The Bunkhouse
A Unique Heritage Experience
Stay at The Workhouse
The well-equipped bunkhouse at Y Dolydd Llanfyllin Workhouse offers a unique holiday experience. Stay in one of the last remaining Victorian workhouses still open to the public. Set in six acres of beautifully peaceful grounds, Y Dolydd, is also a venue and is available for exclusive hire for your wedding, private party, conference or meeting.
The Workhouse is set in the unspoilt and largely undiscovered countryside of the Cain Valley, in the heart of the Welsh Border Country. There’s easy access to a network of quiet country lanes and footpaths, many offering glorious views.
Simple, comfortable, and full of character
The Bunkhouse
Our Facilities
- Capacity: Sleeps up to 20 guests across three characterful rooms:
- Room 1: 10 beds (5 bunks)
- Room 2: 6 beds (3 bunks)
- Room 3: 4 beds (2 bunks)
- What’s Included: No need for heavy sleeping bags! We provide quilts, pillows, and fresh linen for all guests.
- Kitchen & Dining: A self-catering kitchen and dining area that seats 12–15. For larger groups, we can arrange additional dining space within the main Workhouse building.
- Facilities: Clean, functional all-gender toilets (3) and showers (3) for the sole use of bunkhouse hirers.
- Outdoor Living: Guests have full access to our 6 acres of gardens, featuring a children’s play area, a fire pit for evening gatherings, and a traditional cob oven.
Make your reservation here or for further information and to discuss your stay please contact the bunkhouse using the form below. If you book for a group of 15+ we can offer you sole use. Group discounts may also apply.
We are within walking distance of Llanfyllin, where you’ll find the usual local amenities including a grocery shop, butchers, two cafes, three pubs serving food, a hotel, restaurant and takeaways. Meadows Café is on site open six days a week.
The site is handy for Welshpool, Oswestry and Shrewsbury and close to the Berwyn Mountains National Nature Reserve, it has access to a range of outdoor and adventure activities including scrambling, water sports, walking and cycling. Nearby attractions include Lake Vyrnwy, Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall – the tallest single drop waterfall in England and Wales – and Revolution Bike Park. There is also Roomination Escape Rooms and llanfyllinforesters.co.uk archery which are located at the Workhouse. If you send them a message saying you have a booking at the bunkhouse, Roomination will offer you a discount on a game.
The Workhouse History Centre, is open daily 10am – 5pm, free to enter and well worth a visit to learn more about the building and the people who lived and worked in it. The y Dolydd Workhouse is a registered charity owned and managed by the community to renovate and conserve the largest community funded heritage project in Wales.
Your visit will help us to continue looking after and developing this amazing project. The Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust is a registered charity.
Get directions to the bunkhouse (located in the Llanfyllin Workhouse itself).
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