Near Hyde test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 18 roundabouts and 19 turns across 67 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.1 km practice loop near Hyde test centre, taking roughly 25 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 Bredbury Interchange. 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 independent driving 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 schools, shops, pubs and named junctions, 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 Hyde 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:
The full 67-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
16 m
Turn left onto Lingard Lane.
Lingard Lane232 m
Turn left onto A6017/Ashton Road.
A6017154 m
Keep left to stay on A6017.
A60172.3 km
Keep right to stay on A6017/Stockport Road.
A6017166 m
Turn right onto Two Trees Lane.
Two Trees Lane613 m
Turn right onto Mancunian Road.
Mancunian Road195 m
Turn left onto Tatton Road.
Tatton Road329 m
Turn right onto Mancunian Road.
Mancunian Road87 m
Turn left onto Two Trees Lane.
Two Trees Lane614 m
Move left onto A6017/Stockport Road.
A6017188 m
Keep left to stay on A6017/Stockport Road.
A6017522 m
Keep right to stay on A6017/Stockport Road.
A6017686 m
Keep right to stay on A6017.
A6017969 m
Keep left to take A6017/Ashton Road.
A6017502 m
Enter Bredbury Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Ashton Road/A560.
Bredbury Interchange19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road156 m
Keep right to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road236 m
Keep right to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road82 m
Keep left to stay on A560.
A560123 m
Keep left to take Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West246 m
Keep left to stay on Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West156 m
Turn right onto Lower Bents Lane/A6017. Continue on A6017.
A6017975 m
Turn right onto Harrytown.
Harrytown112 m
Keep left to stay on Harrytown.
Harrytown49 m
Turn right onto Highfield Avenue.
Highfield Avenue108 m
Turn right onto Higson Avenue.
Higson Avenue126 m
Turn right onto Wild Street.
Wild Street81 m
Turn right onto Harrytown.
Harrytown277 m
Turn left onto Higher Bents Lane/A6017. Continue on A6017.
A6017582 m
Keep left to take Lower Bents Lane/A6017.
Lower Bents Lane392 m
Turn left onto Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West315 m
Keep right to stay on Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West111 m
Keep right to stay on Stockport Road West/A560.
Stockport Road West75 m
Turn right onto Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road168 m
Keep straight to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road220 m
Keep right to stay on Ashton Road/A560.
Ashton Road147 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
A560178 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crookilley Way/A560.
217 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way119 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way438 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way126 m
Keep right to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way145 m
Keep right to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way132 m
Keep left to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way222 m
Keep right to stay on Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way645 m
Enter Portwood Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Tiviot Way/A626.
Portwood Roundabout270 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tiviot Way/A626.
Tiviot Way902 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Sandy Lane/B6167.
166 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Lane/B6167. Continue on B6167.
B6167626 m
Turn right onto Woodhall Road.
Woodhall Road359 m
Move left onto Woodhall Crescent.
Woodhall Crescent37 m
Turn left to stay on Woodhall Crescent.
Woodhall Crescent116 m
Turn right onto Woodhall Road.
Woodhall Road278 m
Turn left onto Reddish Road/B6167. Continue on B6167.
B6167629 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Tiviot Way/A6188.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tiviot Way/A6188.
Tiviot Way914 m
Enter Portwood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Portwood Roundabout65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crookilley Way/A560.
Crookilley Way1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
133 m
Exit the roundabout onto A560/Bredbury Interchange.
A560198 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6017/Ashton Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6017/Ashton Road.
A6017313 m
Turn left onto Lingard Lane.
Lingard Lane233 m
Turn right.
16 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hyde · Residential practice loop 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Bridge House School
Start near Bridge House School.
Nostalgia
Continue to Nostalgia.
Arden Arms
Continue to Arden Arms.
Ashlea House School
Continue to Ashlea House School.
Fletchers Arms
Continue to Fletchers Arms.
A Jones Memorials
Continue to A Jones Memorials.
Willow News
Continue to Willow News.
Cock Hotel
Continue to Cock Hotel.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
ATS
Continue to ATS.
Perfect Cupcakes
Continue to Perfect Cupcakes.
Greyhound
Continue to Greyhound.
Queens
Continue to Queens.
Asda Express
Continue to Asda Express.
Travellers Call
Continue to Travellers Call.
Portwood Water Turbine
Continue to Portwood Water Turbine.
Navigation
Continue to Navigation.
Halfords
Continue to Halfords.
Penarth Group School
Continue to Penarth Group School.
Bredbury Interchange
Finish back near Bredbury Interchange, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 13 turns
18 roundabouts · 14 turns
12 roundabouts · 6 turns
20 roundabouts · 11 turns
This route is 21.1 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hyde test centre, not an official DVSA route.