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Shops and Hobbies in Frome, Somerset*

Frome, Somerset Clothes, Magazines, Art, Galleries, Hobbies

Clothes Shops, Shoe Shops, Fashion and Bargains

• Frantic fantastic hippie alternative clothes!!
• Select, revert and frantic are the only clothes shops i no of in frome! revert is v.good though!! but most people jst go to bath, trowbridge bristol etc
• High Rider/Latest Kraze if you are an Avril Lavign type SK8R boi Wednesday market for kack Select for cheap club slapper type klobber
• Bears
• High Rider at the top of catherine hill, has nearly everything to fill your wardrobe with fresh looking clothes. a massive range of t-shirts, jeans, hoodies, coats, shoes, caps and all the accessories you can name. this is more than just a skateboard and bmx shop. if you want to look cool and wear the right labels, you can get it here and at a cheaper pricve than in bath. a hidden gem. you can also buy on-line at www.highrider.com
• Well there really isn't any clothes shops in town worth talking about, unless you want to look like Pat Butcher. Men though can occasionally pick up some good labels in the sports shop (Billabong, Animal, that kind of thing).
• Umm well if you like skater clothing you got High Rider, New Kraze and Frantic,if you prefer the townie image Wednesday market The Nice Indian chap can do you a mean deal on Kappa Gear or Poundstretcher do a nice spin on badly fitted clobber, Goths-Sorry nowt.
• Lidl, for the more discerning gipsy. Otherwise WI jumble sales most Saturdays.(Well, it used to be before they demolished the Market Hall in favour of four PortaLoos....
• LOADSA CHARITY SHOPS MATE!!
• Artichoke is cheap, Frantic ain't - got it?
• There is a good clothes shop in Frome! FRANTIC sells cool hippy-ish clothes.Bit of a trek up Catherine hill, but worth it

Arts, crafts and such (Anything from pukka art galleries to craft shops. Trendy and twee both welcome.)

• The Black Swan situated in the market yard, has two galleries, a cafe, a crafts shop, workshops, studios and has a national reputation. Rook Lane is a developing community arts venue with an amazing space and is up Bath street.Plenty of other smaller places selling crafts. La Strada on cheap St has some nice work in its little gallery.
• West Hill House, west end excellent Artist and Illustrator has studio and stamping ground for all craft stuff.
• Start at the Bottom of Stony Street and Continue up Catherine Hill about 12 different ones of various degree, Arts,Models,Ceramics etc
• For pure craft look out for fromes finest lady Bridget "Oh and man" ..Pete Boardman.. Never in my life will I forget you two fine & wonderful people .A.
• the black swan rocks!
• Black Swan Arts Centre with nice veggie cafe all welcome, mainly posh hippy types in the week. Skaters and Nu-metalers at weekends Mr Whistocks Art shop in Cheap Street.
• Many tat shops masquerading as "crafts". Lidl for good stuff
• Frome Art & Stationery Supplies, for all your art, craft & stationery needs.
• Black swan gallery, a good print shop on piss stained shopping mall.
• Blue Hyacinth - that's sooooo cool man!
• Loads of specialist shops Black Swan Guild - Craft Studios Quintessence - varied local arts & crafts exhibitions with resident wood craftsman The Artworks - wonderful hand crafted frames Steve Vee Bransgrove Collectables - takes you back Green Man Antiques - wow
• Frome has a wonderful contemporary craft centre, the Black Swan, the exhibitions change each month. There are craft studios where you can watch craftspeople at work.

Magazine and Comic Shops

• wollies, whsmith, uuummmm dunna really i think bath again!!
• Hockton News WH Smiths
• Hocton News, good for dirty old men mags as you might of though yes full of dirty old men in buisness suits buying porn Sci-fi Direct well comics and other cool related stuff
• Hockton News - it has to be! They have everything!
• Old comics from Steve Vee in Catherine Hill

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