The Grade II listed building, serves as a rare example of the workhouse regime following a two-year £4.5m restoration project. The workhouse was the prototype for the New Poor Law of 1834 and buildings on view include segregation wings, which separated men from women, adults from children and the 'able-bodied' from the 'old and infirm'.

The National Trust says the workhouse site will offer 'unique' education opportunities for visitors.