Near Monmouth test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 19 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 52.7 km practice loop near Monmouth 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.
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 churches, pubs, shops and stations, 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 Monmouth 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 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 52.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
22 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn left onto Old Dixton Road.
Old Dixton Road154 m
Enter St. James' Square and take the 1st exit onto St James' Street/A466.
St. James' Square25 m
Exit the roundabout onto St James' Street/A466.
St James' Street127 m
Turn right onto St Mary's Street.
St Mary's Street193 m
Turn right onto Whitecross Street.
Whitecross Street123 m
Turn left onto Monk Street/A466. Continue on A466.
A466399 m
Turn right onto The Gardens.
The Gardens421 m
Turn right onto Dixton Close.
Dixton Close273 m
Turn left to stay on Dixton Close.
Dixton Close62 m
Turn left onto Dixton Road/A466.
Dixton Road714 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
165 m
Exit the roundabout.
39 m
Move left onto Dixton Road/A466.
Dixton Road667 m
Turn right onto Dixton Close.
Dixton Close62 m
Turn right to stay on Dixton Close.
Dixton Close273 m
Turn left onto The Gardens.
The Gardens421 m
Turn left onto Hereford Road/A466. Continue on A466.
A466296 m
Turn right onto Priory Street/B4293. Continue on B4293.
B4293723 m
Turn left onto Blestium Street/B4293.
Blestium Street134 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B4293.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4293.
B4293623 m
Turn left onto Wonastow Road.
Wonastow Road548 m
Turn left onto Link Road.
Link Road910 m
Turn right onto Portal Road/B4293. Continue on B4293.
B4293876 m
Keep right at the fork.
38 m
Turn left.
13 m
Turn left onto B4293.
B42931.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B4293.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4293.
B429392 m
Turn left to take the A40 ramp.
A401.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A40.
157 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A4011.1 km
Take the Raglan exit.
A40902 m
Turn right.
37 m
Turn right onto A40.
A40257 m
Take the exit.
A4011.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A40.
157 m
Exit the roundabout onto A40.
A40932 m
Turn left onto A466.
A466247 m
Turn right onto Redbrook Road/A466.
Redbrook Road706 m
Turn left onto Wyesham Avenue.
Wyesham Avenue373 m
Turn left onto Wyesham Road.
Wyesham Road165 m
Turn right onto Highmeadow.
Highmeadow322 m
Turn left onto Blake Street.
Blake Street65 m
Turn left to stay on Blake Street.
Blake Street20 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Blake Street.
Blake Street20 m
Turn right to stay on Blake Street.
Blake Street65 m
Turn right onto Highmeadow.
Highmeadow232 m
Turn right onto Justin's Hill.
Justin's Hill289 m
Turn left.
71 m
Turn left.
158 m
Turn left.
90 m
Turn right onto Justin's Hill.
Justin's Hill146 m
Turn left onto Highmeadow.
Highmeadow232 m
Turn left onto Blake Street.
Blake Street65 m
Turn left to stay on Blake Street.
Blake Street20 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Blake Street.
Blake Street20 m
Turn right to stay on Blake Street.
Blake Street65 m
Turn right onto Highmeadow.
Highmeadow322 m
Turn left onto Wyesham Road.
Wyesham Road165 m
Turn right onto Wyesham Avenue.
Wyesham Avenue373 m
Turn right onto Redbrook Road/A466.
Redbrook Road706 m
Turn right onto Staunton Road/A4136.
Staunton Road5.2 km
Turn left onto Wellmeadow.
Wellmeadow80 m
Turn right onto Reddings Lane.
Reddings Lane105 m
Turn left onto Wellmeadow.
Wellmeadow89 m
Turn right onto Staunton Road/A4136.
Staunton Road5.2 km
Move right onto A466.
A466354 m
Turn left onto Almshouse Street.
Almshouse Street24 m
Turn right onto St Mary's Street.
St Mary's Street193 m
Turn right onto Whitecross Street.
Whitecross Street123 m
Turn right onto Whitecross Street/A466.
Whitecross Street13 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Monmouth · Route 10 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.
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 26.9 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, 50, 60, 70 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.
Monmouth Baptist Church
Start near Monmouth Baptist Church.
Monmouth Methodist Church
Continue to Monmouth Methodist Church.
Old Nags Head
Continue to Old Nags Head.
St Mary's Priory Church
Continue to St Mary's Priory Church.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Continue to St Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
Castle Inn
Continue to Castle Inn.
Kings Head
Continue to Kings Head.
Punch House
Continue to Punch House.
Rossiter Books
Continue to Rossiter Books.
Best-one
Continue to Best-one.
Monmouth Bus Station
Continue to Monmouth Bus Station.
Mother Natures Goodies
Continue to Mother Natures Goodies.
Robin Hood
Continue to Robin Hood.
Overmonnow Garage
Continue to Overmonnow Garage.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Mayhill Hotel
Continue to Mayhill Hotel.
Saint James
Continue to Saint James.
Topstak
Continue to Topstak.
White Horse Inn
Continue to White Horse Inn.
Monmouth Community Hub
Finish back near Monmouth Community Hub, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 19 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 4 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 17 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 52.7 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Monmouth test centre, not an official DVSA route.