Frome as in room, not Frome as in home.
However, we hope you feel at home here in Frome.
There's room for everyone!
Now the weak puns are out of the way, let's get to Frome's strengths.
This historic Somerset town has risen in profile over recent years,
having been featured in publications such as the Guardian ("Let's Move
to Frome") and a recent bestseller on how the town tackled loneliness
and won ("The Compassion Project"). Residents of Frome are incredibly
proud of the area, and it's not hard to see why.
St Catherine's boasts
dozens of independent shops, cafes, bars and restaurants, and locals are
fiercely determined to keep the big chains at bay. The market square is
home to the community space, Cheese and Grain, and if you allow anyone a
minute to tell you, you'll find out the Foo Fighters once played there.
Within the Cheese and Grain car park you'll find a community fridge,
open to all to leave and take items, along with a coat cupboard for
those in need. Measures like this are woven thorughout the town so that
on the surface although it may feel like another middle class haven
(which it no doubt is), there is something more. A sense of community, a
wish to do better, and a helpfully attractive architectural outlook
give Frome the magic touch.
One of the town's main tourist attractions is the Frome Market, running
from the Cheese and Grain car park all the way up Catherine Hill,
buzzing with stalls from across the county. Antiques, health foods, farm
produce, plants, fashion, pet accessories and more, all locally made or
sourced, set the market apart from those one may have visited
before.
Of course there is more to Frome than its many independent shops and
eateries, and the town proves an ideal jumping off point for exploring
the countryside the south west has to offer. Just a few miles from Longleat
Estate, it's possible to take in the safari, visit Longleat house, and
explore the forest within a ten minute drive. Cley Hill provides an
impressive view across the region, and the many riverside and field
strolls closer to town have a uniquely Somerset charm, particularly if
one stays for golden hour.