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.
List of Events
Circular Walk around Frome
Update - 2nd November Unfortunately, this walk is cancelled - Frome's Walking Festival was due to take place…
Northern Frome
Update - 2nd November Unfortunately, this walk is cancelled - Frome's Walking Festival was due to take place…
A Sense of Place
Update - 2nd November Unfortunately, this walk is cancelled - Frome's Walking Festival was due to take place…
Buggy Walk
Update - 2nd November Unfortunately, this walk is cancelled - Frome's Walking Festival was due to take place…
The Awful Killing of Sarah Watts Walk
Update - 2nd November Unfortunately, this walk is cancelled - Frome's Walking Festival was due to take place…
‘Unexpected South Frome’ Health Walk
A Health Walk is a walk done on a regular basis for well-being. This walk is a 2-mile,…
Saxon Kings Way
Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2021 Led by Les Stather, this linear walk links two Anglo-Saxon kings; King…
A-Z of Frome
Take a journey through Frome to discover some significant and little-known aspects of its rich and varied past.…
Orchardleigh Walk
Part of Frome’s Walking Festival 2021. A circular walk following riverside and field paths into the Orchardleigh estate,…
Foul Frome
This walk is an eye-opening and entertaining ninety-minute walk in the footsteps of the town’s most notorious rogues,…
Saxon Frome Walk
Part of the Frome Walking Festival 2021. Frome was founded in 685CE, and later became an important town…
Frome Heritage Tree Walk
Join local author and ancient tree specialist Julian Hight on a walk to see some of Frome’s most…
