London & South

Since 1994 we have awarded almost £3.2bn to nearly 15,000 projects in London & South.

Grants for heritage

Applications are open for National Lottery Grants for Heritage from £3,000 to £5million.

We are prioritising six outcomes for heritage projects to respond to the COVID-19 context: skills and jobs, inclusion, organisational resilience, better places, the economy and wellbeing.

Contact us

We are fully operational and open for business, but we are conducting much of our day-to-day business remotely.

This means we are unable to access our post. In the interim, please send any items via email to your contact or to londonandsouth@heritagefund.org.uk.

London and South East

Email: londonandsouth@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7591 6171 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
Mezzanine Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1UN

South West

Email: londonandsouth@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 01392 304006 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)
Third Floor, The Senate, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1UG

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

We are supporting heritage to become more resilient and to play a key part in the UK's recovery from the pandemic.

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Upcoming events

Workshops for first-time applicants and priority applicants

Are you thinking of applying for a grant between £3,000 to £250,000 but have never applied to us before?

London & South’s regular ‘Helping you Apply’ funding workshops and webinars are a great opportunity for first-time applicants to:

find out more about our funding
get tips on how to make a good application
explore what a well-planned project looks like
network with other organisations from your area

We particularly encourage you to attend if your project works with or cares for the heritage of:

diverse ethnic communities
young people (aged 11-25)
LGBT+ communities
disabled people
people on low incomes

Book now

Tuesday 19 October, 2‒4pm

Wednesday 10 November, 10am‒12 noon

Thursday 25 November, 6‒8pm

Thursday 2 December, 2‒4pm

Tuesday 14 December, 10am‒12 noon

Wednesday 12 January, 10am‒12 noon

Monday 24 January, 2‒4pm

Monday 7 February, 2‒4pm

Thursday 24 February, 10am‒12 noon

Tuesday 15 March, 10am‒12 noon

Wednesday 30 March, 2‒4pm

A graphic showing different types of heritage organisation feeding into the DASH survey, accompanied by the words "DASH Survey: Helping UK heritage learn more about their people's digital attitudes and skills"

All types of heritage organisation can take the DASH survey

News

Calling all heritage organisations: address your digital needs by taking the DASH survey

Taking the Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey helps heritage organisations understand and address their digital needs – and helps us understand them too.

21/09/2021

Programme

Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage - Continuity Support

Part of the rescue package announced by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to safeguard cultural and heritage organisations across England from the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Design visual of people enjoying a garden with trees and pond, outside the Natural History Museum

Design visual of the Natural History Museum garden. Credit: Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons

News

£3.2million for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project

A major project will support wildlife in London and other UK cities through a biodiverse green space, scientific innovation and engaging young people.

12/08/2021

News

Penzance pool wins Sustainable Project of the Year at Museums + Heritage Awards

Jubilee Pool received recognition for its sustainable practices at the Museums + Heritage Awards.

01/07/2021

Site of the new marine park at Plymouth. Credit: Chris Gorman/Big Ladder Photography

Projects

Building Plymouth Sound, the UK’s first National Marine Park

We are granting £9.5million to support the creation of Plymouth Sound's 'Park in the Sea', helping communities and tackling the effects of climate change.

13/07/2021

Building surrounded by trees grass and a tree

Projects

Digital volunteers vital at Newington Green Meeting House

A hub of its London community, the Unitarian church relies on volunteers with digital skills to support and share its heritage.

07/03/2017

Fabric token

Projects

Voices Through Time: The Story of Care

Hundreds of volunteers are helping children’s charity Coram digitise and share its historic archive online.

06/03/2018

160-million-year-old crocodile skull. Credit: Bath Royal

Stories

Discover fascinating heritage on display for first time

An unseen Turner painting is among a range of heritage objects to go on display for the first time thanks to National Lottery funding.

Marquess of Anglesey's Column

News

Latest National Lottery funding opens up access to heritage

More than £14million has been awarded to projects that will help a wider range of people benefit from heritage.

05/08/2021

Group of volunteers and children in the New Forest National Park

Credit: New Forest National Park Authority

Projects

Our Past, Our Future: working together for the New Forest

This £4.4million landscape partnership scheme has worked to restore lost habitats, develop skills and inspire young people to champion and look after the New Forest.

22/10/2013

Group of volunteers and children in a park waving paper butterflies

One For All Community. Credit: Megan Lower

Projects

All The Moor Butterflies: preserving rare species and improving wellbeing

This project helped to safeguard some of South West England’s rarest butterfly and moth species. The conservation work engaged a wider range of people through working with partners.

01/09/2016