The aim of Frome’s Missing Links is to fill in the ‘missing’ paths that will connect Frome to the surrounding area with family-friendly, traffic-free routes. In particular, the goal is to link the centre of Frome with the Colliers’ Way, a traffic-free path that leads to Radstock, with connecting routes onwards towards Midsomer Norton and Bath. The Colliers Way is part of the National Cycle Network (NCN), looked after by the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans).

This section of the website provides information on the sections of path we have created, and those we are working on now, or aim to create in the future. Much of this depends on working with local landowners (including Network Rail) and overcoming some technical challenges (crossing roads and rivers).

The map below shows the starting point for us. We have now completed Phase 2 and extended Phase 1, so that there is just fairly short distance left to complete, called the North missing link on the map. To the south, we hope to create a new section that will pass under the main roads, providing a safer route out to the NCN route towards Longleat (which uses quiet lanes). This is the South missing link on the map.