Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse
Visitors to the museum, one of Britain’s most complete workhouses, can take part in activities including tasting gruel. Photograph: Gary Calton/The GuardianView image in fullscreenVisitors to the museum, one of Britain’s most complete workhouses, can take part in activities including tasting gruel. Photograph: Gary Calton/The GuardianVisitors are asked if they would survive the Victorian workhouse.
- ▪Visitors to the museum, one of Britain’s most complete workhouses, can take part in activities including tasting gruel.
- ▪Photograph: Gary Calton/The GuardianView image in fullscreenVisitors to the museum, one of Britain’s most complete workhouses, can take part in activities including tasting gruel.
- ▪Photograph: Gary Calton/The GuardianVisitors are asked if they would survive the Victorian workhouse.
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Visitors to the museum, one of Britain’s most complete workhouses, can take part in activities including tasting gruel. Photograph: Gary Calton/The GuardianView image in fullscreenVisitors to the museum, one of Britain’s most complete workhouses, can take part in activities including tasting gruel. Photograph: Gary Calton/The GuardianMuseumsGruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouseRevamped Ripon attraction reopens as a more immersive experience telling ‘national story’ of poverty and welfareMark Brown North of England correspondentTue 21 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleVisitors to one of Britain’s most complete surviving Victorian workhouses won’t have to strip and bathe in someone else’s bath water.
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