Near Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 18 turns and 1 signalled junction across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.5 km practice route near Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) test centre, taking roughly 30 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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, churches, schools and pubs, 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 Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) 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 110-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.3 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
Move left onto Riverside Terrace.
Riverside Terrace209 m
Turn right onto A487/Mill Street.
A487211 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A487/Alexandra Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A487115 m
Turn left onto A487/Terrace Road.
A487122 m
Turn right onto A487/Terrace Road. Continue on A487.
A487181 m
Turn right to stay on A487.
A487128 m
Turn right onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A48781 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A487/Alexandra Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A487194 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A487/Mill Street.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Mill Street.
A487179 m
Keep right to stay on A487/Mill Street.
A48749 m
Turn right onto Bridge Street/B4346.
Bridge Street241 m
Turn right onto Great Darkgate Street/B4346.
Great Darkgate Street197 m
Turn left onto Baker Street.
Baker Street94 m
Turn left onto Eastgate.
Eastgate112 m
Turn left onto Market Street.
Market Street70 m
Turn left onto Great Darkgate Street.
Great Darkgate Street2.2 km
Keep right to take A487.
A487111 m
Keep right to stay on A487.
A4871.8 km
Move right.
69 m
Keep right at the fork.
370 m
Keep left at the fork.
393 m
Turn right onto A4159.
A41591.1 km
Turn right.
593 m
Keep left at the fork.
101 m
Keep right at the fork.
154 m
Keep straight at the fork.
125 m
Keep left at the fork.
811 m
Keep right at the fork.
116 m
Keep left at the fork.
133 m
Keep right at the fork.
107 m
Keep right at the fork.
270 m
Turn right onto Waunfawr Road.
Waunfawr Road941 m
Turn right onto Rhos Hendre.
Rhos Hendre396 m
Keep straight to stay on Rhos Hendre.
Rhos Hendre91 m
Move right onto Maesceinion.
Maesceinion10 m
Keep straight to stay on Maesceinion.
Maesceinion276 m
Turn right to stay on Maesceinion.
Maesceinion64 m
Keep left to stay on Maesceinion.
Maesceinion51 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Maesceinion.
Maesceinion116 m
Turn left to stay on Maesceinion.
Maesceinion287 m
Move left onto Rhos Hendre.
Rhos Hendre488 m
Turn left onto Waunfawr Road.
Waunfawr Road940 m
Turn right.
87 m
Keep right at the fork.
703 m
Move right onto Primrose Hill.
Primrose Hill173 m
Keep left to stay on Primrose Hill.
Primrose Hill71 m
Move left onto Rhiw Brialli / Primrose Hill.
Rhiw Brialli / Primrose Hill64 m
Turn right onto A44/Rhes-Y-Bont / Bridge Terrace.
A4445 m
Turn right onto A44/Ffordd Sulien.
A4451 m
Keep right to stay on A44.
A44352 m
Keep left to stay on A44.
A441.2 km
Turn right onto A487/Penglais Road.
A487236 m
Turn right onto Ffordd Caradog / Caradoc Road.
Ffordd Caradog / Caradoc Road90 m
Turn right onto Caradoc Road.
Caradoc Road125 m
Turn right onto A44/Llanbadarn Road.
A44221 m
Turn right onto A487/Penglais Road.
A487236 m
Turn right onto Ffordd Caradog / Caradoc Road.
Ffordd Caradog / Caradoc Road90 m
Turn right onto Caradoc Road.
Caradoc Road125 m
Turn right onto A44/Llanbadarn Road.
A44221 m
Turn left onto A487/Northgate Street.
A48729 m
Turn right onto North Road.
North Road246 m
Turn left onto Loveden Road.
Loveden Road106 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road/B4346. Continue on B4346.
B4346143 m
Turn left onto A487.
A487112 m
Turn right onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A48781 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A487/Alexandra Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A487194 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A487/Mill Street.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Mill Street.
A487179 m
Keep right to stay on A487/Mill Street.
A48749 m
Turn right onto Bridge Street/B4346.
Bridge Street190 m
Turn right onto Queen Street.
Queen Street170 m
Turn right onto Chalybeate Street.
Chalybeate Street59 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A487/Alexandra Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A487115 m
Turn left onto A487/Terrace Road.
A487122 m
Turn right onto A487/Terrace Road. Continue on A487.
A487166 m
Move left onto B4346.
B434620 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road/B4346.
Queen's Road25 m
Keep left to stay on B4346.
B4346120 m
Turn right onto Queen's Square/B4346. Continue on B4346.
B4346321 m
Turn left onto Albert Place/B4346.
Albert Place41 m
Turn left onto Marine Terrace/B4346.
Marine Terrace318 m
Turn left onto Terrace Road.
Terrace Road349 m
Turn right onto Pier Street/B4346.
Pier Street104 m
Turn left onto New Promenade.
New Promenade370 m
Turn left onto Rhodfa Newydd / New Promenade.
Rhodfa Newydd / New Promenade229 m
Turn left onto South Road.
South Road46 m
Move left onto Castle Terrace.
Castle Terrace206 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street149 m
Move right onto Stryd yr Efail.
Stryd yr Efail10 m
Turn right onto Princess Street.
Princess Street70 m
Turn left onto Bridge Street/B4346.
Bridge Street51 m
Turn right onto Great Darkgate Street/B4346.
Great Darkgate Street197 m
Turn left onto Baker Street.
Baker Street94 m
Turn left onto Eastgate.
Eastgate112 m
Turn left onto Market Street.
Market Street70 m
Turn left onto Great Darkgate Street.
Great Darkgate Street122 m
Turn right onto Chalybeate Street.
Chalybeate Street150 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A487/Alexandra Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A487115 m
Turn left onto A487/Terrace Road.
A487122 m
Turn right onto A487/Terrace Road. Continue on A487.
A487181 m
Move right to stay on A487.
A487128 m
Turn right onto A487/Alexandra Road.
A48769 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) · Route 7 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.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 9.0 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 60 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
Aberystwyth Bus Station
Start near Aberystwyth Bus Station.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Workstation
Continue to Workstation.
Irie's Rum Bar
Continue to Irie's Rum Bar.
Seion
Continue to Seion.
Yr Hen Llew Du
Continue to Yr Hen Llew Du.
Healthcare Education Centre
Continue to Healthcare Education Centre.
Visualisation Centre
Continue to Visualisation Centre.
Black Lion
Continue to Black Lion.
Gogerddan Arms
Continue to Gogerddan Arms.
Anthony Motors
Continue to Anthony Motors.
St. Padarn's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St. Padarn's Catholic Primary School.
Canolfan Alun R. Edwards Library
Continue to Canolfan Alun R. Edwards Library.
Capel y Môrfa
Continue to Capel y Môrfa.
St. Paul
Continue to St. Paul.
Alfred Place Baptist Church
Continue to Alfred Place Baptist Church.
Bethel
Continue to Bethel.
Yr Hen Goleg - Aberystwyth University Old College
Continue to Yr Hen Goleg - Aberystwyth University Old College.
Castle Inn
Continue to Castle Inn.
Elim Christian Fellowship Church
Finish back near Elim Christian Fellowship Church, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
6 roundabouts · 18 turns · 1 set of lights
3 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 23.5 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) test centre, not an official DVSA route.