Frome Walking Festival

Frome’s annual Walking Festival offers a diverse weekend programme of guided walks, trails and activities for young and old alike. Explore Frome’s history and heritage and the beautiful surrounding countryside in walks ranging from easy afternoon strolls to longer riverside rambles.

This year it will take place from 16th-18th August.

The 2024 programme offers 18 walks over 3 days, centred around history, nature, the countryside and even dancing. 11 of the walks are free.

The programme will be available to pick up around Frome from 3rd July.

Stop by the Walkers are Welcome pop-up stall by the Cheese & Grain, during the Walking Festival, to browse the many walking maps available to purchase.

Before the next walking festival why not get out and explore in and around our beautiful town with one of our walks which you can download from our town walks page.

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Orchardleigh – Walking Festival

August 17 @ 10:00 - 13:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  Using riverside paths, tracks and field paths, this walk…

River and Rodden Nature Reserve – Walking festival

August 17 @ 12:00 - 15:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  This walk will follow the river through Rodden Meadow…

Kindness trail – Walking Festival

August 17 @ 14:00 - 15:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  Kindness is all around us. Enjoy an uplifting 2-mile…

Family Walk with Frome’s Missing Links – Walking Festival

August 17 @ 14:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  Join Frome’s Missing Links for a 2-mile, family-friendly walk along…

Plaques of Frome – Walking Festival

August 17 @ 14:00 - 16:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  The trail follows the plaques established by the Frome…

War Graves – Walking festival

August 17 @ 14:15 - 16:15

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  This moderate 2-mile walk will visit Frome’s Commonwealth War…

Frome Walking Wheel Inner Ring – Walking Festival

August 17 @ 16:00 - 19:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  This walk follows the Inner Ring of Frome Walking…

Silent disco: Saggers Plays Pop – Walking Festival

August 17 @ 18:00 - 19:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days. New from Rare Species Theatre Company, creators…

Part of the Frome Walking Wheel – Walking festival

August 18 @ 10:00 - 15:00

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  Spend the day exploring beautiful countryside and surrounding hamlets and…

Plants and Their Uses

August 18 @ 11:30 - 12:30

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  This 2-mile walk will teach you about the native…

Heritage Trees of Frome – Walking festival

August 18 @ 14:00 - 15:30

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  Join local author and heritage tree specialist Julian Hight on…

Coleford Canal – Walking Festival

August 18 @ 14:00 - 16:30

Part of Frome Walking Festival - 18 walks over 3 days.  This walk goes from Coleford to Edford and back,…

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