Near Knaresborough test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 68.7 km practice loop near Knaresborough 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 shops, pubs, 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 Knaresborough 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 115-step drive on real, named roads (about 68.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
58 m
Turn left.
35 m
Turn left onto Grimbald Crag Close.
Grimbald Crag Close248 m
Turn left onto Grimbald Crag Way/B6164.
Grimbald Crag Way133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grimbald Crag Way.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grimbald Crag Way.
Grimbald Crag Way111 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards York/A1(M).
8 m
Exit the roundabout towards York/A1(M).
A6581.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Knaresborough.
5 m
Exit the roundabout towards Knaresborough.
A59240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A59/York Road.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A59/York Road.
A59300 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A59/York Road.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A59/York Road.
A59484 m
Turn left onto Manse Lane.
Manse Lane439 m
Turn left onto Wetherby Road/B6164. Continue on B6164.
B6164815 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grimbald Crag Way.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grimbald Crag Way.
Grimbald Crag Way111 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Bradford/Harrogate/Skipton.
61 m
Exit the roundabout towards Bradford/Harrogate/Skipton.
A6582.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Harrogate.
65 m
Exit the roundabout towards Harrogate.
A6612.1 km
Turn right onto Eleanor Road.
Eleanor Road476 m
Turn right onto Hookstone Chase.
Hookstone Chase328 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hookstone Chase.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hookstone Chase.
Hookstone Chase358 m
Turn left onto Forest Lane.
Forest Lane27 m
Turn right onto Forest Moor Road.
Forest Moor Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Belmont View/B6163. Continue on B6163.
B61631.1 km
Turn right onto A59/York Place. Continue on A59.
A59704 m
Turn right onto Wetherby Road/B6164. Continue on B6164.
B61641.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grimbald Crag Way.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grimbald Crag Way.
Grimbald Crag Way111 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Bradford/Harrogate/Skipton.
61 m
Exit the roundabout towards Bradford/Harrogate/Skipton.
A6582.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Harrogate.
65 m
Exit the roundabout towards Harrogate.
A6612.4 km
Turn left onto Hookstone Drive.
Hookstone Drive233 m
Turn right onto Wayside Close.
Wayside Close110 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wayside Close.
Wayside Close110 m
Turn left onto Hookstone Drive.
Hookstone Drive208 m
Turn left onto A661/Wetherby Road.
A661902 m
Turn left onto St Winifred's Avenue.
St Winifred's Avenue240 m
Turn left onto St Winifred's Avenue West.
St Winifred's Avenue West294 m
Turn right onto St Hilda's Road.
St Hilda's Road50 m
Turn left onto Wayside Crescent.
Wayside Crescent402 m
Turn right onto A661/Wetherby Road.
A6612.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards The North/The South/York.
7 m
Exit the roundabout towards The North/The South/York.
A6582.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Knaresborough.
13 m
Exit the roundabout towards Knaresborough.
Grimbald Crag Way113 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Grimbald Crag Way/B6164.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grimbald Crag Way/B6164. Continue on B6164.
B6164819 m
Turn right onto Manse Lane.
Manse Lane24 m
Turn right.
32 m
Turn left onto Wetherby Road/B6164. Continue on B6164.
B6164784 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grimbald Crag Way.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grimbald Crag Way.
Grimbald Crag Way111 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Wetherby.
31 m
Exit the roundabout towards Wetherby.
B61643.6 km
Turn right onto Spoffoth Lane.
Spoffoth Lane2.7 km
Turn right onto Deighton Road.
Deighton Road12 m
Turn right onto Harrogate Road/A661.
Harrogate Road3.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Harrogate.
32 m
Exit the roundabout towards Harrogate.
A6612.6 km
Turn right onto Wedderburn Road.
Wedderburn Road473 m
Turn left onto Wedderburn Avenue.
Wedderburn Avenue410 m
Turn right onto Wedderburn Close.
Wedderburn Close191 m
Turn right onto Wedderburn Avenue.
Wedderburn Avenue101 m
Turn right onto A59/Knaresborough Road. Continue on A59.
A592.9 km
Turn right onto A59/High Street. Continue on A59.
A592.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A59/York Road.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A59/York Road.
A59294 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A59/York Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A59/York Road.
A59234 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Goldsborough.
32 m
Exit the roundabout towards Goldsborough.
1.1 km
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street151 m
Turn right onto Woodland Close.
Woodland Close35 m
Turn left to stay on Woodland Close.
Woodland Close50 m
Turn left to stay on Woodland Close.
Woodland Close45 m
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street201 m
Turn right.
1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Knaresborough.
35 m
Exit the roundabout towards Knaresborough.
A59240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A59/York Road.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A59/York Road.
A59300 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A59/York Road.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A59/York Road. Continue on A59.
A592.3 km
Turn left onto A59/Bond End. Continue on A59.
A592.7 km
Turn left onto Stonefall Avenue.
Stonefall Avenue523 m
Turn left onto Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road378 m
Turn right onto Hookstone Chase.
Hookstone Chase149 m
Turn right onto Hookstone Close.
Hookstone Close18 m
Turn left onto Hookstone Chase.
Hookstone Chase117 m
Make a left U-turn at Woodlands Walk to stay on Hookstone Chase.
Hookstone Chase417 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hookstone Chase.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hookstone Chase.
Hookstone Chase358 m
Turn left onto Forest Lane.
Forest Lane27 m
Turn right onto Forest Moor Road.
Forest Moor Road891 m
Turn right onto Forest Moor Drive.
Forest Moor Drive119 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Forest Moor Drive.
Forest Moor Drive119 m
Turn right onto Forest Moor Road.
Forest Moor Road675 m
Turn right onto Thistle Hill/B6163.
Thistle Hill1.2 km
Turn left onto A658.
A6581.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards York/A1(M).
36 m
Exit the roundabout towards York/A1(M).
A6581.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit towards Bradford/Harrogate/Skipton.
81 m
Exit the roundabout towards Bradford/Harrogate/Skipton.
A6581.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Knaresborough.
59 m
Exit the roundabout towards Knaresborough.
Grimbald Crag Way113 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Grimbald Crag Way/B6164.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grimbald Crag Way/B6164.
Grimbald Crag Way137 m
Turn right onto Grimbald Crag Close.
Grimbald Crag Close230 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Knaresborough · Route 13 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
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 38.7 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.
Next
Start near Next.
Kestrel
Continue to Kestrel.
Crimple, opposite Stonefall Cemetery
Continue to Crimple, opposite Stonefall Cemetery.
Woodlands Eleanor Road
Continue to Woodlands Eleanor Road.
Gracious Street Methodist Church
Continue to Gracious Street Methodist Church.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Nippers Nursery
Continue to Nippers Nursery.
Woodlands
Continue to Woodlands.
Woodlands Lancaster Park Rd
Continue to Woodlands Lancaster Park Rd.
Woodlands St Nicholas Rd
Continue to Woodlands St Nicholas Rd.
Woodlands Rd
Continue to Woodlands Rd.
St Helen
Continue to St Helen.
Plumpton Rocks
Continue to Plumpton Rocks.
Starbeck Methodist Church
Continue to Starbeck Methodist Church.
High Bridge
Continue to High Bridge.
Knaresborough Bus Station
Continue to Knaresborough Bus Station.
Goldsborough Church of England Primary School
Continue to Goldsborough Church of England Primary School.
Worlds End
Continue to Worlds End.
St. Aelreds RC Church
Continue to St. Aelreds RC Church.
Cricketers
Finish back near Cricketers, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 19 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 13 turns
2 roundabouts · 16 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 23 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 68.7 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Knaresborough test centre, not an official DVSA route.