Near Pembroke Dock test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 20 roundabouts and 25 turns across 86 navigation steps.
This is an independent 29.1 km practice loop near Pembroke Dock test centre, taking roughly 42 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 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 shops, stations, pubs and churches, 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 Pembroke Dock 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:
The full 86-step drive on real, named roads (about 29.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south on Admiralty Way.
Admiralty Way127 m
Turn left onto A4139/Meyrick Owen Way. Continue on A4139.
A4139759 m
Keep left to take A4139/Western Way.
A4139512 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4139/London Road.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4139/London Road.
A4139673 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Waterloo Road/A477.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road443 m
Keep right to stay on Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road298 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A477.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A477.
A477899 m
Keep left to stay on A477.
A4771.7 km
Keep left to stay on A477.
A477145 m
Keep left to stay on A477.
A477109 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A477.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A477.
A477648 m
Turn left onto Crossways.
Crossways159 m
Move right onto Glen Owen Hill.
Glen Owen Hill824 m
Keep left to take Leonardston Road.
Leonardston Road557 m
Keep right to take Hazel Bank Hill.
Hazel Bank Hill575 m
Move right onto Church Road.
Church Road16 m
Keep left to stay on Church Road.
Church Road167 m
Move right onto Waterston Road.
Waterston Road105 m
Turn left onto Lighthouse Drive.
Lighthouse Drive93 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lighthouse Drive.
Lighthouse Drive93 m
Turn right onto Waterston Road.
Waterston Road106 m
Move left onto Church Road.
Church Road184 m
Move left onto Hazel Bank Hill.
Hazel Bank Hill575 m
Keep right to stay on Hazel Bank Hill.
Hazel Bank Hill906 m
Keep left to take Glen Owen Hill.
Glen Owen Hill223 m
Keep left to stay on Glen Owen Hill.
Glen Owen Hill251 m
Turn right onto Crossways.
Crossways26 m
Keep left to stay on Crossways.
Crossways196 m
Turn right onto A477.
A477393 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A477.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto A477.
A477112 m
Keep right to stay on A477.
A477145 m
Keep right to stay on A477.
A4771.7 km
Keep straight to stay on A477.
A477899 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Waterloo Road/A477.
77 m
Exit the roundabout onto Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road333 m
Keep straight to stay on Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
18 m
Exit the roundabout.
36 m
Move left onto A477/London Road.
A477135 m
Turn right onto Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane51 m
Move left to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane72 m
Keep right to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane131 m
Keep straight to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane231 m
Keep left to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane279 m
Keep left to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane689 m
Keep right to stay on A4139.
A4139655 m
Turn left onto Main Street/A4139.
Main Street732 m
Turn right onto Well Hill/A4139. Continue on A4139.
A41391.1 km
Turn left onto B4320.
B4320270 m
Turn right onto Monkton/B4320.
Monkton47 m
Keep left to stay on Monkton/B4320.
Monkton592 m
Keep left to stay on Monkton/B4320.
Monkton69 m
Turn right onto Long Mains.
Long Mains652 m
Move right onto Castle Quarry.
Castle Quarry141 m
Turn right to stay on Castle Quarry.
Castle Quarry94 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Castle Quarry.
Castle Quarry94 m
Turn left to stay on Castle Quarry.
Castle Quarry141 m
Turn left onto Long Mains.
Long Mains652 m
Turn left onto Monkton/B4320.
Monkton18 m
Keep right to stay on Monkton/B4320.
Monkton690 m
Turn left onto Bridgend Terrace/B4320.
B4320428 m
Keep right to take Westgate Hill/A4139.
Westgate Hill5 m
Turn left onto Westgate Hill/A4139. Continue on A4139.
A4139595 m
Keep left to take Bush Hill/A4139.
Bush Hill180 m
Keep left to stay on A4139.
A4139798 m
Keep left to take Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane298 m
Keep left to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane122 m
Keep right to stay on Ferry Lane/A4139.
Ferry Lane145 m
Turn left onto A477/London Road.
A477137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Waterloo Road/A477.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road443 m
Keep right to stay on Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road40 m
Keep right to stay on Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road258 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Waterloo Road/A477.
133 m
Exit the roundabout onto Waterloo Road/A477.
Waterloo Road743 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4139/London Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4139/London Road.
A4139677 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4139/Western Way.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4139/Western Way. Continue on A4139.
A41391.3 km
Turn right onto Admiralty Way.
Admiralty Way127 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Pembroke Dock · Residential practice loop 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.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Roma Pizza
Start near Roma Pizza.
Refill
Continue to Refill.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
Pembroke Dock, Tesco
Continue to Pembroke Dock, Tesco.
Neyland
Continue to Neyland.
Domino's
Continue to Domino's.
Nisa Local
Continue to Nisa Local.
Ferry Inn
Continue to Ferry Inn.
Sinclair Mercedes-Benz
Continue to Sinclair Mercedes-Benz.
Mr Chips
Continue to Mr Chips.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Old Cross Saws Inn
Continue to Old Cross Saws Inn.
Pembroke East End
Continue to Pembroke East End.
Golden Grove School
Continue to Golden Grove School.
Pembroke Library
Continue to Pembroke Library.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Pembroke Castle
Continue to Pembroke Castle.
Jabber Wocky
Continue to Jabber Wocky.
First and Last
Continue to First and Last.
Farmfoods
Finish back near Farmfoods, completing the loop.
23 turns
16 roundabouts · 9 turns
19 turns
12 turns
This route is 29.1 km and takes about 42 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Pembroke Dock test centre, not an official DVSA route.