Frome Museum opens Frome’s list
Frome’s list takes in 3 attractions, 2 castles and a museum. Mapped inside Frome’s built-up area are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage. Within 1 km of the middle there are 2 of the places on the list. Out of town, Wells Cathedral is 23 km away.
Leading places in Frome
Then come 2 attractions, a historic house and a castle, behind Frome Museum.
MuseumFrome Museumin townAttractionAttractionJetEx Simulationin townAttractionAttractionValentine Gas Lampin town
Historic houseLongleat House4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle2.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Wildlife parkLongleat Safari Park4.4 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Out at 5.9 km is Longleat Safari Park, the farthest.
The dashed line is Frome’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Other attractions number 3, castles or historic places 3.
Green: inside Frome. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Nunney Castle).
All of them, one by one
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Frome come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
368 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Frome’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Frome →
Around the region
The 12 days out are led by Wells Cathedral, 23 km away.
CathedralWells Cathedral23 km west
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park14 km south
MuseumThe Roman Baths17 km north
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle10 km north
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower13 km south
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey29 km west
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum32 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral32 km northwest
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey12 km west
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery32 km northwest · 451K visitors a year
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery17 km north · 92K visitors a year
MuseumJane Austen Centre17 km northPlaces well known beyond Frome (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions before you go to Frome
What are the main attractions in Frome?
The best known inside Frome’s built-up area are Frome Museum, JetEx Simulation and Valentine Gas Lamp. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Frome have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Frome: Frome Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Frome?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Frome, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Nunney Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Frome?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (23 km), Stourhead Park (14 km), The Roman Baths (17 km), Farleigh Hungerford Castle (10 km).
Where are Frome’s historic buildings listed?
Frome has 368 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Frome when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (16)
- Frome Museum: The original uploader was Nabokov at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat Safari Park: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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