Near Leeds (Harehills) test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 23 turns across 57 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.4 km practice loop near Leeds (Harehills) test centre, taking roughly 16 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 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 parks, churches, schools and stations, 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 Leeds (Harehills) 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 57-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Harehills Lane/B6159.
Harehills Lane216 m
Turn right onto Coldcotes Avenue.
Coldcotes Avenue377 m
Turn left onto Harehills Park Terrace.
Harehills Park Terrace97 m
Turn right onto Foundry Approach.
Foundry Approach105 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Foundry Avenue.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Foundry Avenue.
Foundry Avenue105 m
Keep left to stay on Foundry Avenue.
Foundry Avenue172 m
Turn right onto Thorn Crescent.
Thorn Crescent47 m
Keep right to stay on Thorn Crescent.
Thorn Crescent125 m
Turn left onto Thorn View.
Thorn View54 m
Turn left onto North Farm Road.
North Farm Road158 m
Turn left onto Foundry Avenue.
Foundry Avenue94 m
Turn left onto Thorn Crescent.
Thorn Crescent173 m
Turn left onto Thorn View.
Thorn View54 m
Turn left onto North Farm Road.
North Farm Road158 m
Turn right onto Foundry Avenue.
Foundry Avenue25 m
Keep straight to stay on Foundry Avenue.
Foundry Avenue292 m
Turn left onto Amberton Road.
Amberton Road76 m
Keep right to stay on Amberton Road.
Amberton Road125 m
Keep right to stay on Amberton Road.
Amberton Road169 m
Turn left onto Easterly Road/A58.
Easterly Road668 m
Move left onto Easterly Road/A58. Continue on A58.
A581.3 km
Keep right to stay on A58.
A58421 m
Move left onto Chapeltown Road/A58.
Chapeltown Road332 m
Keep left to take A61/Sheepscar Street South.
A61318 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A61/Regent Street.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Regent Street.
A61596 m
Keep right to stay on A61/Regent Street.
A6194 m
Enter Eastgate and take the 1st exit onto A61/St Peters Street.
Eastgate8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/St Peters Street. Continue on A61.
A61248 m
Turn left to take the A61/A63/M621/M1 ramp towards A61/A63/M621/M1.
A6120 m
Keep right to stay on A61/Duke Street towards A61/A63/M621/M1.
A6135 m
Keep left to take A61/A63/M621/M1 towards A61/A63/M621/M1.
A6184 m
Turn left to take the ramp.
A653322 m
Take the exit on the right.
A653103 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
A653203 m
Keep left to stay on A653/Marsh Lane.
A653120 m
Move left onto Saxton Lane.
Saxton Lane135 m
Turn right onto Flax Place.
Flax Place108 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue43 m
Turn right onto The Lane.
The Lane15 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on The Lane.
The Lane15 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue43 m
Turn right onto Flax Place.
Flax Place169 m
Turn right onto Railway Street.
Railway Street35 m
Keep left to stay on Railway Street.
Railway Street295 m
Turn left onto Wesley Place.
Wesley Place92 m
Turn right onto Greenfield Road.
Greenfield Road46 m
Turn left onto Upper Accommodation Road.
Upper Accommodation Road186 m
Turn left onto A64/York Road.
A64112 m
Take the exit.
A653179 m
Move left onto A653/Marsh Lane.
A65372 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
44 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
A64394 m
Move left to stay on A64/York Road.
A641.7 km
Turn left onto Harehills Lane/B6159.
Harehills Lane701 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Leeds (Harehills) · Residential + A-road 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.
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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
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.
Garden Plots - Back Coldcotes Avenue
Start near Garden Plots - Back Coldcotes Avenue.
St. Cyprian With St. James
Continue to St. Cyprian With St. James.
Shepherds Lane Early Years Centre
Continue to Shepherds Lane Early Years Centre.
St Aidan's Church
Continue to St Aidan's Church.
Ramgarhia Board
Continue to Ramgarhia Board.
Divine Exchange Christian Centre
Continue to Divine Exchange Christian Centre.
UCKG Help Centre
Continue to UCKG Help Centre.
Leeds City College
Continue to Leeds City College.
Cultural F
Continue to Cultural F.
Hope Inn
Continue to Hope Inn.
York Road Marsh Lane
Continue to York Road Marsh Lane.
York Road Burmantofts Street
Continue to York Road Burmantofts Street.
York Road Pontefract Lane
Continue to York Road Pontefract Lane.
York Road Berking Avenue
Continue to York Road Berking Avenue.
York Road Raincliffe Road
Continue to York Road Raincliffe Road.
York Road Dawlish Avenue
Continue to York Road Dawlish Avenue.
York Road Skelton Terrace
Continue to York Road Skelton Terrace.
Hour Of Grace Prayer Ministry
Continue to Hour Of Grace Prayer Ministry.
York Road (A)
Continue to York Road (A).
Brown Hare
Finish back near Brown Hare, completing the loop.
34 roundabouts · 9 turns
4 roundabouts · 20 turns
8 roundabouts · 6 turns
14 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 11.4 km and takes about 16 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Leeds (Harehills) test centre, not an official DVSA route.