Near Llanelli test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 21 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.2 km practice loop near Llanelli test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Trostre Roundabout and Trostre Road. 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 pubs, stations, shops 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 96-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.2 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 left onto Prospect Place.
Prospect Place310 m
Turn left onto Thomas Street/A476.
Thomas Street433 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A484.
Swansea Castle Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484149 m
Move left.
53 m
Turn left onto Andrew Street.
Andrew Street141 m
Turn right onto Zion Row.
Zion Row27 m
Turn right.
138 m
Turn right onto A484.
A484554 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A484.
109 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484623 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto College Square.
Swansea Castle Roundabout28 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 Street525 m
Turn left onto Penallt Road.
Penallt Road365 m
Turn right onto Frondeg Terrace.
Frondeg Terrace535 m
Turn right onto Coedcae Road.
Coedcae Road369 m
Turn right onto Zammit Crescent.
Zammit Crescent23 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Zammit Crescent.
Zammit Crescent23 m
Turn left onto Coedcae Road.
Coedcae Road369 m
Turn right onto Glyncoed Terrace.
Glyncoed Terrace555 m
Move right onto B4297.
B42971.0 km
Turn right onto Parc Gitto.
Parc Gitto283 m
Turn left to stay on Parc Gitto.
Parc Gitto82 m
Turn left onto Heol Hendre.
Heol Hendre282 m
Turn left onto Llwynhendy Road/B4297.
Llwynhendy Road372 m
Turn right onto Trallwm Road.
Trallwm Road825 m
Turn left onto Lon Ceiriog.
Lon Ceiriog175 m
Turn left onto Brynsierfel.
Brynsierfel43 m
Turn right onto Heol Gwili.
Heol Gwili53 m
Turn right to stay on Heol Gwili.
Heol Gwili157 m
Turn left onto Heol Elfed.
Heol Elfed423 m
Turn left onto Dwyfor.
Dwyfor375 m
Turn left onto Lon Ceiriog.
Lon Ceiriog90 m
Turn right onto Brynsierfel.
Brynsierfel410 m
Turn right onto Gelli Road/B4297. Continue on B4297.
B4297416 m
Turn left.
48 m
Turn left onto Brynawelon.
Brynawelon78 m
Turn right onto Gelli Road/B4297.
Gelli Road745 m
Turn right to stay on B4297.
B4297270 m
Turn left onto A4138.
A4138370 m
Enter Trostre Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B4304.
Trostre Roundabout119 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4304.
B4304244 m
Turn left to stay on B4304.
B4304282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Trostre Road/B4304.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Trostre Road/B4304.
Trostre Road277 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
37 m
Exit the roundabout.
31 m
Move left onto Trostre Road/B4304. Continue on B4304.
B4304465 m
Turn right onto School Road.
School Road306 m
Turn left onto Ropewalk Road.
Ropewalk Road127 m
Turn right onto Glandafen Road.
Glandafen Road15 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Glandafen Road.
Glandafen Road15 m
Turn left onto Ropewalk Road.
Ropewalk Road127 m
Turn right onto School Road.
School Road306 m
Turn left onto Lower Trostre Road/B4304. Continue on B4304.
B4304493 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Trostre Road/B4304.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Trostre Road/B4304.
Trostre Road277 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B4304.
28 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 2nd exit onto A4138.
Trostre Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4138.
A41381.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Exchange Row.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Exchange Row.
Exchange Row41 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Exchange Row.
Exchange Row63 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Exchange Row.
Exchange Row134 m
Turn left onto Maescanner Road.
Maescanner Road386 m
Turn left onto Havard Road.
Havard Road655 m
Turn right onto Heol Capel Isaf.
Heol Capel Isaf497 m
Turn left onto Penallt Road.
Penallt Road365 m
Turn right onto Stebonheath Terrace.
Stebonheath Terrace181 m
Turn right onto Alban Road.
Alban Road293 m
Turn left onto Swansea Road.
Swansea Road187 m
Turn left.
80 m
Turn right onto James Street.
James Street150 m
Turn right onto College Square.
College Square34 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A484.
Swansea Castle Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484310 m
Turn right onto Thomas Street/A484.
Thomas Street72 m
Move left to stay on A484.
A48449 m
Make a sharp right onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn39 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 13 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 Trostre Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.8 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, 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.
New Drovers
Start near New Drovers.
Andrew Street
Continue to Andrew Street.
Bryntirion Hospital
Continue to Bryntirion Hospital.
Royal Naval Association Llanelli
Continue to Royal Naval Association Llanelli.
Golden Cobra
Continue to Golden Cobra.
Angela Griffiths Hair Salon
Continue to Angela Griffiths Hair Salon.
Havard Road
Continue to Havard Road.
Halfway Hotel
Continue to Halfway Hotel.
White Lion
Continue to White Lion.
Joiners
Continue to Joiners.
Joiners Arms
Continue to Joiners Arms.
Llywnhendy Library
Continue to Llywnhendy Library.
Jollies at The Hilltop
Continue to Jollies at The Hilltop.
Trostre Roundabout
Continue to Trostre Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Trostre Road
Continue to Trostre Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Michael and All Angels
Continue to St Michael and All Angels.
Capel Isaf
Continue to Capel Isaf.
Y Ffwrnes
Continue to Y Ffwrnes.
Thomas Arms
Continue to Thomas Arms.
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 23.2 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Llanelli test centre, not an official DVSA route.