Wales

Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum.

Since 1994 we have awarded over £500m of National Lottery and other funding to more than 3,400 projects in Wales.

From our coastlines and castles to our landscapes, literature and one of the oldest spoken languages in Europe, Wales has an ancient and mythical heritage. It’s the land of rolling hillsides, historic ruins and an industrial heritage that once saw Welsh slate and coal being exported across the world.

We’re proud to play a role in protecting and celebrating the nation's vibrant cities, beautiful landscapes, historic sites and diverse cultures. It’s part of our vision for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

Get inspiration for your project

Take a look below at project case studies and latest news from your area.

National Lottery Heritage Grants

Our National Lottery Heritage Grants funding programme is open – if you have an idea for a project in Wales, we would love to hear from you. Grants are available from £10,000 up to £10m.

Find out more and explore available for funding.

Nature Networks Fund (round four)

Awarding grants from £50,000 to £1million, this fund aims to strengthen the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land and marine sites.

Our regular funding webinars and advice sessions are a great opportunity to:

find out about our funding
get tips on how to make a good application
network with other organisations from your area

Book onto an upcoming UK-wide webinar

Browse upcoming events led by the Wales team

Email: wales@heritagefund.org.uk

Telephone: 029 2034 3413 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)

Clockwise Offices, Brunel House
2 Fitzalan Road
Cardiff, CF24 0EB

Cardiff office location on map

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

Please send any items via email to your contact or via: wales@heritagefund.org.uk

Contacting us in Welsh

We welcome telephone calls (Option 1 to speak to a member of staff in Welsh) and emails in both Welsh and English. Using Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

For further information on the Welsh Language and to hear more on our current progress in updating our current Welsh Language Scheme, please visit our Welsh Language page.

Visiting and access

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

Access to the building is on a flat paved surface and there are both revolving and power-assisted doors. The entrance to reception is stepped with assistance handrails, and there is also a wheelchair-accessible platform lift. The office is located on the reception floor, and is accessible. There are accessible toilets in the building and passenger lifts to all floors.

A stream surrounded by trees with autumn leaves

Photo: Tim Jones Photography 2015.

News

Over £3.5million funding awarded to Welsh woodlands and tiny forests

Two new rounds of grants are helping projects across Wales to create, restore or enhance woodlands and engage local communities in nature.

07/11/2024

A couple of school children holding large flags in an empty building, accompanied by a giant puppet

Former dock worker Leslie Morgan (centre) and children from the Gateway Learning Academy schools (waving flags representing the Windrush generation), alongside Tilbury port's 16ft docker puppet, celebrate the Tilbury Riverside Station grant in the building that will be transformed into a creative community hub.

News

£30million awarded to 15 heritage projects ahead of our 30th birthday

In our latest round of funding decisions, we’ve given grants to transform a historic port, boost the habitat of freshwater pearl mussels, save a pub, revitalise a park and more.

09/10/2024

A cap embroidered with a Welsh dragon and the date 1910

Billy Meredith's cap from the Scotland vs Wales match in 1910. Credit: Wrexham Museum.

Projects

A Museum of Two Halves: Wrexham celebrates football and community heritage

Wrexham’s museum is bringing football heritage back to its historic home in Wales thanks to a £2.7million award.

09/06/2022

A steam train with The National Lottery Heritage Fund acknowledgement stamp on the front

A Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways locomotive.

Projects

Preserving railway heritage and building the future of Boston Lodge

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways’ Boston Lodge Project is keeping the stories, buildings and skills of the heritage railway alive for future generations.

27/11/2019

Gopika Jayasree stands beside a digital screen and gives a talk

Gopika Jayasree, who took part in Digital Heroes, talking at an event called Heritage Unleashed – Wider Engagement Through Digital.

Stories

Organisational sustainability: seven ideas for a more resilient heritage sector

Get inspired by projects that are strengthening heritage to be adaptive and financially sustainable, contributing to communities and economies.

An auditorium full of people watching Wynne Evan’s Townhall Showdown

Newbridge Memo welcomed BBC Radio Wales to host Wynne Evan’s Townhall Showdown. Credit: Newbridge Memo.

Projects

Newbridge’s arts and heritage hub safeguarded for the community

This historic miners’ institute, with its 1920s Art Deco theatre, ballroom and versatile spaces now hosts a variety of activities that benefit local people.

26/03/2020

People building dry stone walls on a hillside on a sunny day

Building dry stone walls on Ynys Cybi. Credit: Ynys Cybi Landscape Partnership.

Projects

Ynys Cybi: Ynys i’w Thrysori - Our Island Gem

This project is addressing priorities identified by the local community to ensure the land and coast is enjoyed responsibly, and secured for future generations.

25/10/2016

the courtyard of the National Slate Museum in Llanberis, north Wales, with stone factory buildings surrounding a courtyard with industrial equipment for processing slate, and the slate mine visible in the background

Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum originally opened in 1972. Photo: Aled Llywelyn.

Projects

Unearthing the legacy of Welsh Slate at Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum

The museum will be transformed into a world-class visitor attraction at the heart of the Wales Slate Landscape in north west Wales.

27/03/2024

A donkey standing on a hill with a rainbow above it

Credit: Snowdonia Donkeys.

News

£10million new funding available for Wales’ endangered natural habitats

We’re looking to support projects that will restore and improve protected land and seascapes across Wales through the Nature Networks Fund.

08/07/2024

water plants floating on the surface of a river

Programme

Nature Networks Fund (round four)

Awarding grants from £50,000 to £1million, this fund aims to strengthen the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land and marine sites.

A person at an archaeological dig site holds up a piece of stone which has been excavated

DigVentures will engage 4,000 participants to help map archaeological sites and ecological habits in the third phase of its Heritage Innovation Fund project.

News