Llanfyllin Workhouse Membership
£15.00–£300.00
With only 2500 people paying £1 a month we could cover the mortgage. We could then do so much more work on the fabric of the building to both save it and to allow increased use for the community, both locally and further afield and for arts, the environment and education.
Help support the ongoing restoration
Become a member
While the true value of membership is supporting the continued growth of the Workhouse, being part of the Trust comes with some great benefits:
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Dining: Receive 10% off at the brilliant Meadows Café (open daily, closed Thursdays). Simply present your membership email when ordering.
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Events: Save 10% on all Trust-organised events, including REGENERATE, Steampunk at the Workhouse, and A Night at the Opera.
- Escape room: Receive 10% off your when you book a game at the Workhouse’s on-site Escape Room.
Make a one-off donation
To make a one-off donation to the Llanfyllin Workhouse, click the button below.
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The historic Workhouse
The Llanfyllin Union Workhouse, known locally as Y Dolydd, is home to a project which is finding new and viable community uses for one of Wales’s most remarkable historic buildings.
Built in 1839 to house up to 250 paupers from North Montgomeryshire, the Workhouse blends classical grandeur with the durability of local stone and slate and is one of the finest surviving examples of its type. It was chosen to represent Wales on BBC ‘Restoration’ and was one of the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Buildings at Risk.
Who we are
The Workhouse is owned by the Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust, a registered charity run and controlled by its members. We bought the building, empty and derelict, with a loan from the Architectural Heritage Fund, now replaced by a mortgage from the Ecology Building Society.
What we do
The Trust has obtained planning consent for the building to become a community enterprise, and work is under way. The plans include:
- five units of housing
- workshops and studios for artists and small businesses
- a bunkhouse and short stay accommodation for families, with camping
- a gallery and centre for the arts
- meeting rooms and educational facilities
- a venue, bar and cafe
- a courtyard theatre
- a community garden, wildflower meadow and field
- a History Centre telling the story of the building and those who lived there.
We promote and host concerts, drama, film and exhibitions; educational courses and activities; social and fund-raising events; gigs and private functions.
Renovation and restoration work on the building is ongoing, much of it done by volunteers using recycled materials and funded through grants or our own efforts. We believe strongly in sustainability and respect for the environment. We also work hard to maintain an income stream to cover mortgage and insurance costs.
How you can help
We need and welcome members who would like to get involved or just to support us through their subscriptions. Membership costs £12 a year. A Newsletter goes out in spring and autumn, and a website keeps people in touch. Volunteering opportunities include work on the building and site; organising or helping with events; publicity, marketing and fund raising or researching the history of the building and its inmates.
Please join us, and be part of a unique and vibrant community project.
Support the work we do
Join The Workhouse
Come and experience the remarkable story of Llanfyllin Workhouse for yourself. Walk the same corridors as those who lived here, explore our fascinating exhibitions, and help us preserve this irreplaceable piece of Welsh heritage by becoming a member today.