Frome to Woolverton

6/7/19 A train to Frome to start the next leg. We thought we would head to Standerwick for the first pint and not via the Beefeater establishment. As we were walking the back roads to start, we could see it a couple of fields away. It wasn't the prettiest of starts with at least one burnt-out car and its contents along the country lane. We did take one off-road shortcut before getting to the busy A36 and crossing to The Bell Inn.


We were the first punters of the day and had pints of Badger Best (3.7%) and Tanglefoot (4.7%) for £7.40. Others started to turn up for lunch as we finished.

From here we were back on the quieter roads towards Rudge. The Full Moon had been closed there, but I'd seen an advert for an exhibition in the pub that afternoon. The exhibition was open when we arrived, but the bar wasn't open until later, so we walked on. Soon after, we joined a well marked path to Rode.


The Cross Keys is in the centre of the village. It feels like an amalgamation of rooms on the inside and was quiet this day. We had two pints of Butcombe's Stumps (3.7%) for £7.60.

We joined a well used footpath from here and its longevity became obvious as we crossed the river.


Before long we were in Woolverton and could see the Red Lion at the end of the road.


We had pints of 6X (4.1%) and Horizon (4%) for £8 and chose to sit in the locals bar at the back. The A36 is on the other side and the pub is mainly setup for its travellers and their meals.

There appeared to be two bus stops either side of the pub and we weren't sure which to stand at for our bus back to Frome, but we guessed right. After the expensive First bus journey, we visited a couple of pubs before the train back.

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