A Wander Around Frome in Somerset

I wander around the streets and narrow alleyways of this historic town in Somerset; this is the first time that Westcountry Wanderings has visited the county.

#Frome
#Somerset
#BrunelRailwayShed

[ImperfectVegetarian]

Lovely video. Nice overview of Frome. Thank you 😊

[kingbillybob]

One of my fellow students from "The School of Photography" in the UK lives in this area, and she posted some photos, that led me to do a search, that landed me here. I am from North Carolina, and I haven't had the privilege of traveling abroad, so videos of this type are nice to watch.

[rejr]

Lovely video, lovely place thank you so much!

[whatsthatguydoin]

There are so many similarities between your towns in UK, and the towns here in New England, including the names. I wish I could visit UK. Great job as usual, Paul. Thanks for sharing this.

[markbarnes]

Thank you for this! Some years ago, genealogical research revealed that my earliest Barnes family ancestor here in America came from this quaint little town in Somersetshire, England. As boy of sixteen, he sailed to New York with his parents and numerous siblings in 1848. They all returned to Frome after a time -- except for my great-great-grandfather Charles Barnes, who made a go of it alone in Utica, New York. It is unlikely he ever saw his family again. He was a butcher by trade, enlisted to fight in the Civil War, saw Abraham Lincoln with his own eyes twice, and suffered horribly from chronic illness acquired during the War, dying in 1870. It appears that many of the descendants of his parents' Barnes family still reside in and around Frome; yet, I have no reason whatever to believe any of them possess a clue at all they have an enormous contingent of distant cousins in the States. One day, should it ever be possible, I would like to visit Frome and extend greetings on behalf of the "lost" branch. 🙂 In the meantime, I shall content myself with a virtual tour.

[michaelpilling]

Hello Paul - greetings from Poland.
Our first time in Somerset and what a fabulous place you have chosen. A superb opener with Brunels magnificent train shed opened in 1850 and now Grade 2 listed!
I love Frome. It's many years since I've been there. Thanks to you, you've brought back many happy memories.
I must now admit, that I love visiting all the places you take me to. BUT, my highlight of every trip, are the wonderful still photographs you attach during and at the end of every video. "Publish and be damned" Paul! Put them in a book. You have a great talent.
Thank you so very much for yet another brilliant video.

[StephenandYhana]

Hi Paul, great new video buddy. Loved your walk around Frome. It looked very lovely 😊

[TedCarolCollins]

Interesting to see what Frome looks like as I've never been there, but passed it by on the A36 many times on the way to Southampton area from Gloucestershire many years ago.

[debsmostexcellentadventure]

Loved this lovely tour in bed with my hot chocolate debs xx

[philipareed]

I only live in Westbury and yet have never visited Frome to wander around. Pathetic really, but that is what seems to happen. I'm 55 years old, live less than 25 miles from Stonehenge and have been...once...as a child. "Familiarity breeds contempt"?