Frome Walking Festival
Frome’s annual Walking Festival offers a diverse weekend programme of guided walks, trails and activities for young and old alike. Explore Frome’s history and heritage and the beautiful surrounding countryside in walks ranging from easy afternoon strolls to longer riverside rambles.
The 2023 programme offers 18 walks over 3 days, centred around history, nature, the countryside and even dancing. 14 of the walks are free.
Download the 2023 Walking Festival Programme
Alongside the guided walks you’ll also be able to pick up a free “fairy doors” map to take a whimsical self-guided walk through Welshmill woods. Copies of the new Frome Wheel map by Walkers are Welcome, presenting 54 miles of routes through historic streets, beautiful green spaces and ancient woodland will also be on sale. Stop by the Walkers are Welcome pop-up stall by the Cheese & Grain, during the Walking Festival, for these new maps and some old favourites.
Before the next walking festival why not get out and explore in and around our beautiful town with one of our walks which you can download from our town walks page.
List of Events
Nordic Walking Taster Session
“If you can walk, you can Nordic walk.” Nordic walking is suitable for people of all ages and…
Plaques of Frome
The trail follows the plaques established by the Frome Society for Local Study to explore the rich heritage…
Orchardleigh and Spring Gardens Loop
Following the new Frome Walking Wheel, this walk will follow Spoke 1 going out of Frome into the…
Celebrated Women of Frome: Elizabeth Singer Rowe
This walk retraces the steps of seventeenth century poet Elizabeth Singer Rowe and associates in Frome. Largely forgotten…
River Frome and Rodden Nature Reserve walk
The walk will start at Welshmill Weir and head through the town along Willow Vale, Rodden Meadow and…
Willow Vale
This walk will go along Willow Vale alongside the river and end at Tuckers Mill, telling the story…
Frome Building Stones Walk
An opportunity to examine the many different stones used to build Frome with local geologist, Simon Carpenter. As…
Heritage Tree Walk
Join local author and heritage tree specialist Julian Hight on a walk to see some of Frome’s most…
A Very Short Walk Around the Long History of Frome
If you love hearing about local history but don’t fancy climbing a mile up and down steep cobbled…
Orchardleigh, Beckington and Berkley loop
Following the new Frome Walking Wheel we'll walk out on spoke 10 through Orchardleigh, follow the outer wheel…
Buggy Friendly Family Walk
This is an easy buggy friendly walk taking in some of Frome's beautiful green spaces: Rodden Meadow, the…
War Graves
This free walk will follow the Remembrance Service on the Sunday so the start time may vary depending…
