RTWD
Web Designer
Shepton Mallet
I'm Richard Thorne — a freelance web designer based in Glastonbury, 10 miles from Shepton Mallet. Fast, affordable, professionally built websites for local businesses, with ongoing support included.
📞 07454 150 797A Personal Web Design Service for Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet is a town with genuine character — a long history of independent production, a strong food and drink heritage, and a business community that punches well above its weight. But when you search "web designer Shepton Mallet", the results are dominated by out-of-area template agencies that have never visited the town. That's the gap I fill.
I'm based in Glastonbury, 10 miles away — close enough to meet you in person, and genuinely familiar with this part of Somerset. I build every website by hand, I give every client honest advice, and I'm contactable after the site goes live. That's not how most agencies work. It's how I work.
Whether you're a food producer, an artisan maker, a tradesperson, a therapist, or any other kind of independent business in Shepton Mallet or the surrounding BA4 area — I can build you a website that gets found on Google and converts visitors into customers.
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Web Design Services in Shepton Mallet
Everything your Shepton Mallet business needs to get online and get found — done for you, with no tech headaches.
Website Design
Professionally designed, mobile-responsive websites built around your business. Comes with hosting, domain setup, contact forms, and Google Analytics. I handle everything — you just tell me what you need.
From £349 one-off · or from £59/month — find out more →Pay Monthly Plans
Spread the cost with no large upfront payment. Three plans to choose from — Pips, Seedlings, and Blossoms — each including your website, hosting, maintenance, and ongoing support. No setup fee currently waived.
From £59/month — see plans →Local SEO
Help your Shepton Mallet business rank for the searches that matter — "web designer Shepton Mallet", "plumber Shepton Mallet BA4", "therapist near Shepton Mallet". Delivered through GrowPath Studio, an RTWD service covering Google Business Profile, local page strategy, schema markup, and more.
GrowPath Studio — from £299 →Counsellor & Therapist Websites
Specialist experience building websites for therapists, counsellors, and wellness practitioners. Warm design, clear messaging, GDPR-compliant forms, and ranking for local therapy searches. Shepton Mallet and the surrounding Mendip area have a growing wellbeing community — your website should reflect your practice properly.
Specialist service — learn more →Website Care Plans
Keep your WordPress website secure, updated, and running properly. Weekly core, theme and plugin updates, daily vulnerability checks, and someone to call when something goes wrong.
£39/monthAI Search Visibility
Is your website visible to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews? A growing number of people use AI to find local services. Most websites are completely invisible to them. Find out where yours stands with a free AI visibility audit — no obligation.
Get your free AI audit →Why Choose a Local Web Designer for Shepton Mallet?
Every agency showing up for "web designer Shepton Mallet" is running template pages from miles away. I'm a genuine Somerset-based freelancer — 10 miles away and available to meet in person.
Years' Experience
Building websites since 2019, with clients across Shepton Mallet, Somerset, and beyond.
Miles Away
Based in Glastonbury — close enough to meet you in Shepton Mallet for a proper face-to-face conversation.
Per Month to Start
Pay Monthly plans mean no large upfront cost. You get a professional website from day one without a scary invoice.
Ongoing Support
I don't hand over your site and disappear. Care plan clients have direct access to me whenever something needs attention.
Web Design for Shepton Mallet's Business Community
Shepton Mallet is a market town in the Mendip district of Somerset, sitting in the hills between Glastonbury and Bath. It has a population of around 11,000 and a long history as a working town — the Romans settled here, the medieval wool trade left its mark, and the Showerings cider company (makers of Babycham) put it firmly on the map in the twentieth century. The town still has a strong identity built around independent production, quality food and drink, and entrepreneurial grit.
Today, Shepton Mallet is home to a varied and interesting business community. The food and drink sector is well-represented — the Royal Bath and West Showground hosts some of the region's most important agricultural events, and the wider BA4 area has numerous artisan producers. There are also independent retailers, tradespeople, healthcare and wellbeing practitioners, and a growing number of creative and professional services businesses. Most are small operations doing excellent work without much of an online presence.
When you search for web designers in Shepton Mallet, almost every result is a template agency with no genuine local knowledge — many of them running the same page format across dozens of towns. There is no freelance web designer based in Shepton Mallet itself showing up in those results. I'm the nearest independent option: 10 miles away in Glastonbury, genuinely local to Somerset, and available to meet you in the town.
Shepton Mallet is well-connected to the other towns I serve across Somerset: Wells is 6 miles to the west, Glastonbury is 10 miles to the south-west, and Street is nearby too. If you're in Evercreech, Cannard's Grave, Prestleigh, or any of the surrounding villages, I cover that area as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from Shepton Mallet businesses about getting a new website.
Web Design Across Somerset
Based in Glastonbury, I serve businesses across Shepton Mallet and the surrounding Somerset towns. Click below to see all the areas I cover.
Ready to talk about your website?
There's no obligation and no sales pitch — just a straightforward conversation about what you need, what would work for your business, and what it would cost. I give honest advice and transparent pricing. If we're not a good fit, I'll tell you that too.
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