Near Craigavon test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 34 roundabouts and 9 turns across 49 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.7 km practice loop near Craigavon 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 Carn Roundabout, Lisnisky Roundabout, Mandeville Roundabout, Highfield Roundabout and Ballynamony Roundabout and 4 more named junctions. 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 multiple roundabouts, 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 12 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions and shops, 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 Craigavon 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 49-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Divinity Drive.
Divinity Drive172 m
Turn left onto Carn Road/B2.
Carn Road606 m
Enter Carn Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B2.
Carn Roundabout123 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2.
B21.4 km
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Killycomain Road/C151.
Killycomain Road99 m
Turn right onto Ballyhannon Road.
Ballyhannon Road111 m
Turn right onto Chatswood Place.
Chatswood Place131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chatswood Place.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chatswood Place.
Chatswood Place131 m
Turn left onto Ballyhannon Road.
Ballyhannon Road111 m
Turn right onto Killycomain Road/C151. Continue on C151.
C151637 m
Turn left onto Lisnisky Lane.
Lisnisky Lane884 m
Enter Lisnisky Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Mandeville Road/A27.
Lisnisky Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mandeville Road/A27.
Mandeville Road485 m
Enter Mandeville Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mandeville Road/A27.
Mandeville Roundabout81 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mandeville Road/A27.
Mandeville Road530 m
Enter Highfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mandeville Road/A27.
Highfield Roundabout83 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mandeville Road/A27.
Mandeville Road387 m
Enter Central Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3/Lake Road.
Central Roundabout240 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Lake Road.
A3552 m
Enter Lakes Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3/Lake Road.
Lakes Roundabout91 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Lake Road.
A3666 m
Enter Tullygally Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3/Lake Road.
Tullygally Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Lake Road.
A3525 m
Enter Eastway Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Eastway.
Eastway Roundabout22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastway.
Eastway1.4 km
Enter Ballynamony Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Eastway.
Ballynamony Roundabout187 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eastway.
Eastway1.4 km
Enter Eastway Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3/Lake Road.
Eastway Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Lake Road.
A3582 m
Enter Tullygally Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3/Lake Road.
Tullygally Roundabout64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Lake Road.
A3664 m
Enter Lakes Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3/Lake Road.
Lakes Roundabout107 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Lake Road.
A3543 m
Enter Central Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3/Central Way.
Central Roundabout263 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Central Way.
A3155 m
Keep right to stay on A3/Central Way.
A3233 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3/Central Way.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3/Central Way. Continue on A3.
A32.1 km
Take the Kernan Loop exit.
A3799 m
Continue on Craigavon Spur.
Craigavon Spur2.2 km
Enter Ballynacor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto M12/Craigavon Spur.
Ballynacor Roundabout138 m
Exit the roundabout onto M12/Craigavon Spur.
M121.5 km
Take exit 2 onto B2 towards carn/seagoe.
277 m
Enter Carn Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Carn Road/B2.
Carn Roundabout11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carn Road/B2.
Carn Road610 m
Turn right onto Divinity Drive.
Divinity Drive172 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Craigavon · 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.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Carn Roundabout, Lisnisky Roundabout, Mandeville Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 12 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Carn Roundabout
Start near Carn Roundabout.
David Prentice BMW
Continue to David Prentice BMW.
Lisnisky Roundabout
Continue to Lisnisky Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Mandeville Roundabout
Continue to Mandeville Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Highfield Roundabout
Continue to Highfield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ballynamony Roundabout
Continue to Ballynamony Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Eastway Roundabout
Continue to Eastway Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Tullygally Roundabout
Continue to Tullygally Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Centra
Continue to Centra.
Lakes Roundabout
Continue to Lakes Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ballynacor Roundabout
Continue to Ballynacor Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Audi
Finish back near Audi, completing the loop.
26 roundabouts · 11 turns
22 roundabouts · 19 turns
20 roundabouts · 32 turns
4 roundabouts · 3 turns
This route is 22.7 km and takes about 16 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Craigavon test centre, not an official DVSA route.