Near Steeton test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 20 turns across 35 navigation steps.
This is an independent 17.6 km practice loop near Steeton test centre, taking roughly 19 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 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 9 catalogued landmarks, including shops, stations, churches and schools, 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 35-step drive on real, named roads (about 17.8 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 left onto Station Road.
Station Road163 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 1st exit onto A6068/Skipton Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6068/Skipton Road.
A6068109 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6068/Skipton Road.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6068/Skipton Road. Continue on Skipton Road.
Skipton Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Sutton Lane.
Sutton Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Gatering Lane.
Gatering Lane159 m
Turn right onto Wet Ings Lane.
Wet Ings Lane158 m
Turn left onto Ellers Road.
Ellers Road2.9 km
Move left onto Tarn Lane.
Tarn Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto Braithwaite Edge Road.
Braithwaite Edge Road715 m
Turn right onto Braithwaite Road.
Braithwaite Road82 m
Turn left onto Braithwaite Avenue.
Braithwaite Avenue391 m
Turn right.
59 m
Turn right.
16 m
Turn left.
10 m
Turn left.
85 m
Turn left onto Braithwaite Avenue.
Braithwaite Avenue391 m
Turn right onto Braithwaite Road.
Braithwaite Road82 m
Turn left onto Braithwaite Edge Road.
Braithwaite Edge Road714 m
Turn right onto Tarn Lane.
Tarn Lane300 m
Turn left onto Black Hill Lane.
Black Hill Lane569 m
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 Road488 m
Turn left 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 · School-zone 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.
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 9 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.
Steeton and Silsden
Continue to Steeton and Silsden.
Walter C Brigg
Continue to Walter C Brigg.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
St Thomas
Continue to St Thomas.
Sutton-in-Craven Church of England Primary School
Continue to Sutton-in-Craven Church of England Primary School.
Chamleys
Continue to Chamleys.
Goat's Head
Continue to Goat's Head.
Steeton Sailers & Soldiers Social Club
Finish back near Steeton Sailers & Soldiers Social Club, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 16 turns
10 roundabouts · 21 turns
4 roundabouts · 29 turns
12 roundabouts · 7 turns
This route is 17.6 km and takes about 19 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Steeton test centre, not an official DVSA route.