Near Horsforth test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 19 turns and 1 signalled junction across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 103.5 km practice route 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.
Along the way you'll meet King Lane and Ringways Roundabout. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
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 stations, named junctions, 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 166-step drive on real, named roads (about 103.5 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 5th exit onto A6120/Ring Road.
130 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.
A660471 m
Make a right U-turn at Lawnswood Gardens to stay on A660/Otley Road.
A660472 m
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout131 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A6601.3 km
Turn right onto St Helen's Lane.
St Helen's Lane563 m
Turn right.
44 m
Turn right.
99 m
Turn left.
44 m
Turn left onto St Helen's Lane.
St Helen's Lane337 m
Turn left onto Adel Lane.
Adel Lane738 m
Turn right onto Weetwood Lane.
Weetwood Lane111 m
Turn right onto A6120/Ring Road Weetwood.
A6120888 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6120/Ring Road West Park.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road West Park. Continue on A6120.
A61201.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Low Lane.
62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Low Lane.
Low Lane83 m
Turn left onto Broadgate Lane.
Broadgate Lane1.3 km
Turn left onto Church Avenue.
Church Avenue265 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane233 m
Turn right onto Hall Park Avenue.
Hall Park Avenue44 m
Turn left onto Hall Park Rise.
Hall Park Rise164 m
Turn left onto Hall Park Avenue.
Hall Park Avenue194 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road477 m
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.
A6601.8 km
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane90 m
Turn left to stay on Church Lane.
Church Lane1.6 km
Keep right to take Eccup Lane.
Eccup Lane1.7 km
Make a sharp right onto Village Road.
Village Road268 m
Keep right at the fork.
134 m
Turn right onto Eccup Moor Road.
Eccup Moor Road1.3 km
Move left onto Eccup Lane.
Eccup Lane11 m
Turn right onto King Lane.
King Lane326 m
Turn right onto Arthington Road.
Arthington Road755 m
Turn right onto Black Hill Lane.
Black Hill Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Eccup Lane.
Eccup Lane826 m
Turn left onto King Lane.
King Lane2.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto King Lane.
189 m
Exit the roundabout onto King Lane.
King Lane3.1 km
Turn right onto Arthington Road.
Arthington Road661 m
Turn left onto Kings Road.
Kings Road934 m
Turn left 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 Road934 m
Turn right onto Arthington Road.
Arthington Road661 m
Turn left onto King Lane.
King Lane2.2 km
Turn left onto King Drive.
King Drive216 m
Turn right onto Sunningdale Close.
Sunningdale Close38 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Sunningdale Close.
Sunningdale Close38 m
Turn left onto King Drive.
King Drive216 m
Turn left onto King Lane.
King Lane916 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto King Lane.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto King Lane.
King Lane419 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto King Lane.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto King Lane.
King Lane298 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B6157.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto B6157.
B615715 m
Move left onto King Lane.
King Lane375 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
A611.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
A61373 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
A611.2 km
Keep left to stay on A61/Scott Hall Road.
A61584 m
Keep right to stay on A61/Scott Hall Road.
A61120 m
Move right onto A58/Clay Pit Lane.
A58632 m
Stay straight to take the A58(M) ramp towards Inner Ring Road.
A58136 m
Keep right to take A58(M).
A58(M)2.2 km
Enter Armley Gyratory and take the 1st exit onto A58/Ingram Distributor.
Armley Gyratory52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A58/Ingram Distributor. Continue on Ingram Distributor.
Ingram Distributor1.4 km
Enter Elland Road Interchange and take the 4th exit.
Elland Road Interchange248 m
Exit the roundabout onto M621.
M621747 m
Take exit 1 onto A6110 towards Elland Road/Ring Road.
267 m
Enter Beeston Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A6110/Ring Road Low Wortley.
Beeston Interchange284 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6110/Ring Road Low Wortley.
A6110788 m
Enter Ring Road and take the 2nd exit onto A6110/Ring Road Low Wortley.
Ring Road19 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6110/Ring Road Low Wortley.
A6110275 m
Turn left onto Kirkdale Drive.
Kirkdale Drive65 m
Turn right onto Kirkdale Avenue.
Kirkdale Avenue339 m
Turn left onto Kirkdale Crescent.
Kirkdale Crescent136 m
Turn left onto Kirkdale Mount.
Kirkdale Mount138 m
Turn left onto Kirkdale Drive.
Kirkdale Drive201 m
Turn left onto A6110/Ring Road Low Wortley.
A611040 m
Enter Ringways Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Whitehall Road/A58.
Ringways Roundabout87 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whitehall Road/A58.
Whitehall Road899 m
Turn right onto Whitehall Road/A58. Continue on A58.
A581.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gelderd Road/A58.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gelderd Road/A58.
Gelderd Road215 m
Continue on A58.
A58356 m
Enter Armley Gyratory and take the 3rd exit onto A58/Wellington Road.
Armley Gyratory372 m
Exit the roundabout onto A58/Wellington Road.
A58364 m
Continue on A58(M)/Inner Ring Road.
A58(M)1.6 km
Take the A58 exit.
A58860 m
Keep left to take A61 towards Harrogate/Moortown.
A612.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
A61375 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
A611.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Scott Hall Road.
A61972 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A61.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61.
A61133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A61/Harrogate Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Harrogate Road.
A61473 m
Turn left onto Primley Park Avenue.
Primley Park Avenue124 m
Turn left onto Primley Park Crescent.
Primley Park Crescent198 m
Move right onto Nursery Lane.
Nursery Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto King Lane.
King Lane393 m
Turn left onto Buck Stone Gardens.
Buck Stone Gardens32 m
Turn left onto Buck Stone Road.
Buck Stone Road173 m
Turn left onto Buck Stone Crescent.
Buck Stone Crescent30 m
Turn right onto King Lane.
King Lane484 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Cranmer Road.
145 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cranmer Road.
Cranmer Road103 m
Turn left onto Cranmer Gardens.
Cranmer Gardens89 m
Move right onto Cranmer Bank.
Cranmer Bank393 m
Turn left onto Deanswood Hill.
Deanswood Hill68 m
Turn left onto Cranmer Close.
Cranmer Close129 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Cranmer Close.
Cranmer Close129 m
Turn left onto Deanswood Hill.
Deanswood Hill127 m
Turn right onto Deanswood Drive.
Deanswood Drive361 m
Turn left onto Deanswood Green.
Deanswood Green130 m
Turn right onto Deanswood Drive.
Deanswood Drive699 m
Turn right onto Tynwald Road.
Tynwald Road235 m
Turn right onto Alderton Rise.
Alderton Rise225 m
Turn left onto Alderton Bank.
Alderton Bank563 m
Turn right onto Black Moor Road.
Black Moor Road92 m
Move right onto A6120/Ring Road Moortown. Continue on A6120.
A61202.6 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout95 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A660219 m
Move left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road5.8 km
Move left onto Church Hill.
Church Hill207 m
Turn right onto A660/Leeds Road.
A6601.4 km
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. Continue on A660.
A6604.6 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6120/Ring Road Weetwood.
Lawnswood Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6120/Ring Road Weetwood. Continue on A6120.
A61202.5 km
Keep left to stay on A6120.
A612066 m
Keep left to take Black Moor Road.
Black Moor Road31 m
Turn left to stay on Black Moor Road.
Black Moor Road424 m
Turn left onto Alderton Bank.
Alderton Bank639 m
Turn right onto Black Moor Road.
Black Moor Road92 m
Move right onto A6120/Ring Road Moortown. Continue on A6120.
A61202.6 km
Enter Lawnswood Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A660/Otley Road.
Lawnswood Roundabout95 m
Exit the roundabout onto A660/Otley Road.
A660219 m
Move left onto Otley Old Road.
Otley Old Road5.8 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 Road83 m
Turn left onto Troy Road.
Troy Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
67 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Horsforth · Route 7 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Ringways Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 45.7 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, 70 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.
Otley Road Otley Old Road
Start near Otley Road Otley Old Road.
Ring Road West Park Otley Road
Continue to Ring Road West Park Otley Road.
Church Road Hall Lane
Continue to Church Road Hall Lane.
Leeds St Helens Lane
Continue to Leeds St Helens Lane.
King Lane
Continue to King Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Moortown Baptist Church
Continue to Moortown Baptist Church.
Woodhouse Ln Car Pk
Continue to Woodhouse Ln Car Pk.
W12 Leeds Wellington Bridge
Continue to W12 Leeds Wellington Bridge.
Ringways Roundabout
Continue to Ringways Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Dragon Hotel
Continue to Dragon Hotel.
Leeds Vineyard
Continue to Leeds Vineyard.
St John's Church, Moor Allerton
Continue to St John's Church, Moor Allerton.
St Paul's Roman Catholic Church
Continue to St Paul's Roman Catholic Church.
Moortown Methodist Church
Continue to Moortown Methodist Church.
Otley Old Road The Grange Road
Continue to Otley Old Road The Grange Road.
Otley Old Road Holtdale Approach
Continue to Otley Old Road Holtdale Approach.
Leeds Road Golden Acre Park
Continue to Leeds Road Golden Acre Park.
Otley Road Lawnswood
Continue to Otley Road Lawnswood.
Bramhope Moor Road
Continue to Bramhope Moor Road.
Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane
Finish back near Haigh Wood Road Tinshill Lane, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 21 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 18 turns
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 103.5 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.