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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Newtownards Road Heritage Trail
Newtownards Road Heritage Trail
Since 1994 we have awarded over £270m to 1,900 projects in Northern Ireland.

From Belfast’s rich industrial and maritime heritage, to luscious landscapes and parks, to museums bursting with the stories of local people, Northern Ireland has it all.

We’re proud to play a role in protecting and celebrating Northern Ireland’s diverse heritage. Explore just some of the projects, organisations and communities we have supported below.

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If you have an idea for a project in Northern Ireland, we would love to hear from you. 

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Email: northernireland@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 028 9592 1901 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)

Arthur House
41 Arthur Street
Belfast
BT1 4GB

Visiting and access

If you wish to visit us in person, please email or call us in advance to book an appointment.

There is step-free access via the main entrance to the lift lobby. There are lifts to reception on the second floor and a platform lift on this floor to the kitchen.

Two people are stood in front of the new bridge in Faughan Valley woodlands. Next to them is a sign to introduce the woodlands and has the Heritage Fund logo on it.
Northern Ireland Committee Chair Mukesh Sharma with Denise Murphy from The Woodland Trust at the new footbridge, which links Brackfield and Red Brae Woods.

Projects

Faughan Valley’s ancient woodlands open to the public

The Woodland Trust project is reconnecting people with the outdoors by using trees and woodlands to build a resilient landscape that’s a haven for wildlife.

A young girl holds a cut out of a golden bird above her head. In the background are two adults working on a ladder.
The Flight of the Little Golden Swallow, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, is an installation of 150 gold leaf swallows on retail stores, community buildings and schools in and around Enniskillen centre. The swallows were created by Fermanagh artists Simon Carman and Helen Sharp. Credit: Brian Morrison.

Blogs

Inspiring pride in place through a volunteer-supported festival

Heritage Innovation Fund grantee Paul Sternberg shares how cohort working has given him new ideas, and how that’s helping him measure impact and strengthen pride in place.
Illustrated map showing 58 UK UNESCO sites
The UNESCO illustrated map, showing 58 heritage sites across the UK.

Projects

UNESCO launch a new illustrated map of the UK’s top heritage sites

Designed by Birmingham-based creative cartographer Tom Woolley, the map shows all 58 sites, cities and natural landscapes, helping to bring to life the huge variety of heritage on people’s doorsteps.

People enjoying an event in the courtyard of The Piece Hall
An event in the courtyard of The Piece Hall, which was revitalised with the help of National Lottery funding.

News

You can now apply for grants up to £10million

We’ve increased the upper limit of our National Lottery Grants for Heritage to support larger-scale heritage projects across the UK.