Near Llanelli test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 24 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 35 navigation steps.
This is an independent 19.6 km practice loop near Llanelli test centre, taking roughly 50 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.
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 stations, churches, pubs 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 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 102-step drive on real, named roads (about 19.6 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. Continue on Thomas Street.
Thomas Street185 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road580 m
Turn left onto Roland Avenue.
Roland Avenue185 m
Turn left onto New Road/B4309.
New Road562 m
Turn left onto West End/A484.
A484696 m
Turn right onto Queen Victoria Road.
Queen Victoria Road500 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street277 m
Turn left onto Glanmor Terrace.
Glanmor Terrace311 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road42 m
Turn right to stay on Station Road.
Station Road47 m
Turn right to stay on Station Road.
Station Road8 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road135 m
Turn left onto Marsh Street.
Marsh Street216 m
Turn left onto Emma Street.
Emma Street92 m
Turn left onto Llewellyn Street.
Llewellyn Street68 m
Turn left onto Delabeche Street.
Delabeche Street93 m
Turn right onto Marsh Street.
Marsh Street149 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road705 m
Move right onto Church Street/A4214. Continue on A4214.
A4214276 m
Turn right onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn156 m
Turn left onto Thomas Street/A476. Continue on A476.
A476370 m
Turn left onto Cross Road.
Cross Road68 m
Turn left onto Union Buildings.
Union Buildings56 m
Turn left onto Sunny Hill.
Sunny Hill56 m
Turn right onto Felinfoel Road/A476.
A476729 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Stepney Place/A4214.
Swansea Castle Roundabout92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stepney Place/A4214.
Stepney Place247 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4214.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4214.
A421487 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pottery Street.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pottery Street.
Pottery Street94 m
Turn right onto Elizabeth Street.
Elizabeth Street37 m
Turn right.
68 m
Turn right onto Upper Robinson Street.
Upper Robinson Street1 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Upper Robinson Street.
Upper Robinson Street1 m
Turn left.
68 m
Turn left onto Elizabeth Street.
Elizabeth Street37 m
Turn left onto Pottery Street.
Pottery Street94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Pottery Street.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pottery Street.
Pottery Street134 m
Turn left onto Wern Road.
Wern Road17 m
Move right onto Tunnel Road.
Tunnel Road291 m
Turn left onto Regalia Terrace.
Regalia Terrace87 m
Turn right onto Marble Hall Road.
Marble Hall Road211 m
Turn left onto Brynallt Terrace.
Brynallt Terrace582 m
Turn right onto Frondeg Terrace.
Frondeg Terrace234 m
Turn left onto Capel Road.
Capel Road467 m
Turn right onto Bryngwyn Bach.
Bryngwyn Bach268 m
Turn right to stay on Bryngwyn Bach.
Bryngwyn Bach123 m
Turn right to stay on Bryngwyn Bach.
Bryngwyn Bach69 m
Turn right onto Havard Road.
Havard Road427 m
Turn left onto Glyncoed Terrace.
Glyncoed Terrace38 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 Terrace315 m
Turn right onto A4138.
A4138370 m
Enter Trostre Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A484.
Trostre Roundabout166 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 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 right onto Hall Street/A484. Continue on A484.
A484187 m
Turn right onto New Road/B4309.
New Road89 m
Turn right onto Harries Avenue.
Harries Avenue326 m
Turn right onto Old Road.
Old Road16 m
Turn left onto Sunny Hill.
Sunny Hill100 m
Turn right to stay on Sunny Hill.
Sunny Hill142 m
Turn left onto Felinfoel Road/A476.
Felinfoel Road666 m
Turn right onto Heol Goffa.
Heol Goffa449 m
Turn right onto Corporation Avenue.
Corporation Avenue185 m
Turn right onto Lliedi Crescent.
Lliedi Crescent136 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Llanelli · Route 2 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.
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.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 0.5 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.
Thomas Arms
Start near Thomas Arms.
St Elli Church
Continue to St Elli Church.
Thomas Arms
Continue to Thomas Arms.
Kilkenny Cat
Continue to Kilkenny Cat.
Queen Victoria Road
Continue to Queen Victoria Road.
Llanelli Free Evangelical Church
Continue to Llanelli Free Evangelical Church.
St Peter's Church
Continue to St Peter's Church.
Greenfield Baptist Chapel
Continue to Greenfield Baptist Chapel.
Tŷ Gwyn Community Church
Continue to Tŷ Gwyn Community Church.
Llanelli Bus Station
Continue to Llanelli Bus Station.
Vale of Neath
Continue to Vale of Neath.
Stebonheath C.P. School
Continue to Stebonheath C.P. School.
Capel Isaf
Continue to Capel Isaf.
Havard Road
Continue to Havard Road.
Halfway Hotel
Continue to Halfway Hotel.
Jock Stein Lounge
Continue to Jock Stein Lounge.
Andrew Street
Continue to Andrew Street.
Hall Street Methodist Church
Continue to Hall Street Methodist Church.
Old Road C.P. School
Continue to Old Road C.P. 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 19.6 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Llanelli test centre, not an official DVSA route.