Walks near Frome by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Frome.
Salisbury Circular via Stonehenge (Wiltshire)
45 minutes direct from Frome.
Highly recommended
Old Sarum Ruins (1h in)
Stonehenge (4h30 in)
Stonehenge Landscape: A World Heritage Site famous for its ancient ceremonial landscape of great archaeological interest, set in over 800 hectares of chalk grassland (National Trust; 4h30 in).
1 lunch spot: the Bridge Inn (2h30 in; excellent)
Warnings: Have lunch a café or pub next to the river. Return from Stonehenge to Salisbury by bus (very frequent & reliable but check times).
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Bruton Circular via Stourhead Estate (Somerset)
15 minutes direct from Frome.
South Somerset pastures, wooded ridge forming the Wiltshire/Somerset boundary, hanging woods, landscaped estate gardens with lakeside walks, grassy U-shaped valley and honey-coloured stone-built town.
Stourhead: Palladian house and world-famous landscape garden (National Trust; 4h to visit).
Stourhead Estate: Palladian house and world-famous landscape garden (National Trust; 4h to visit).
1 lunch spot: Stourhead restaurant
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Castle Cary Circular via Cadbury Castle (Camelot) (Somerset)
15 minutes direct from Frome.
Somerset Levels fringes, hillock, quiet residential streets, charming market town, dry green valley, ancient holloway, pastures, shallow river valley, hillfort plateau, steep ascents, large WWII airfield remains and broad plateau with views.
Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Bath Spa Circular via Dundas Aqueduct (Somerset)
30 minutes direct from Frome.
Disused railway path, tunnels, viaducts, canal towpath, river and historic city centre.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Pewsey Circular via Pewsey White Horse (Wiltshire)
30 minutes from Frome, with one change.
Chalk downland, the Pewsey White Horse hill figure, the River Avon and a quiet village, with spectacular views.
Pewsey White Horse: A 20th-century chalk hill figure cut into the downs above Pewsey.
Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).
Maiden Newton Circular via Cerne Abbas (Dorset)
45 minutes from Frome, with one change.
Chalk downland, dry hanging valleys, rounded hills, broad ridges, chalk streams, picturesque villages and historic churches.
Warnings: Six hilly ascents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Chippenham Circular via Lacock (Wiltshire)
45 minutes from Frome, with one change.
Flat fields, river meadows, canal path, farmland, small woods and residential streets.
Lacock (National Trust; 3h30 to visit)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Tisbury Circular via Hindon (Wiltshire)
1 hour from Frome, with one change.
Dry chalky U-shaped downland valleys, wooded ridges, grassy valleys, picturesque villages, rolling hills and river valley.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Westbury to Warminster (Wiltshire)
8 minutes direct from Frome.
Chalk downland, Iron Age hillforts, five hills, Salisbury Plain military range, abandoned village and sweeping views over Wiltshire and Somerset.
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Newbury to Midgham (Berkshire)
1 hour from Frome, with one change.
Gentle climbs, heathland common, woodland, river meadows and canal.
Warnings: Swing bridge delays.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Dean to Mottisfont & Dunbridge (Hampshire)
1 hour from Frome, with one change.
Chalk downlands, rolling hills, varied woods, field boundaries, farm tracks, steep-sided chalk downs, river meadows and Test Valley chalk stream.
Mottisfont Abbey & Gardens: A romantic house and gallery set in beautiful riverside gardens (National Trust; 3h to visit).
1 lunch spot: Mottisfont Abbey & Gardens café
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Bath Spa to Melksham (Somerset)
30 minutes direct from Frome.
Recommended: A long, wheelchair- and pushchair-friendly route that is largely Kennet & Avon Canal towpath, with pavement out of Bath and into Melksham. Avoids the stiles, fields and crops and livestock of the shorter cross-country alternatives.
Waterway: nine tenths along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Bath Skyline: Wide open space overlooking the World Heritage City of Bath (National Trust).
Bathampton Meadows: Green corridor linking the historic city of Bath to the countryside (National Trust).
Lunch: Bradford on Avon at the mid-point has multiple pubs, restaurants and facilities.
Walk details: Slow Ways.