Near Llanelli test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 14 turns across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.0 km practice route near Llanelli test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Sandy Roundabout and Seaside 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, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres and busy a-roads. 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, schools and shops, 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 55-step drive on real, named roads (about 11.0 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 right onto Thomas Street/A476.
Thomas Street52 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road580 m
Turn left onto Roland Avenue.
Roland Avenue86 m
Turn left onto Spowart Avenue.
Spowart Avenue330 m
Turn right onto Harries Avenue.
Harries Avenue98 m
Turn left onto Harries Lane.
Harries Lane101 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Harries Lane.
Harries Lane101 m
Turn left onto Harries Avenue.
Harries Avenue64 m
Turn right onto New Road/B4309. Continue on B4309.
B4309650 m
Turn left onto Stradey Road/B4308.
Stradey Road105 m
Turn right onto Hillside.
Hillside36 m
Turn right to stay on Hillside.
Hillside25 m
Move left onto Cwm Terrace.
Cwm Terrace105 m
Turn right onto Ynys-y-Cwm Road/B4309. Continue on B4309.
B4309407 m
Turn right onto Miles Street.
Miles Street188 m
Turn left onto Chapman Street.
Chapman Street420 m
Turn right onto Pembrey Road/A484. Continue on A484.
A484221 m
Enter Sandy Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sandy Road/A484.
Sandy Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Road/A484.
Sandy Road833 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sandy Road/A484.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Road/A484.
Sandy Road842 m
Enter Sandy Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Traeth Ffordd/B4304.
Sandy Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Traeth Ffordd/B4304. Continue on B4304.
B4304877 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queen Victoria Road.
Seaside Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queen Victoria Road.
Queen Victoria Road141 m
Turn right 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 Street148 m
Turn left onto Delabeche Street.
Delabeche Street93 m
Turn left onto Llewellyn Street.
Llewellyn Street59 m
Turn right onto Hick Street.
Hick Street50 m
Turn left.
7 m
Turn right onto Bigyn Park Terrace.
Bigyn Park Terrace386 m
Turn left onto Bigyn Road.
Bigyn Road153 m
Turn left onto Ann Street.
Ann Street129 m
Turn left onto Bigyn Lane.
Bigyn Lane131 m
Turn left onto Bigyn Park Terrace.
Bigyn Park Terrace84 m
Turn right onto Bigyn Road.
Bigyn Road362 m
Make a sharp right onto Firth Road.
Firth Road200 m
Turn right onto Margam Place.
Margam Place65 m
Turn left onto Rice Street.
Rice Street89 m
Turn left onto Mansel Street.
Mansel Street74 m
Turn left onto Tyisha Road.
Tyisha Road389 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Firth Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Firth Road.
Firth Road266 m
Turn left onto Penyfan Road.
Penyfan Road393 m
Turn left onto Trostre Road.
Trostre Road148 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Llanelli · Route 5 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 Sandy 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 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.
Cross Keys
Start near Cross Keys.
Mason's Arms
Continue to Mason's Arms.
Thomas Arms
Continue to Thomas Arms.
Thomas Arms
Continue to Thomas Arms.
Old Road C.P. School
Continue to Old Road C.P. School.
Silcox Family Funeral Directors
Continue to Silcox Family Funeral Directors.
Colliers
Continue to Colliers.
Furnace Stores
Continue to Furnace Stores.
Stradey Arms
Continue to Stradey Arms.
Sandy Roundabout
Continue to Sandy Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Seaside Roundabout
Continue to Seaside Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Peter's Church
Continue to St Peter's Church.
Anglers Corner
Continue to Anglers Corner.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
Vine Inn
Continue to Vine Inn.
Dillwyn St Newsagents
Continue to Dillwyn St Newsagents.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
SJ Beauty Lounge
Continue to SJ Beauty Lounge.
Vale of Neath
Continue to Vale of Neath.
Family Shopper
Finish back near Family Shopper, 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 11.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Llanelli test centre, not an official DVSA route.