Frome
Frome is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills on the River Frome, 13 miles (21 km) south of Bath.
Frome is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills on the River Frome, 13 miles (21 km) south of Bath. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 28,567.
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Worth seeing in and around Frome
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Nunney Castle
Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the moated castle's architectural style, possibly influenced by the design of French castles, has provoked considerable academic debate.
4.3 km · medieval castle in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Hales Castle
Hales Castle was a medieval castle that once stood overlooking the town of Frome in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
4.2 km · castle in Selwood, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Beckington Castle
Beckington Castle is a historic house in the village of Beckington, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.5 km · house in Beckington, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St John the Baptist, Frome
The Church of St John the Baptist, Frome is a parish church in the Church of England in Frome within the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building.
300 m · church in Frome, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Andrew's Church, Mells
St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church located in the village of Mells in the English county of Somerset. The church is a grade I listed building.
4.9 km · church in Mells, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06equestrian statue of Edward Horner
The equestrian statue of Edward Horner stands inside St Andrew's Church in the village of Mells in Somerset, south-western England. It was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, as a memorial to Edward Horner, who died of wounds in the First World War.
4.9 km · memorial to Edward Horner, who died of wounds in the First World War · Wikipedia - 07Church of St Leonard, Marston Bigot
The Church of St Leonard in Marston Bigot, Somerset, England, was built by Edmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and Orrery, to replace an earlier church on another site which he had had demolished for spoiling the view from Marston House. It opened to the public in 1789.
3.3 km · church in Marston Bigot, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of All Saints, Nunney
The Church of All Saints at Nunney, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Saxon or Norman church from which a Saxon cross and Norman font can still be seen.
4.2 km · church in Nunney, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Church of St George, Beckington
The Church of St George is a medieval Church of England parish church in Beckington, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
4.8 km · church in Beckington, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Rook Lane Chapel
Rook Lane Chapel was a place of worship, and is now an arts centre, in Frome, Somerset, England. Built in 1707 by James Pope the chapel was the place of worship for nonconformists.
200 m · arts centre (formerly a chapel) in Frome, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Frome
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 32 km · Cardiff (CWL), 73 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 132 km
- Stations
- Frome railway station, 900 m
- Cardiff → Frome66 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £10–13
- London → Frome156 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · £16–21
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Frome142 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £16–22
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Frome
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Frome. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBrittany Ferries provide vehicle and foot passenger services to and from northern Spain, the Normandy ports of Caen and Cherbourg, and St.
- Get inCondor Ferries provide services normally from Poole to the Channel Islands and St Malo.
- Get aroundMinibuses , Paddock Wood, Bradley Road, BA12 7JY.
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Next door to Frome
Frome is 32 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chapmansladevillage in Wiltshire, England, UK5.4 km
- Beckingtonvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England4.9 km
- Lullingtonvillage and civil parish in Somerset, England, UK3.9 km
- Mellsvillage and civil parish in Somerset, UK4.6 km
- Nunneyvillage and civil parish near Frome, Somerset, England4.4 km
- Great Elmvillage and civil parish in Somerset, UK3.1 km