Near Pembroke Dock test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 16 roundabouts and 9 turns across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 16.8 km practice loop near Pembroke Dock test centre, taking roughly 23 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 OC Davies Roundabout Garage. 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 roundabout approach & exit, 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 15 catalogued landmarks, including shops, stations and pubs, 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 28-step drive on real, named roads (about 16.8 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.
A41391.3 km
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 Road742 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A477.
189 m
Exit the roundabout onto A477.
A4772.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A477.
142 m
Exit the roundabout onto A477.
A4772.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Waterloo Road/A477.
77 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.
A4139932 m
Turn left onto Pembroke Street/B4322.
Pembroke Street210 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road/B4322.
B4322688 m
Move right onto Military Road.
Military Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Ocean Way.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ocean Way.
Ocean Way1.5 km
Move left onto Treowen Road.
Treowen Road688 m
Turn right onto Pembroke Street/B4322.
Pembroke Street146 m
Turn left onto Melville Street.
Melville Street73 m
Turn right onto Market Street.
Market Street60 m
Turn left onto A4139/Meyrick Owen Way.
A4139272 m
Turn right onto Admiralty Way.
Admiralty Way127 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Pembroke Dock · Roundabout 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.
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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at OC Davies Roundabout Garage. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 15 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
Start near Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
Roma Pizza
Continue to Roma Pizza.
Refill
Continue to Refill.
St. Govan's Shopping Centre
Continue to St. Govan's Shopping Centre.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
B&M Bargains
Continue to B&M Bargains.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Paul Satori Charity Shop
Continue to Paul Satori Charity Shop.
Pembroke Dock, Tesco
Continue to Pembroke Dock, Tesco.
Neyland
Continue to Neyland.
OC Davies Roundabout Garage
Continue to OC Davies Roundabout Garage.
Domino's
Continue to Domino's.
Mr Chips
Continue to Mr Chips.
Farmfoods
Continue to Farmfoods.
First and Last
Finish back near First and Last, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 25 turns
23 turns
19 turns
12 turns
This route is 16.8 km and takes about 23 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Pembroke Dock test centre, not an official DVSA route.