FROME is an historic Somerset market town with a thriving arts culture built on steep hillsides running down to the river of the same name. It still has part of a medieval street pattern, and its winding streets, fascinating old buildings and small shops and galleries make for a very enjoyable day out. Frome Tourist Information Centre can help you plan your visit by sending you free information, including a map (see bottom of page for contact details).

Frome is a particularly great place for food lovers - here is a little tour from Frome station taking in a few of the highlights of a town dedicated to local food and fair trade:

Turn left at the bottom of the station approach road and at traffic lights / pedestrian crossings continue straight ahead. At roundabout, bear right into Vicarage Street, downhill past church, turning left into Church Street. Cheap Street will be ahead of you, starting with the popular La Strada café. Seriously good coffee, and committed to Fair Trade. Further down Cheap Street you will find a superb range of freshly baked bread, cakes and pastries at The Old Bake House, healthy foods, grains and pulses at Frome Wholefoods, a splendid traditional independent greengrocer and other welcoming cafés and pubs. Serious food lovers should not miss Sagebury Cheese. An extensive range of local cheeses is supplemented with locally sourced milk, eggs and meat, and a range of oils, condiments and ingredients to delight the most demanding chef. Everything is sourced from artisan producers, and owner Nicki, like Frome Wholefoods, is a Fair Trade retailer.

At the end of Cheap Street, you come to Market Place. The Garden Café with its walled garden and wholefoods is a good choice on a sunny autumn day (Stony Street, just off Market Place). From Market Place head for the Cheese and Grain Market, venue for many food events with its own good café, or try Tashens situated in the lovely complex of art galleries, workshops and the Tourist Information Centre. Regular Farmers’ and Country Markets are worth planning your visit around
COUNTRY MARKET: Every Thursday: 08.00 to noon.
FARMERS’ MARKET: 2nd Saturday: 09.00 to noon.
FARMERS’ & CRAFTS MARKET: 4th Saturday.
09.00 to 14.00 (2 pm)

Two of the towns pubs are included in our "Rail Ale Trail" (find them on our trail map here): The Griffin Inn (a unique little micro brewery "tap") and the The Blue Boar which is perfectly placed between the two market areas - Market Place and the Cheese and Grain. 

Call the friendly Tourist Information Centre 01373 467271 for a free map guide to the town, or see their website www.frometouristinfo.co.uk