Cheap Street

Cheap Street is Frome’s pride and joy and one of our prettiest streets. The street has retained its historic medieval character, with a leat running down the middle, carrying water from the stream beneath St John’s Church. Walk up between the old shops with their hanging upper storeys.

You can find a wide range of the best independent shops and cafes that Frome has to offer, including a wide range of books, clothing, jewellery, housewares, health and beauty services and some excellent places to eat or have a coffee.

Visiting this narrow paved street allows you a glimpse of the beauty of one of the most charming historical and cultural locations in Frome, as well as the character, quirkiness and diversity of its shops and businesses.

There are exciting changes happening on Cheap Street… but for now, here are the featured businesses in this beautiful shopping quarter of Frome:

Hunting Raven Books

Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books is one of Frome’s much-loved and long-standing independent bookshop.

With over thousands of titles in stock, and access to a further 500,000 on next-day delivery, they really do have something for everyone. Alongside books, they stock a wide range of gifts, cards, stationery, games and children’s activities.

Frome Wholefoods

An excellent wholefoods shop selling organic produce, deli, vitamins, herbs and spices and much more. This store carries an excellent vegan range, and as a bonus will gladly take special orders.

Black Moon Tattoo

Black Moon was founded in November 2010 by Jo Black and a business partner. Upon opening the new shop, Black Moon, Jo and the team hope to stay in this beautiful 18th century property for the foreseeable future! They now have 5 tattoo artists and regular guest artists, offering bespoke designs from fine line and dot work to more traditional styles.

Sassy and Boo

Sassy & Boo is synonymous with luxuriously-soft knitwear, Italian linens, beautifully patterned cotton shirts and flattering, wear-everywhere dresses.

Inspired by uncomplicated happiness, they create bright, colourful collections that have wear-forever appeal. They know colour can change your mood and bring joy to your day, so they always design plenty of new vibrant styles and feel-good prints.

Marchbank Jewellery Design

Marchbank offer a fantastic range of jewellery designs, watches and accessories.

Beautiful, bespoke, designs, repairs and commissions are available from their talented Goldsmith and silversmith Stephen Thomas. Stephen has over 40 years experience in jewellery design as well as restoration, remodelling and repair of fine jewellery and antique gold & silver items.

Foothills of Tibet

Foothills of Tibet aims to help preserve the rich and diverse Tibetan culture, which is in danger of being forgotten as well as raise public awareness of the situation in Tibet and support Tibetan communities.

Browse the exciting range of gifts, homewares and accessories in their lovely little store on Cheap Street.

Charles Hart Jewellers

Charles Hart are one of England’s oldest family Jewellers – established in 1820. They stock a large range of watches, jewellery, clocks, silverware and much more. They stock jewellery brands such as Annie Haak, Henryka, Kit Heath, Cavendish French and many more. Watch brands include Bering, Seiko, Storm, Accurist and Sekonda as well as re conditioned Rolex, Cartier and Omega.

Boots Opticians

Boots is the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, with over 2,500 stores in the UK. This outlet of the Boots Optician service accompanies a larger general Boots store in the nearby Market Place.

Eden Beauty

At Eden Beauty, they believe that everyone should have the opportunity to feel good. They aim to offer a wide chain of salons and spas with a wide range of services that create a positive impact on all clients through experience and end result.

Neighbour Utility

Welcome to neighbour. a curated collection of simple, useful pieces for your home.

From unique vintage finds, handpicked homewares and more — their goods are chosen with practicality and real life in mind.

Johnny Szymanski

Johnny Szymanski is a British based menswear brand started by Johnny in 2020. Johnny’s designs are for contemporary men who not only care about the way they look, but also about where their clothes come from.

Johnny is passionate about supporting both British manufacturing and also the continued effort to produce sustainable clothes that move away from the ‘fast fashion’ model and are made to last.

Peaches Italy

Peaches Italy is an independent fashion store offering Italian-inspired clothing, footwear and accessories.

The Haunts Curiosity Shoppe

The Haunts Curiosity Shoppe is Somersets’ Apothecary Emporium, nestled away on Cheap Street, England’s best kept Medieval thoroughfare. Lovers Joseph and Emma bring magic to the mundane from their haunted storefront in whimsical Frome, by creating folklore inspired home fragrance, vegan body-care and illustrative design.

The Grey Corner

This small, independent, family-run business based in Frome sells stylish furniture, beautiful decorative items and gorgeous gifts for the home.

The Grey Corner offers a lovely range of items from vintage, shabby chic to Scandi-inspired decor. All items are carefully chosen and handpicked by owners Ellie and Jess.

Moss Archives

Your friendly local nature shop, offering botanicals and natural curiosities. Greening, styling, installations and events, located on the lovely Cheap Street.

Christina Oswin Jewellery

Christina Oswin is a bespoke jewellers located on Cheap Street. All the collections are on display in the shop, with something to suit everybody, from statement pieces to delicate flowers. The main workshop area is visible to the public, so customers can see the work in action.

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