m
Turn right onto A6120/Broadway.
A6120298 m
Turn left 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 left onto Low Lane.
Low Lane504 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road84 m
Move left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road921 m
Turn left onto Moseley Wood Approach.
Moseley Wood Approach79 m
Turn right onto Kirkwood Avenue.
Kirkwood Avenue236 m
Turn right onto Wrenbury Crescent.
Wrenbury Crescent159 m
Turn right onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road1.2 km
Move right onto Station Road.
Station Road83 m
Turn left onto Troy Road.
Troy Road504 m
Turn right onto King George Road.
King George Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Burley Lane.
Burley Lane75 m
Turn right onto Regent Road.
Regent Road50 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane130 m
Turn left onto Regent Crescent.
Regent Crescent86 m
Turn left onto Regent Avenue.
Regent Avenue105 m
Turn left onto Cragg Hill.
Cragg Hill110 m
Turn right onto Cragg Road.
Cragg Road142 m
Keep right to stay on Cragg Road.
Cragg Road56 m
Turn right onto A6120/Broadway.
A6120298 m
Turn left 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 left onto Low Lane.
Low Lane504 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road84 m
Move left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road650 m
Turn left onto Dale Park Avenue.
Dale Park Avenue175 m
Turn left onto Moseley Wood Lane.
Moseley Wood Lane68 m
Turn right onto Dale Park Gardens.
Dale Park Gardens78 m
Turn right.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn left onto Dale Park Gardens.
Dale Park Gardens78 m
Turn left onto Moseley Wood Lane.
Moseley Wood Lane68 m
Turn left onto Dale Park Avenue.
Dale Park Avenue23 m
Turn right onto Dale Park View.
Dale Park View62 m
Turn left onto Tinshill Road.
Tinshill Road828 m
Turn left onto Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane465 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane134 m
Move right onto Cookridge Drive.
Cookridge Drive279 m
Turn left onto Moseley Wood Avenue.
Moseley Wood Avenue322 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane494 m
Turn left onto Cookridge Lane.
Cookridge Lane2.7 km
Move left onto Church Hill.
Church Hill28 m
Turn right onto Eastgate.
Eastgate28 m
Turn right to stay on Eastgate.
Eastgate28 m
Move left onto Moor Road.
Moor Road3.1 km
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 left towards Ring Road/Harrogate/Wetherby/York.
A61201.8 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. Continue on A660.
A6604.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A660/Leeds Road.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Leeds Road. Continue on A660.
A6604.6 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout131 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A6602.1 km
Turn left onto Holt Lane.
Holt Lane510 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 Road113 m
Turn left onto Holt Park Lane.
Holt Park Lane41 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Holt Park Lane.
Holt Park Lane41 m
Turn left onto Holt Park Road.
Holt Park Road203 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 Road89 m
Turn left onto Holt Crescent.
Holt Crescent190 m
Turn right onto Holtdale Approach.
Holtdale Approach531 m
Turn left onto Holtdale Drive.
Holtdale Drive53 m
Turn right onto Holtdale Close.
Holtdale Close92 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Holtdale Close.
Holtdale Close92 m
Turn left onto Holtdale Drive.
Holtdale Drive53 m
Turn left onto Holtdale Approach.
Holtdale Approach75 m
Turn left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road1.4 km
Make a right U-turn at Iveson Drive to stay on Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road241 m
Turn left onto Laith Road.
Laith Road226 m
Turn left onto Iveson Drive.
Iveson Drive168 m
Turn left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road856 m
Turn left 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 5th exit onto Station Road.
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 19 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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 15.7 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 Troy Road
Start near Station Road Troy Road.
Silk Mill Drive Woodnook Drive
Continue to Silk Mill Drive Woodnook Drive.
Wood Hill Road Wood Hill Gardens
Continue to Wood Hill Road Wood Hill Gardens.
Tinshill Road Wood Hill Road
Continue to Tinshill Road Wood Hill Road.
Cragg Hill Baptist Church
Continue to Cragg Hill Baptist Church.
Green Lane Moseley Wood Lane
Continue to Green Lane Moseley Wood Lane.
Old Modernians Association
Continue to Old Modernians Association.
Bramhope Moor Road
Continue to Bramhope Moor Road.
Horsforth Old Ball
Continue to Horsforth Old Ball.
Otley Road Otley Old Road
Continue to Otley Road Otley Old Road.
Otley Road Lawnswood Crematorium
Continue to Otley Road Lawnswood Crematorium.
Leeds Road
Continue to Leeds Road.
Leeds Road Golden Acre Park
Continue to Leeds Road Golden Acre Park.
Otley Road Greenfield Court
Continue to Otley Road Greenfield Court.
Holt Park Chestnut Drive
Continue to Holt Park Chestnut Drive.
Holt Park Kenworthy Vale
Continue to Holt Park Kenworthy Vale.
Holtdale Approach Holtdale Grove
Continue to Holtdale Approach Holtdale Grove.
Otley Old Road Iveson Drive
Continue to Otley Old Road Iveson Drive.
Tinshill Lane Tinshill Grove
Continue to Tinshill Lane Tinshill Grove.
Woodside Micro Pub
Finish back near Woodside Micro Pub, 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
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 57.1 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.