Near Pembroke Dock test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 23 turns across 44 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.1 km practice loop near Pembroke Dock test centre, taking roughly 24 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 pubs, shops, churches and schools, 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 44-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.1 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.
A4139340 m
Turn right onto Pembroke Street/B4322.
Pembroke Street210 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road/B4322. Continue on B4322.
B4322294 m
Turn left onto High Street/B4322. Continue on B4322.
B43221.8 km
Turn right onto Ferry Lane/A4139. Continue on A4139.
A4139528 m
Keep right to stay on A4139.
A4139655 m
Turn left onto Main Street/A4139.
Main Street732 m
Turn right onto Well Hill/A4139.
Well Hill332 m
Keep left to take Orange Way/A4139.
Orange Way83 m
Turn left onto St. Daniel's Hill/B4319.
St. Daniel's Hill20 m
Keep straight to stay on St. Daniel's Hill/B4319.
St. Daniel's Hill329 m
Keep right to stay on St. Daniel's Hill/B4319.
St. Daniel's Hill247 m
Keep left to stay on B4319.
B4319218 m
Keep left to stay on B4319.
B4319263 m
Keep right to stay on B4319.
B4319901 m
Keep right at the fork.
231 m
Keep left at the fork.
89 m
Move right onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane2.1 km
Keep right to stay on Clay Lane.
Clay Lane66 m
Turn right onto Angle Road/B4320.
Angle Road21 m
Turn right to stay on Angle Road/B4320.
Angle Road14 m
Keep right to stay on Angle Road/B4320.
Angle Road239 m
Keep right to stay on Angle Road/B4320.
Angle Road234 m
Keep right to stay on Angle Road/B4320.
Angle Road72 m
Turn right.
70 m
Make a sharp left.
23 m
Turn left.
58 m
Turn right onto Angle Road/B4320.
Angle Road2.4 km
Keep right to stay on B4320.
B4320122 m
Keep left to take Monkton/B4320.
Monkton639 m
Turn left onto Bridgend Terrace/B4320.
Bridgend Terrace434 m
Move 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 Lane142 m
Move left onto Bush Street.
Bush Street777 m
Turn left.
184 m
Make a right U-turn.
184 m
Turn left onto Bush Street.
Bush Street74 m
Keep right to stay on Bush Street.
Bush Street777 m
Move left onto A4139/Market Place. Continue on A4139.
A4139349 m
Turn right onto Admiralty Way.
Admiralty Way127 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Pembroke Dock · School-zone 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.
Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade
Start near Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade.
Royal George
Continue to Royal George.
Watermans Arms
Continue to Watermans Arms.
Castle Stores
Continue to Castle Stores.
Old Cross Saws Inn
Continue to Old Cross Saws Inn.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Zeros
Continue to Zeros.
Golden Grove School
Continue to Golden Grove School.
Hope Inn
Continue to Hope Inn.
Pembroke East End
Continue to Pembroke East End.
Penrhyn Church In Wales V.C School
Continue to Penrhyn Church In Wales V.C School.
Highgate Inn
Continue to Highgate Inn.
Pembroke Castle
Continue to Pembroke Castle.
Pembroke Castle
Continue to Pembroke Castle.
Westgate Evangelical Chapel
Continue to Westgate Evangelical Chapel.
Jabber Wocky
Continue to Jabber Wocky.
Parish Church of St John
Continue to Parish Church of St John.
Charlton
Continue to Charlton.
Pembroke Dock Bethel Baptist Church
Continue to Pembroke Dock Bethel Baptist Church.
Roma Pizza
Finish back near Roma Pizza, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 25 turns
16 roundabouts · 9 turns
19 turns
12 turns
This route is 18.1 km and takes about 24 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Pembroke Dock test centre, not an official DVSA route.