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Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. Frome is believed to have begun when a monk from Malmesbury named Aldhelm crossed the river that gave the town its name around 690AD. During the following two centuries it became an important town in Saxon Wessex, with a royal palace and a role in the unification of the English kingdom. Barely anything of these Saxon origins can now be seen, though perhaps some remains still wait to be found again, hidden un…

…Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. 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 free walk here….

…Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. 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! Led by Frome author David Lassman. Book your place here….

Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. At its height J.W.Singer & Sons Art Metal Works employed up to 700 people and cast statues, war memorials, and decorative metalwork that can be found across the country and around the globe. Join Frome Town Guide Lisa Kenwright for a guided walk that will take in some of the important places in John Webb Singer’s life and tell the story of his foundry and some of his most famous works. The route loops around…

…Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. A circular walk following field paths and quiet lanes, via Rodden Church, through woodland around the edge of the Longleat estate, to East Woodlands church, and back to Frome. Led by Tricia Golinski, this walk is approximately 8 miles. Book your free place on the walk here….

Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. 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 th…

Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2019. Back for its second year, Frome – The Fecund Coming is Rare Species Theatre Company’s comic take on traditional historical walks. Join ‘whistorians’ Virginia Saggers & Gerald Terd as they take you up the Via Delorosa and uncover some of the truths behind the town’s burgeoning success. What lies beneath Frome’s cobbled streets and why has it become such a popular location for hipsters and artisans to settle?…