Near Steeton test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 16 turns across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 17.3 km practice loop near Steeton 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.
Along the way you'll meet Braithwaite Avenue. 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 10 catalogued landmarks, including shops, pubs, named junctions 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 Steeton 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 29-step drive on real, named roads (about 17.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
47 m
Turn right onto Steeton Grove.
Steeton Grove480 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road488 m
Turn right onto Skipton Road/B6265.
Skipton Road140 m
Turn left onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane121 m
Turn right onto Chapel Road.
Chapel Road56 m
Move left onto Barrows Lane.
Barrows Lane2.3 km
Move left onto Black Hill Lane.
Black Hill Lane1.3 km
Move right onto West Lane.
West Lane413 m
Turn right onto Coronation Mount.
Coronation Mount210 m
Enter Braithwaite Avenue and take the 4th exit onto Coronation Mount.
Braithwaite Avenue68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coronation Mount.
Coronation Mount210 m
Turn left onto West Lane.
West Lane413 m
Move left onto Black Hill Lane.
Black Hill Lane1.3 km
Move right onto Redcar Lane.
Redcar Lane2.3 km
Move right onto Chapel Road.
Chapel Road56 m
Turn left onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane121 m
Turn right onto Skipton Road/B6265.
Skipton Road140 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road650 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A629/Aire Valley Bypass.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Aire Valley Bypass.
A6292.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A629/Aire Valley Bypass.
162 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Aire Valley Bypass.
A6292.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Station Road.
89 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road171 m
Turn right onto Steeton Grove.
Steeton Grove379 m
Move left to stay on Steeton Grove.
Steeton Grove101 m
Turn left.
47 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Steeton · Roundabout 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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 10 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Grandma Wild's Bisquits Bakery
Start near Grandma Wild's Bisquits Bakery.
Goat's Head
Continue to Goat's Head.
Braithwaite Avenue
Continue to Braithwaite Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Broster Store
Continue to Broster Store.
Langs Kitchen
Continue to Langs Kitchen.
Steeton Sailers & Soldiers Social Club
Continue to Steeton Sailers & Soldiers Social Club.
Chamleys
Continue to Chamleys.
Steeton and Silsden
Continue to Steeton and Silsden.
Asda Express
Continue to Asda Express.
Walter C Brigg
Finish back near Walter C Brigg, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 20 turns
10 roundabouts · 21 turns
4 roundabouts · 29 turns
12 roundabouts · 7 turns
This route is 17.3 km and takes about 16 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Steeton test centre, not an official DVSA route.