Guidebook for Frome
Arts & Culture
Cheese & Grain
Justice LaneFor great gigs, or coffee/tea and light lunch
Excellent local theatre. Plays and performances including National Theatre Live.
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Merlin Theatre
Excellent local theatre. Plays and performances including National Theatre Live.
Lovely independent cinema. Tickets are cheap! Also holds gigs and live-streamed performances (e.g. opera) occasionally.
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Westway Cinema
Cork StreetLovely independent cinema. Tickets are cheap! Also holds gigs and live-streamed performances (e.g. opera) occasionally.
Frome Museum
North ParadeLocal museum
Black Swan Arts
2 Bridge StArt gallery, shop and cafe in town centre
Drinks & Nightlife
The Cross Keys
20 High StFriendly pub, good pub food.
The Three Swans
16-17 King StPopular local pub with good atmos
Great pub. Live music most weekends. Beer brewed on site (Milk Street brewery). Doesn't do food except on Wed night (£5/world food) and Sunday lunch (bangers and mash only). Occasional summer barbies.
Milk Street
Great pub. Live music most weekends. Beer brewed on site (Milk Street brewery). Doesn't do food except on Wed night (£5/world food) and Sunday lunch (bangers and mash only). Occasional summer barbies.
Essentials
Co-op Food - Frome
Culver HillGood old local Coop
Sainsbury's Petrol Station
Wessex FieldsFor food and wine shopping
Food Scene
The Golden Goose
1 Stony StGood really tasty vegetarian food
Meant to be a good place to eat ... it's nice inside anyway although expensive in relation to other places in town.
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Archangel
1 King StMeant to be a good place to eat ... it's nice inside anyway although expensive in relation to other places in town.
Decent restaurant, lots of choice, good range of beers. A bit like a tardis inside. It's a lot bigger than it looks.
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The Old Bath Arms
1 Palmer StDecent restaurant, lots of choice, good range of beers. A bit like a tardis inside. It's a lot bigger than it looks.
Good food but the bar gets very busy on Fri and Sat night. Jazz jam sessions once a month and other music sometimes.
The Cornerhouse
1 Christchurch St EGood food but the bar gets very busy on Fri and Sat night. Jazz jam sessions once a month and other music sometimes.
Nice pub in quiet countryside within walking distance (c 1.5 m); on edge of Longleat Estate. Decent food, beer and cider.
The Horse & Groom
East Woodlands RoadNice pub in quiet countryside within walking distance (c 1.5 m); on edge of Longleat Estate. Decent food, beer and cider.
The Settle
16 Cheap StDaytime cafe for coffee, tea, cake, and light lunches.
Lovely food, lovely outdoor seating area. Art gallery and shop too. In town centre.
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Black Swan Arts
2 Bridge StLovely food, lovely outdoor seating area. Art gallery and shop too. In town centre.
Everything Else
Frome Independent Market - monthly 1st Sunday each month Mar-Dec. See www.thefromeindependent.org.uk. Regular Saturday morning and Wed local market also.
Market Place
Market PlaceFrome Independent Market - monthly 1st Sunday each month Mar-Dec. See www.thefromeindependent.org.uk. Regular Saturday morning and Wed local market also.
Culverhill Launderette
Culver HillLocal launderette for washing and drying clothes.
The Mead Nursery
Lovely nursery/garden.
Sightseeing
One of the attractive streets in Frome. Walk from my house, down Milk Street, then Cheap St and up Catherine Hill. Part of a town heritage trail (leaflet from bookshop on Cheap St)
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Cheap Street
Cheap StreetOne of the attractive streets in Frome. Walk from my house, down Milk Street, then Cheap St and up Catherine Hill. Part of a town heritage trail (leaflet from bookshop on Cheap St)
Castle keep with water-filled moat. Nice cafe adjacent, also nearby decent pub in village.
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Nunney Castle
Castle StreetCastle keep with water-filled moat. Nice cafe adjacent, also nearby decent pub in village.
Nice garden selling lovely plants. Open to the public.
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The Walled Garden at Mells
Selwood StreetNice garden selling lovely plants. Open to the public.
Historic church - really lovely inside, with 10th century origins (most rebuilt by Victorians though).
St John's Church
54 Church StHistoric church - really lovely inside, with 10th century origins (most rebuilt by Victorians though).
Holy Trinity Church
Trinity StreetChurch with Burne-Jones (pre- Raphaelite) stained glass windows.
Shopping
Unit on industrial estate stuffed full with different ciders. Warning! you are bombarded by alcoholic fumes on entering this shop!
Lilley's Cider
Bunns LaneUnit on industrial estate stuffed full with different ciders. Warning! you are bombarded by alcoholic fumes on entering this shop!