Valentine’s Lamp

The Frome Valentine’s Lamp is located at the top of Catherine Hill and is one of the town’s most romantic landmarks. It is a working gas lamp, the only one in Somerset, that is dedicated to the memory of St. Valentine. Every year there are lighting ceremonies when the gas lamp is lit for the first time.

A ‘love seat’ nearby catches the glow of the gas lamp, looking down the historic cobbled street of Catherine Hill. The lamp even has attached a renovated George V posting box attached – for your love letter or Valentine card.

Frome’s famous Valentine Gas Lamp has been celebrated for over 30 years. In 2025, an official ceremony, the role of lamplighter was handed over from Reg Ling, who had filled the role for more than 30 years, to Eddie Young. With mulled wine, live accordion music, poetry and a performance from the Town Crier, the ceremony marked the end of one era and beginning of a new one.