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Enniskillen · Residential practice loop

Near Enniskillen test centre

12.8 km
Distance
13 min
Duration
Moderate
Difficulty
44
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Demanding

Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 24 roundabouts and 12 turns across 55 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

This is an independent 12.8 km practice loop near Enniskillen test centre, taking roughly 13 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 Carran Roundabout and Coa Road Roundabout. 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 roundabout approach & exit and independent driving. 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, pubs, named junctions 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 Enniskillen 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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

12
Left turns
0
Right turns
24
Roundabouts
0
Traffic lights
55
Total steps

Skills & features

2
Roundabouts
9
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Roundabout approach & exit
  • Independent driving

Turn-by-turn directions

The full 55-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.

  1. Depart:

    Drive southwest on Coa Road/C415.

    Coa Road254 m

  2. Roundabout:

    Enter Coa Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    Coa Road Roundabout85 m

  3. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32104 m

  4. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A32126 m

  5. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A32150 m

  6. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    21 m

  7. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32132 m

  8. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A32117 m

  9. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A3295 m

  10. Roundabout:

    Enter Carran Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    Carran Roundabout32 m

  11. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32583 m

  12. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cornagrade Road.

    21 m

  13. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Cornagrade Road.

    Cornagrade Road1.2 km

  14. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Derrin Road.

    Derrin Road236 m

  15. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Riverside.

    Riverside56 m

  16. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Riverside.

    Riverside254 m

  17. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Derrin Road.

    Derrin Road32 m

  18. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Cornagrade Road.

    Cornagrade Road1.2 km

  19. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    33 m

  20. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32586 m

  21. Roundabout:

    Enter Carran Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    Carran Roundabout36 m

  22. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A3298 m

  23. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A32248 m

  24. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    21 m

  25. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32109 m

  26. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A32125 m

  27. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on A32/Crannog Way.

    A32148 m

  28. Roundabout:

    Enter Coa Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    Coa Road Roundabout47 m

  29. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32601 m

  30. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Tempo Road/B80.

    6 m

  31. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Tempo Road/B80.

    Tempo Road1.4 km

  32. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    49 m

  33. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Tempo Road/B80.

    Tempo Road1.4 km

  34. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A32/Crannog Way.

    69 m

  35. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A32/Crannog Way.

    A32597 m

  36. Roundabout:

    Enter Coa Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lower Chanterhill Road/C415.

    Coa Road Roundabout14 m

  37. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Lower Chanterhill Road/C415.

    Lower Chanterhill Road229 m

  38. Keep left:

    Keep left to stay on Lower Chanterhill Road/C415.

    Lower Chanterhill Road325 m

  39. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Lower Chanterhill Road/C415.

    Lower Chanterhill Road19 m

  40. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Irvinestown Road.

    Irvinestown Road644 m

  41. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    114 m

  42. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mill Street.

    Mill Street9 m

  43. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mill Court.

    Mill Court44 m

  44. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Mill Court.

    Mill Court10 m

  45. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Mill Court.

    Mill Court10 m

  46. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Mill Court.

    Mill Court44 m

  47. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Mill Street.

    Mill Street9 m

  48. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    48 m

  49. Turn left:

    Move left.

    66 m

  50. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Irvinestown Road.

    Irvinestown Road73 m

  51. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on Irvinestown Road.

    Irvinestown Road570 m

  52. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Lower Chanterhill Road/C415.

    Lower Chanterhill Road574 m

  53. Roundabout:

    Enter Coa Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Coa Road/C415.

    Coa Road Roundabout56 m

  54. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Coa Road/C415.

    Coa Road254 m

  55. Arrive:

    You have arrived at your destination.

Directions for the Enniskillen · Residential practice loop loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Junctions & roundabouts

Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.

  • Carran Roundabout
  • Coa Road Roundabout

Schools

Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.

  • St Michael's College

Pubs

Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.

  • Roadhouse

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • Ladbrokes
  • Michael's Diner
  • Costcutter
  • Eurospar

Watch out for

  • Roundabout

    Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Carran Roundabout, Coa Road Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 9 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Ladbrokes

    Start near Ladbrokes.

  2. Michael's Diner

    Continue to Michael's Diner.

  3. Roadhouse

    Continue to Roadhouse.

  4. Costcutter

    Continue to Costcutter.

  5. Eurospar

    Continue to Eurospar.

  6. Carran Roundabout

    Continue to Carran Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.

  7. Coa Road Roundabout

    Continue to Coa Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.

  8. St Michael's College

    Continue to St Michael's College.

  9. Enniskillen Tyre Centre

    Finish back near Enniskillen Tyre Centre, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

This route is 12.8 km and takes about 13 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Enniskillen test centre, not an official DVSA route.