Near Llanelli test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 20 turns and 1 signalled junction across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.2 km practice loop near Llanelli 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.
Along the way you'll meet Swansea Castle Roundabout, Trostre Roundabout, Seaside Roundabout and Sandy 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 multiple roundabouts, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, 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 shops, stations, 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 Llanelli 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 88-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
12 m
Turn right onto Toft Place.
Toft Place118 m
Turn right onto Upper Mill.
Upper Mill50 m
Turn right to stay on Upper Mill.
Upper Mill116 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Upper Mill.
Upper Mill116 m
Turn right onto Hedley Terrace.
Hedley Terrace11 m
Move left to stay on Hedley Terrace.
Hedley Terrace237 m
Turn right onto Felinfoel Road/A476.
Felinfoel Road477 m
Turn left onto Carrick Avenue.
Carrick Avenue86 m
Turn left onto Parc Howard Avenue.
Parc Howard Avenue124 m
Turn left to stay on Parc Howard Avenue.
Parc Howard Avenue107 m
Turn right onto Felinfoel Road/A476.
A476912 m
Make a right U-turn onto A484.
A484148 m
Turn left onto Mincing Lane.
Mincing Lane16 m
Turn right.
40 m
Turn right.
11 m
Make a right U-turn.
11 m
Turn left.
40 m
Turn left onto Mincing Lane.
Mincing Lane16 m
Move left onto Thomas Street/A484.
Thomas Street72 m
Turn left onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn166 m
Turn left onto Hall Street/A4214.
A4214851 m
Make a left U-turn at Station Road onto Station Road.
Station Road55 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road107 m
Turn right onto Robinson Street.
Robinson Street258 m
Turn right onto Arthur Street.
Arthur Street86 m
Turn left onto Elizabeth Street.
Elizabeth Street9 m
Turn right to stay on Elizabeth Street.
Elizabeth Street178 m
Turn left onto Pottery Street.
Pottery Street94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4214.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4214.
A421487 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stepney Place/A4214.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stepney Place/A4214.
Stepney Place247 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto College Square.
Swansea Castle Roundabout122 m
Exit the roundabout onto College Square.
College Square34 m
Turn left onto James Street.
James Street335 m
Turn left onto Alban Road.
Alban Road65 m
Turn left onto Swansea Road.
Swansea Road187 m
Turn left onto Glevering Street.
Glevering Street344 m
Turn right onto Alban Road.
Alban Road178 m
Turn left onto Marble Hall Road.
Marble Hall Road142 m
Turn right onto Heol Elli.
Heol Elli604 m
Turn right onto Penyfan Road.
Penyfan Road393 m
Turn right onto Firth Road.
Firth Road267 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Queen Mary's Walk.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queen Mary's Walk.
Queen Mary's Walk269 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Walter's Road.
74 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walter's Road.
Walter's Road122 m
Turn left onto Heol Elli.
Heol Elli140 m
Turn left onto Palace Avenue.
Palace Avenue83 m
Turn left onto King George Avenue.
King George Avenue136 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Walter's Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walter's Road.
Walter's Road122 m
Turn right onto Trostre Road.
Trostre Road515 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B4304.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4304.
B4304281 m
Move left to stay on B4304.
B430414 m
Turn right to stay on B4304.
B4304228 m
Enter Trostre Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A484.
Trostre Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A4841.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A484.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484623 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A484.
Swansea Castle Roundabout100 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484310 m
Turn right onto Thomas Street/A484.
Thomas Street72 m
Turn left onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn166 m
Turn right onto Hall Street/A484. Continue on A484.
A484187 m
Turn right onto New Road/B4309.
New Road557 m
Turn right onto Roland Avenue.
Roland Avenue28 m
Turn left.
29 m
Make a sharp left onto New Road/B4309.
New Road595 m
Turn left onto West End/A484.
A4841.5 km
Turn right onto Copperworks Road.
Copperworks Road821 m
Enter Lliedi Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B4304.
Lliedi Roundabout94 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4304.
B4304231 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B4304.
Seaside Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4304.
B4304881 m
Enter Sandy Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A484.
Sandy Roundabout90 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484759 m
Move left onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn195 m
Turn left onto Thomas Street/A476. Continue on A476.
A476985 m
Turn right onto Heol Goffa.
Heol Goffa449 m
Turn right onto Corporation Avenue.
Corporation Avenue246 m
Turn left onto Corporation Close.
Corporation Close78 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Corporation Close.
Corporation Close78 m
Turn right onto Corporation Avenue.
Corporation Avenue61 m
Turn left onto Lliedi Crescent.
Lliedi Crescent136 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Llanelli · Route 1 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Swansea Castle Roundabout, Trostre Roundabout, Seaside Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 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.
Doggy Desserts
Start near Doggy Desserts.
Thomas Arms
Continue to Thomas Arms.
St Elli Church
Continue to St Elli Church.
Moriah Baptist Chapel
Continue to Moriah Baptist Chapel.
Evangelistic Hall
Continue to Evangelistic Hall.
Llanelli Bus Station
Continue to Llanelli Bus Station.
Swansea Castle Roundabout
Continue to Swansea Castle Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ra Ra Hair
Continue to Ra Ra Hair.
L Block
Continue to L Block.
Family Shopper
Continue to Family Shopper.
Trostre Roundabout
Continue to Trostre Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Jock Stein Lounge
Continue to Jock Stein Lounge.
Andrew Street
Continue to Andrew Street.
Hall Street Methodist Church
Continue to Hall Street Methodist Church.
Carwyn James
Continue to Carwyn James.
Siloah Independent Chapel
Continue to Siloah Independent Chapel.
Seaside Roundabout
Continue to Seaside Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Sandy Roundabout
Continue to Sandy Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales School
Continue to Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales School.
Heol Goffa School
Finish back near Heol Goffa School, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 23 turns · 4 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 17 turns · 3 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 24 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 20.2 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Llanelli test centre, not an official DVSA route.