Near Larne test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 18 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 9.4 km practice loop near Larne test centre, taking roughly 12 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 Larne Harbour Roundabout and Antiville 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 20 catalogued landmarks, including schools, shops, churches and named junctions, 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 Larne 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 25-step drive on real, named roads (about 9.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast on Ballyloran Industrial Estate.
Ballyloran Industrial Estate118 m
Turn right onto Ballyboley Road.
Ballyboley Road313 m
Turn left onto Donaghy's Lane.
Donaghy's Lane99 m
Turn left onto Antiville Road.
Antiville Road2.0 km
Turn left onto Laharna Avenue.
Laharna Avenue229 m
Turn left onto Sallagh Park.
Sallagh Park360 m
Move right onto Sallagh Park Central.
Sallagh Park Central187 m
Turn left onto Sallagh Park.
Sallagh Park152 m
Turn left onto Laharna Avenue.
Laharna Avenue220 m
Turn right onto Old Glenarm Road/C72.
Old Glenarm Road439 m
Turn left onto Main Street.
Main Street1.2 km
Turn left onto Lodge Road.
Lodge Road147 m
Turn right onto A8/E 18/Olderfleet Road.
A892 m
Move left to stay on A8/E 18/Olderfleet Road.
A823 m
Enter Larne Harbour Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A8/E 01/E 18/The Harbour Highway.
Larne Harbour Roundabout150 m
Exit the roundabout onto A8/E 01/E 18/The Harbour Highway.
A8523 m
Enter Redlands Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A8/E 01/E 18.
Redlands Roundabout124 m
Exit the roundabout onto A8/E 01/E 18.
A82.0 km
Keep right to stay on A8.
A8154 m
Enter Antiville Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Antiville Road.
Antiville Roundabout94 m
Exit the roundabout onto Antiville Road.
Antiville Road107 m
Turn left onto Donaghy's Lane.
Donaghy's Lane98 m
Turn right onto Ballyboley Road.
Ballyboley Road313 m
Turn left onto Ballyloran Industrial Estate.
Ballyloran Industrial Estate118 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Larne · 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Larne Harbour Roundabout, Antiville Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Moyle Primary School
Start near Moyle Primary School.
Moyle Medical Building
Continue to Moyle Medical Building.
Moyle Medical Centre
Continue to Moyle Medical Centre.
Angling Supplies
Continue to Angling Supplies.
Book Nook
Continue to Book Nook.
Diamondback Tattoo Studio
Continue to Diamondback Tattoo Studio.
Port Gallery Larne
Continue to Port Gallery Larne.
Queen
Continue to Queen.
Saint MacNissi's Parish Church
Continue to Saint MacNissi's Parish Church.
Step out in style
Continue to Step out in style.
Larne Gospel Hall
Continue to Larne Gospel Hall.
Larne Methodist Church
Continue to Larne Methodist Church.
Larne Reformed Presbyterian Church
Continue to Larne Reformed Presbyterian Church.
R. A. Glass Associates
Continue to R. A. Glass Associates.
Larne Congregational Church
Continue to Larne Congregational Church.
Olderfleet Primary School
Continue to Olderfleet Primary School.
Today's Extra
Continue to Today's Extra.
Larne Harbour Roundabout
Continue to Larne Harbour Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Station Rd Chippy
Continue to Station Rd Chippy.
Antiville Roundabout
Finish back near Antiville Roundabout, completing the loop.
21 roundabouts · 7 turns
24 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns
4 roundabouts · 27 turns
This route is 9.4 km and takes about 12 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Larne test centre, not an official DVSA route.