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We are the largest funder for the UK's heritage

Since 1994, we have awarded £9.5billion raised by National Lottery players and on behalf of the UK and devolved governments to more than 53,000 heritage projects across the UK.
Photo: © Brendan Kelly.

See how we can support you

A black and white photo of a family camping in the late nineteenth century

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

We support communities to tell their own stories and help make sure that heritage reflects us all. Photo: New Forest Gypsy Roma Traveller.

Explore Gypsy, Roma and Traveller heritage projects

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Heritage 2033

Our 10-year strategy sets out a vision for heritage that is valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.
Photo: St Fagans National Museum © Paul Harris.

Explore our strategy

Latest news and stories

Two young visitors explore the Florence Nightingale Museum, meeting a member of museum staff dressed as Florence in Victorian nurses attire.

Visitors at Florence Nightingale Museum, which is offering free entry as part of the week.

Special offers and free entry to heritage attractions this spring

Four people stand in front of a train engine and hold a progress pride flag

Joanna Jarvis , Imogen Watmore, Ashlynn Hudson-Welburn and Harvey Barker holding Pride banner in front of HST loco in Great Hall, National Railway Museum, (NRM) York. © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum.

Mind the gap: uncovering missing stories from railway history

Maps, photos and records from Rotherham's community archives.

Maps, photos and records from Rotherham's community archives. Credit: Rotherham Archives and Local Studies.

Vital funding awarded to unlock archive stories from across the UK

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Funding

We fund projects that connect people to the UK’s heritage with grants from £10,000.

Projects

A group of Trees for Cities volunteers pose for the camera during a tree-planting session

Volunteers planting trees. Photo: Saoirse Clohessy.

Tree Equity for Hartlepool

A small pond with a grate over it and plants going through it, created in the quad of a primary school in Ladybarn, Manchester

A pond created for a primary school in Ladybarn, Manchester. Photo: Sow the City.

Rewild Moss Side

The art deco red brick structure of the Iron Duke, with its windows boarded up and with visible damage to the facade.

The Iron Duke before restoration. Credit: Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust.

Saving Great Yarmouth's Iron Duke