Near Skipton test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 18 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 9.6 km practice loop near Skipton test centre, taking roughly 13 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 shops, stations, pubs 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 Skipton 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 31-step drive on real, named roads (about 9.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
98 m
Turn right onto Carleton Road.
Carleton Road249 m
Turn left onto Carleton New Road.
Carleton New Road670 m
Turn right to stay on Carleton New Road.
Carleton New Road13 m
Turn right onto Broughton Road/A6069.
Broughton Road830 m
Turn right onto Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue98 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue99 m
Turn left onto Broughton Road/A6069. Continue on A6069.
A60691.4 km
Turn right onto Keighley Road/A6131.
Keighley Road180 m
Turn left onto Sackville Street.
Sackville Street292 m
Turn right.
15 m
Turn right.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn left.
15 m
Turn left onto Upper Sackville Street.
Upper Sackville Street292 m
Turn left onto Keighley Road/A6131.
Keighley Road373 m
Turn right onto Skipton Old Road.
Skipton Old Road746 m
Turn left onto Carleton Road.
Carleton Road650 m
Move right onto Limehouse Lane.
Limehouse Lane847 m
Move right onto Skipton Old Road.
Skipton Old Road322 m
Move right onto Swan Street.
Swan Street124 m
Turn left onto Vicars Row.
Vicars Row43 m
Turn left onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street1 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Chapel Street.
Chapel Street1 m
Turn right onto Vicars Row.
Vicars Row43 m
Turn right onto Swan Street.
Swan Street124 m
Move left onto Skipton Old Road.
Skipton Old Road322 m
Move left onto Limehouse Lane.
Limehouse Lane1.5 km
Turn right onto Carleton Road.
Carleton Road141 m
Move right.
98 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Skipton · 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
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.
Carpets 4 Less
Start near Carpets 4 Less.
Ian Cranston
Continue to Ian Cranston.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
Skipton Railway Station
Continue to Skipton Railway Station.
Taj Indian Takeaway
Continue to Taj Indian Takeaway.
Tung Po House
Continue to Tung Po House.
Central Tyre And Exhausts
Continue to Central Tyre And Exhausts.
Belle Vue Mills
Continue to Belle Vue Mills.
Fire Station
Continue to Fire Station.
Cock & Bottle
Continue to Cock & Bottle.
Yorkshire Rose
Continue to Yorkshire Rose.
Skipton Bus Station
Continue to Skipton Bus Station.
Skipton Bus Station (Stand 1)
Continue to Skipton Bus Station (Stand 1).
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Trinity Methodist Church
Continue to Trinity Methodist Church.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
White House Beauty
Continue to White House Beauty.
Champions Church
Continue to Champions Church.
Skipton Funeral Directors
Continue to Skipton Funeral Directors.
Swan Inn
Finish back near Swan Inn, completing the loop.
12 roundabouts · 7 turns
16 roundabouts · 5 turns
11 turns
4 roundabouts · 9 turns
This route is 9.6 km and takes about 13 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Skipton test centre, not an official DVSA route.