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Southwell Workhouse

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Explore the most complete workhouse in existence and immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere as the audio guide (based on archive records) brings the 19th-century inhabitants back to life. Find out about poverty through the years with the help of the interactive displays, then meet the Reverend Becher, the founder of The Workhouse, in the introductory film. Discover the segregated work yards, day rooms, dormitories, master's quarters and cellars, then see the recreated working 19th-century garden and food the paupers would have eaten. 

Family visits

Discover more about the history of the building through the audio tour (suitable for age 7 and above) and try your hand at the "The Master's Punishment" - throw the dice in each room to find out what your punishment or reward is! You can also try on costumes - from clogs and waistcoats to bonnets and aprons - and have a go at building the Workhouse with a large jigsaw model. Younger visitors can also use the interactive computers to find out where the nearest workhouse to their home is.

Southwell Workhouse
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Visit FREE this weekend
20th and 21st March 2010

If you're visiting our areas of countryside you will also benefit from free parking at all of the car parks which give access to hundreds of miles of coastline and thousands of acres of the most amazing countryside that England, Wales and Northern Ireland have to offer. All you need to do is display a copy of the ‘Bonus Time’ voucher in your vehicle.  We're giving everyone in the country a bonus this spring by opening our doors for free on the weekend of 20-21 March 2010.

The ‘Bonus Time’ initiative, launched by the Trust’s Director General, Fiona Reynolds and Chairman, Simon Jenkins, is a spring gift to the nation and offers everyone the perfect excuse to get out in the fresh air and discover the great outdoors.

From exploring one of the 300 special places we care for - which include many of the UK's most spectacular gardens, to striding out into the vast swathes of countryside and 1000kms of coastline, the free weekend offers the chance for everyone to visit somewhere special.

'This is the perfect excuse to discover what’s on your doorstep, perhaps re-visit somewhere you pass regularly or explore somewhere totally new.'


All pay for entry properties, countryside and coastal car parks that are normally open over 20 - 21 March will be participating in the offer. 

All you need to do to benefit from the offer is visit the National Trust website and download the voucher, then display it in your vehicle.

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