This event is now online, please download a map to walk at your leisure. Guided Walks are being rescheduled.

Frome’s Walking Festival is back for 2020 on a slightly smaller, socially distanced scale, but there is still plenty to do for all ages and abilities. The programme includes old favourites and new walks. All walks must be booked in advance.

We also have three trails designed for families to do together. These are free and can be downloaded from our website, collected from Discover Frome and will be available from the Cheese & Grain between 10am and 3pm on Saturday 14th November and between 10am and 2pm on Sunday 15th November.

You can find out more information on these and all of the events listed here.

Please note: unless otherwise stated, all walks start from the Cheese & Grain.
All walks are limited to a max. of 6 (5 participants and 1 walk leader) to adhere to the Government Covid guidelines.

Saturday 14th November

Frome at War – 10am. Frome at War discovers the contribution Frome and its people made during the two World Wars as well as stories about evacuees, Dunkirk survivors, American GIs and more. Follow in Field-Marshall Montgomery’s footsteps, locate war graves of many who gave their lives, as well as Frome’s very own VC holder, and discover both the story behind Frome’s Official War Memorial and the night the town was bombed by the German Luftwaffe. A ninety-minute walk led by local historian and author David Lassman.

Singer's Trail - 11am. Led by Lisa Kenwright. Approx. 1 mile. 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.

Famous Frome – 12:30pm. Regularly topping national polls as one of the coolest towns on the planet and best places to live, celebrity A-listers are often spotted on its streets and global rock-stars play its venues. But Frome has always had an association with the rich and famous. From the birth of a sporting legend (no, not Jensen Button, but he is included) to the locations of prime-time television series, taking in well-known poets, writers, actors and musicians on the way. Led by local historian and author David Lassman, a 90 minute walk, starting from the Discover Frome Information Point.

Orchardleigh Walk- 1pm. Led by Rich Ackroyd. Approx. 7 miles. 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.

Green Spaces Walk around Frome – 1:30pm. Led by Les Stather. A 5 mile walk around the green spaces of Frome taking in Packsaddle, Fromefield, Rodden Meadows, The Dippy, Keyfords, Victoria Park, Goulds Ground and Whatcombe Fields.

Saxon Frome - 2pm. Approx. 1 mile. St Aldhelm was a writer of riddles and a singer of songs as well as Abbot, Bishop and legendary founder of Frome. Follow in his footsteps on this walk that will show you the traces of our Saxon ancestors still visible in the modern town as well as tell you the tales of the Wessex kings that lived, fought and died here. Led by local historian and storyteller Lisa Kenwright.

Pubs of Frome - 3pm. Led by David Lassman. This walk will take in the sites of a dozen pubs and inns – both past and present – to give the histories of each and put them in the social context of the times.

Sunday 15th November

Circular Walk around Frome - 10am. An 11 mile walk led by Les Stather. Take in urban and rural views around Frome. Starting at the Cheese and Grain, this walk will pass through Spring Gardens, Vallis Vale, Tytherington and Rodden Meadow.

Northern Frome - 10:30am. Led by Tricia Golinski. This walk is approximately 2.5 miles and links together several of the town’s open spaces. Trees, both native and introduced, are a particular feature of the walk.

A Sense of Place - 11am. Led by Lisa Kenwright. A 90 minute walk explaining the history and folklore behind some of the local place names. If you’ve ever wondered why Bath Street is not on the Bath side of town, or what is cheap about Cheap Street, this is the walk for you.

Buggy Walk - 11.30am. Led by Emma Parker. A 2 mile walk following buggy friendly paths around Frome taking in some wonderful green spaces: Rodden Meadow, The Old Showfield and Welshmill park and woods. There is an option to shorten the walk at the halfway point where you can wait with your baby if you need to rest, feed or change them and we will pick you up on our way back.

The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts - 12pm, lasts around 4 hours, approx 6.9 miles, led by David Lassman. This route will follow in the footsteps of some of the main characters in the book and visit many of the places featured.