Near Abergavenny test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 26 turns and 1 signalled junction across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 17.3 km practice loop near Abergavenny test centre, taking roughly 45 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 roundabout approach & exit, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 20 catalogued landmarks, including stations, shops, 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 Abergavenny 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 80-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 north.
6 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road242 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Station Road.
Station Road372 m
Turn right onto A40/Monmouth Road. Continue on A40.
A40725 m
Turn right onto A40/Monk Street.
A404 m
Turn right to stay on A40/Monk Street.
A40201 m
Turn right onto Lower Monk Street/B4233.
Lower Monk Street65 m
Turn left onto Ross Road.
Ross Road427 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road15 m
Turn left onto Priory Road.
Priory Road143 m
Turn right onto Hereford Road/B4521.
Hereford Road282 m
Turn right onto Grosvenor Road/B4521.
Grosvenor Road79 m
Turn left onto Wyndham Road.
Wyndham Road177 m
Turn right onto Croesonen Road.
Croesonen Road178 m
Turn right onto B4521.
B4521355 m
Turn left onto Hereford Road/B4521.
Hereford Road282 m
Turn left onto Priory Road.
Priory Road143 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road84 m
Turn left onto Oxford Street.
Oxford Street135 m
Turn right onto Hereford Road/B4521.
Hereford Road22 m
Turn left onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue268 m
Turn right onto Llwynu Road.
Llwynu Road155 m
Turn right onto Park Crescent.
Park Crescent310 m
Turn left onto Hereford Road/B4521. Continue on Hereford Road.
Hereford Road186 m
Turn left onto Lansdown Road.
Lansdown Road407 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Meadway.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Meadway.
Meadway149 m
Turn left onto Ffordd yr Hen Sgubor.
Ffordd yr Hen Sgubor290 m
Turn right onto Ysguborwen.
Ysguborwen128 m
Turn right onto Old Hereford Road.
Old Hereford Road532 m
Turn right.
167 m
Turn right onto Llwynu Lane.
Llwynu Lane241 m
Turn right.
87 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hillcrest Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hillcrest Road.
Hillcrest Road193 m
Turn right onto Rholben Road.
Rholben Road128 m
Turn right onto Ffordd yr Hen Sgubor.
Ffordd yr Hen Sgubor203 m
Turn right onto Meadway.
Meadway149 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lansdown Road.
77 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lansdown Road.
Lansdown Road408 m
Turn right onto Hereford Road.
Hereford Road186 m
Turn right onto Park Crescent.
Park Crescent310 m
Turn left onto Llwynu Road.
Llwynu Road155 m
Turn left onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue268 m
Turn right onto Hereford Road/B4521.
Hereford Road386 m
Turn right onto A40/Park Road. Continue on A40.
A40474 m
Turn right onto Pen-y-Pound.
Pen-y-Pound259 m
Turn left to stay on Pen-y-Pound.
Pen-y-Pound569 m
Turn right onto Avenue Crescent.
Avenue Crescent155 m
Turn left to stay on Avenue Crescent.
Avenue Crescent69 m
Turn right to stay on Avenue Crescent.
Avenue Crescent89 m
Turn left onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road243 m
Turn right onto Harold Road.
Harold Road154 m
Turn left onto Chapel Road.
Chapel Road57 m
Turn right onto Orchard Street.
Orchard Street134 m
Turn right onto North Street.
North Street388 m
Turn right onto Chapel Road.
Chapel Road324 m
Turn right onto Orchard Street.
Orchard Street54 m
Turn left onto Mount Street.
Mount Street189 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A40/Brecon Road.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40/Brecon Road. Continue on A40.
A40665 m
Turn left onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue580 m
Turn left onto Park Close.
Park Close131 m
Turn right onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue254 m
Turn right onto Deri Road.
Deri Road58 m
Turn right onto Blorenge Road.
Blorenge Road114 m
Turn right.
68 m
Turn left onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue73 m
Turn left onto Llwynu Road.
Llwynu Road155 m
Turn right onto Park Crescent.
Park Crescent310 m
Turn right onto Hereford Road/B4521.
Hereford Road138 m
Turn right onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue180 m
Turn right onto Park Close.
Park Close131 m
Turn left onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue163 m
Turn right onto Hereford Road/B4521.
Hereford Road386 m
Move left onto A40/Hereford Road. Continue on A40.
A40362 m
Turn left onto A40/Monk Street.
A404 m
Turn left onto A40/Cross Street. Continue on A40.
A40726 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road146 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Abergavenny · Route 6 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.
Roundabout
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 3.1 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.
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.
Abergavenny
Start near Abergavenny.
Dynamo Tyres
Continue to Dynamo Tyres.
Angel
Continue to Angel.
Coach & Horses
Continue to Coach & Horses.
Gateway Church
Continue to Gateway Church.
St Marys
Continue to St Marys.
Dobbins
Continue to Dobbins.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Victoria
Continue to Victoria.
Abergavenny Presbyterian Church
Continue to Abergavenny Presbyterian Church.
Melville Centre
Continue to Melville Centre.
Our Lady And St Michael's Catholic Church
Continue to Our Lady And St Michael's Catholic Church.
Cantref Primary School
Continue to Cantref Primary School.
Y Cantreff
Continue to Y Cantreff.
Abergavenny Baptist Church
Continue to Abergavenny Baptist Church.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
Station Hotel
Continue to Station Hotel.
Alison Todd
Continue to Alison Todd.
Magnolia
Continue to Magnolia.
Marmaris
Finish back near Marmaris, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 20 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 20 turns · 1 set of lights
5 roundabouts · 23 turns · 2 sets of lights
1 roundabout · 23 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 17.3 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Abergavenny test centre, not an official DVSA route.