Near Llanelli test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 15 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.8 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, 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 churches, stations, named junctions 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 90-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.8 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 Mill61 m
Move left onto Hedley Terrace.
Hedley Terrace63 m
Turn right onto Cawdor Place.
Cawdor Place393 m
Turn right onto Arfryn Avenue.
Arfryn Avenue55 m
Turn right onto Corporation Avenue.
Corporation Avenue131 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 Avenue246 m
Turn left onto Heol Goffa.
Heol Goffa64 m
Turn left onto Llanerch Terrace.
Llanerch Terrace120 m
Turn left onto Arfryn Avenue.
Arfryn Avenue138 m
Turn left onto Heol Nant Y Felin.
Heol Nant Y Felin160 m
Turn right onto Heol Goffa.
Heol Goffa361 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Frondeg Terrace.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Frondeg Terrace.
Frondeg Terrace1.1 km
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 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.
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 Road453 m
Turn right onto Lewis Crescent.
Lewis Crescent75 m
Turn left onto Trallwm Road.
Trallwm Road708 m
Turn right onto Llwynhendy Road/B4297. Continue on B4297.
B42971.2 km
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 2nd exit onto Trostre Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Trostre Road.
Trostre Road738 m
Move right onto Brynallt Terrace.
Brynallt Terrace582 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 left onto Glyncoed Terrace.
Glyncoed Terrace535 m
Turn left onto Penallt Road.
Penallt Road582 m
Move left onto Heol Elli.
Heol Elli222 m
Turn right onto Walter's Road.
Walter's Road122 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Walter's Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walter's Road.
Walter's Road309 m
Turn right onto Bigyn Road.
Bigyn Road20 m
Turn left onto Bigyn Park Terrace.
Bigyn Park Terrace84 m
Turn right onto Prendergast Street.
Prendergast Street131 m
Turn right onto Ann Street.
Ann Street129 m
Turn left onto Pottery Street.
Pottery Street134 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 2nd exit onto A484.
Swansea Castle Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A484.
A484310 m
Turn right onto Thomas Street/A484.
Thomas Street957 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 Terrace298 m
Turn left onto Toft Place.
Toft Place145 m
Turn left onto Corporation Avenue.
Corporation Avenue22 m
Turn left onto Lliedi Crescent.
Lliedi Crescent166 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Llanelli · Route 9 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 1.4 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 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.
Christadelphian Hall
Start near Christadelphian Hall.
Brynamlwg
Continue to Brynamlwg.
Halfway Hotel
Continue to Halfway Hotel.
Havard Road
Continue to Havard Road.
Trostre Roundabout
Continue to Trostre Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Trostre Road
Continue to Trostre Road, taking the junction with good observation.
White Lion Garage
Continue to White Lion Garage.
Llwynhendy Surgery
Continue to Llwynhendy Surgery.
Joiners
Continue to Joiners.
Tabernacl Baptist Church
Continue to Tabernacl Baptist Church.
Llwynhendy Shops
Continue to Llwynhendy Shops.
Pemberton Lights
Continue to Pemberton Lights.
Stebonheath C.P. School
Continue to Stebonheath C.P. School.
Capel Isaf
Continue to Capel Isaf.
Vale of Neath
Continue to Vale of Neath.
Llanelli Bus Station
Continue to Llanelli Bus Station.
St Elli Church
Continue to St Elli Church.
Thomas Arms
Continue to Thomas Arms.
Doggy Desserts
Continue to Doggy Desserts.
Co-operative Funeralcare
Finish back near Co-operative Funeralcare, 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 20.8 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.