Near Llanelli test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 23 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 37.5 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 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 stations, shops, pubs 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 148-step drive on real, named roads (about 37.5 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 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 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 Road1.0 km
Turn right onto New Dock Road/B4304. Continue on B4304.
B4304636 m
Turn left onto Pemberton Street.
Pemberton Street178 m
Turn left onto Charles Terrace.
Charles Terrace76 m
Turn left onto Paddock Street.
Paddock Street173 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road564 m
Move right onto Church Street/A4214. Continue on A4214.
A4214276 m
Turn right onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn156 m
Turn right onto Thomas Street/A484. Continue on A484.
A484410 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A484.
Swansea Castle Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484627 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A484.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A4841.2 km
Enter Trostre Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4138.
Trostre Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4138.
A4138363 m
Turn right onto Llandafen Road/B4297.
Llandafen Road254 m
Move right to stay on B4297.
B4297576 m
Turn left onto Heol Gwalia.
Heol Gwalia118 m
Turn left onto Heol Elfed.
Heol Elfed87 m
Turn right onto Heol Gwili.
Heol Gwili363 m
Turn left onto Heol Elfed.
Heol Elfed214 m
Turn left onto Trallwm Road.
Trallwm Road537 m
Turn left onto B4297.
B4297804 m
Turn right to stay on B4297.
B4297270 m
Turn left 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 2nd exit onto Stepney Place/A4214.
Swansea Castle Roundabout49 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 2nd exit onto Upper Robinson Street/A4214.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Robinson Street/A4214.
Upper Robinson Street143 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4214.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4214.
A4214114 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Murray Street/A4214.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Murray Street/A4214.
Murray Street254 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road256 m
Turn right onto Pemberton Street.
Pemberton Street178 m
Turn left onto Charles Terrace.
Charles Terrace76 m
Turn left onto Paddock Street.
Paddock Street173 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B4304.
Station Road564 m
Move right onto Church Street/A4214. Continue on A4214.
A4214276 m
Turn right onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn156 m
Turn right onto Thomas Street/A484. Continue on A484.
A484410 m
Enter Swansea Castle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A484.
Swansea Castle Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484627 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A484.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A4841.2 km
Enter Trostre Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4138.
Trostre Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4138.
A4138363 m
Turn right onto Llandafen Road/B4297. Continue on B4297.
B42971.1 km
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.
B42971.1 km
Turn left onto Penallt Road.
Penallt Road558 m
Turn left onto Charles Street.
Charles Street134 m
Turn left onto Upper Cross Road.
Upper Cross Road121 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Upper Cross Road.
Upper Cross Road121 m
Turn right onto Charles Street.
Charles Street134 m
Turn left onto Brynallt Terrace.
Brynallt Terrace24 m
Turn right onto Marble Hall Road.
Marble Hall Road142 m
Turn right onto Alban Road.
Alban Road471 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
Turn left onto Gelli Onn/A484.
Gelli Onn166 m
Turn left onto Hall Street/A4214. Continue on A4214.
A4214242 m
Turn right onto Coleshill Terrace/B4309. Continue on B4309.
B4309578 m
Turn right onto Pembrey Road/A484. Continue on A484.
A484327 m
Turn left 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 Road501 m
Turn left onto Harries Avenue.
Harries Avenue64 m
Turn right onto Harries Lane.
Harries Lane101 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Harries Lane.
Harries Lane101 m
Turn right onto Harries Avenue.
Harries Avenue262 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road296 m
Turn left onto Roland Avenue.
Roland Avenue86 m
Turn left onto Spowart Avenue.
Spowart Avenue330 m
Turn left onto Harries Avenue.
Harries Avenue164 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 Road528 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.
Felinfoel Road300 m
Turn left onto Hedley Terrace.
Hedley Terrace248 m
Turn left onto Upper Mill.
Upper Mill116 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Upper Mill.
Upper Mill116 m
Turn left to stay on Upper Mill.
Upper Mill50 m
Turn left onto Toft Place.
Toft Place87 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Llanelli · Route 4 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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
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.
Andrew Street
Start near Andrew Street.
Bryntirion Hospital
Continue to Bryntirion Hospital.
Golden Cobra
Continue to Golden Cobra.
Halfway Hotel
Continue to Halfway Hotel.
Trostre Road
Continue to Trostre Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Trinity Welsh Presbyterian Church
Continue to Trinity Welsh Presbyterian Church.
St Peter's Church
Continue to St Peter's Church.
Tŷ Gwyn Community Church
Continue to Tŷ Gwyn Community Church.
Pemberton Lights
Continue to Pemberton Lights.
Jollies at The Hilltop
Continue to Jollies at The Hilltop.
Jock Stein Lounge
Continue to Jock Stein Lounge.
Llanelli Bus Station
Continue to Llanelli Bus Station.
Greenfield Baptist Chapel
Continue to Greenfield Baptist Chapel.
Havard Road
Continue to Havard Road.
Stebonheath C.P. School
Continue to Stebonheath C.P. School.
St Elli Church
Continue to St Elli Church.
Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales School
Continue to Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales School.
Kilkenny Cat
Continue to Kilkenny Cat.
Old Road C.P. School
Continue to Old Road C.P. School.
Capel Newydd
Finish back near Capel Newydd, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 17 turns · 3 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 24 turns · 4 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 37.5 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.