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Close to Frome (pronounced Froom) is the great Elizabethan mansion, Longleat House, seat of the Marquess of Bath. This magnificent house is a treasure-trove of fine furniture, paintings and other works of art. The grounds to Longleat were landscaped by Capability Brown and the estate includes a well respected Safari Park that has the prestige of being the first of it's kind in Europe.

Frome itself is a busy market town that owes much of its prosperity to the main manufacturing industries of carpets and cloth. It has narrow streets and walkways and Cheap Street has a watercourse running down the middle of the road.

Dating from 1726 are the Blue House Almshouses, these ancient buildings are clustered close to a bridge that spans the River Frome. There are many other fine examples of old cottages and houses spread throughout the town, all dating from around the 18th century.

The local church is quite beautiful and well worth a visit. It is richly decorated and, unusually, it contains numerous chapels.

Scenery around Frome is soft and gentle, the countryside is littered with farms and pastureland. Should you decide to seek refreshment you will find a good selection of inns both in the town and the surrounding countryside.

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Hotels & Accommodation in Frome

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	The Full Moon Lower Rudge, Frome, Somerset, England (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NE) This enchanting 17th Century inn is in the hamlet of Rudge, just 10 miles from the City of Bath, 4 miles from Longleat. The Full Moon has been providing a refuge to locals and visitors alike for hundr... More info and book online.. Price from £59.00
	The Bath Arms Longleat, Warminster Wiltshire, Somerset, England (4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction SE) The Bath Arms at Longleat, a wonderful old estate hotel in the quiet and unspoilt village of Horningsham, lies at the heart of the Marquess of Bath’s magnificent Longleat Estate in Wiltshire. The ho... More info and book online.. Price from £95.00
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Frome Station	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Dilton Marsh Station	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)
M4 Junction 18 (Tormarton Interchange)	(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction N)
M32 Junction 3	(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction NW)
Bristol International Airport	(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction NW)
Bournemouth Airport	(37.7 miles, 60.6 km, direction SE)
Frome to London	(96.8 miles, 155.8 km, direction E)