Frome
The Town
Thinking of a property search in the Mendips? Our Recoco buying agent can help you locate Frome, the largest settlement in the district. Your independent buying agents can confirm it’s around 107 miles west of London, 43 miles east from county town Taunton, and about 13 miles south of Bath.
As our buyers agents can tell you, Frome (pronounced “Frome”, not “Froam”) is steeped in history, natural beauty, and culture and an excellent choice for a Somerset property search.
Our Recoco property finder will enjoy introducing Frome, which, as our boutique buying agents can tell you, is growing rapidly as a creative arts centre. New media agencies and 3D printing companies are also thriving here – just ask your property buying agent.
As our real estate buyers agent will tell you, Frome is very family-friendly. There are theatre performances for children and several green park areas. For a property buyer keen to know population figures, Frome has around 26,200 inhabitants.
Your boutique buying agents can show you the town centre, around ten minutes’ walk from the railway station.
Transport
For any property buyer needing to consider commuter train and bus services, they run to major centres, as your Recoco property finder can tell you; or ask your buyers agents about road links to help inform your property search. The nearest motorway junction is M4, J18, about 26 miles away. The A361 and A362 also link to the town but can get congested at times.
History
Ask our Recoco buying agent about the meaning of Frome – the word means river. Frome is registered in the Domesday Book and dates from around the 7th century, although our property search company can tell you Roman villa remains have been found locally. Our real estate buyers agent can confirm there are over 350 listed buildings.
Leisure and Events
Ask your Recoco property finder about entertainment. Our property buying agent may mention the Silk Mill Studios and Gallery, the Black Swan Art Centre, or Rook Lane Arts. The Cheese and Grain live music venue is well-known and highly regarded.
Music lovers can ask their independent buying agents about local choirs, Youth Band, and symphony orchestra. For live theatre, our property search company may recommend the Memorial and the Merlin, while the Westway Cinema will entice movie buffs.
Our Recoco buying agent can also outline events through the year and various markets, including specialist vintage, mini, and farmers’ markets.
Our property search company can describe various sporting options for sporting enthusiasts: Leisure Centre gym, indoor bowls, squash, and swimming; town Dive Club and Canoe Club, football, cricket, and rugby clubs, or bowling and skateboarding ramps or tennis at Victoria Park. Our independent buying agents might also mention the town’s two cycling clubs.
Catch up on reading material at the Frome Bookshop or Hunting Raven Books, or visit retro record shop Raves from the Grave. And for vintage style fashion, there’s Deadly is the Female.
The Three Swans, meanwhile, is a small but perfectly formed English pubs with stoves and board games to borrow. Or pay a trip to Marston Park, set in ancient woodlands around a Victorian lake. Its glamorous bell tents have easels, guitars, double beds, wood-burning stoves, fire pits, and outdoor seating. Food trucks supply refreshment.
Education
Avanti Park is a former Steiner school. The town also has several first schools, two middle schools, and one main secondary school, specialist media arts Frome Community College.
Celebrity Connections
Famous figures linked to the town include Irish folk singer Cara Dillon and her husband Sam Lakeman, actor Anna Friel, and Formula One racing driver Jenson Button.
Foodies’ Corner
Our buyers agents can supply details of dozens of Frome eateries, from Mediterranean and Moorish tapas family dining at the High Pavement Restaurant, Castello Italian, tex-mex Burrito Boi, or Lungi Babas Southern Indian takeaway. Our property buying agent might also recommend the Fat Radish for modern dishes with a twist, French cuisine and cappuccinos at the Bistro Lotte, or vegan/vegan friendly dishes at the Good Heart, the Nook, or the Garden Café.
Or for baked treats try the Rye Bakery, housed in an old church, or the Old Bake House, located in a Tudor-fronted building. Enjoy a mellow specialty coffee at Frāmā or loose-leaf tea at Moo and Two, sourced directly from South India growers. And Café la Strada has gorgeous gluten free carrot cake.
Fun Fact
Nearby Cley Hill, a large Iron Age fort, is famous as a UFO sighting hotspot.