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…A special circular buggy walk for those who want to socialise and enjoy being outside. Approximately two miles at a moderate pace. Book your space on this free walk….

…Part of the Frome Walking Festival 2021. A family-friendly guided history walk through the town centre with stories about the town’s past to enthral adults and children alike. Suitable for all ages but aimed at the level of age 7+, approx 40 mins, starting at the Cheese & Grain, ending at St John’s churchyard. Book your space on this walk. This walk operates on a donation basis. Please give as much as you feel appropriate….

…of town for the most part and, apart from Portway Methodist Church, is accessible (with one diversion) but steep in places. Part of Frome Walking Festival 2021. Book your place on the walk….

…This walk will take in the sites of a dozen pubs and inns to give their histories and place them in their social context. Learn about the town’s very own breweries, bankrupt landlords, an historic pub-crawl, rioting and the many various nefarious activities which took place. Based on the best-selling book ‘Historic Inns of Frome’. The walk is led by author David Lassman. Book your place on the walk. Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2021….

…Join local author and ancient tree specialist Julian Hight on a walk to see some of Frome’s most majestic trees and hear about their history, lore and descendants. The easy walk will include Millennium Green and Rodden Meadow and take around an hour and a half. Led by Julian Hight. Book your place on the walk. Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2021….

Part of the Frome Walking Festival 2021. Frome was founded in 685CE, and later became an important town in Saxon Wessex. Barely any Saxon remains can now be seen but the shape of the town centre today is rooted in those early years of the settlement. This guided walk will explain what we know of Saxon Frome from its founding, through the rule of the Wessex kings including Alfred, Athelstan and Eadred, to the coming of the Normans. Led by Lisa Ken…

…This walk is an eye-opening and entertaining ninety-minute walk in the footsteps of the town’s most notorious rogues, rebels and renegades. Discover how Frome became embroiled in the Monmouth Rebellion, see the location of a 19th century murder and find out the reason behind the town’s pitched battle with the Salvation Army, plus much more! Book your place on the walk. Part of the Frome Walking Festival 2021….

…Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2021. A circular walk following riverside and field paths into the Orchardleigh estate, where it follows a muddy lakeside path and then tarmac driveway, returning to Frome via Spring Gardens and Cooper Hall. Led by Rich Ackroyd, this walk is approximately 7 miles. Book your place on this walk….

…Take a journey through Frome to discover some significant and little-known aspects of its rich and varied past. From buildings and streets to people and events, the walk highlights fascinating aspects of the town’s history, including stories of UFO sightings, a world famous Roman coin hoard, local inns and the search for underground tunnels. Part of the Frome Walking Festival 2021. Book your ticket….

Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2021 Led by Les Stather, this linear walk links two Anglo-Saxon kings; King Eadred, King of England (AD 946-955) died in Frome in 955 AD; and his nephew King Edgar, King of England (AD 959-975) crowned in Bath Abbey in 973 AD. The route links Mendip Way East with the Cotswold Way. The walk uses existing public footpaths and passes through Lullington, Laverton, Norton St Philip, Hinton Charterhouse, Midford and the…