National Lottery-funded heritage attractions are saying 'thank you' by offering free entry, treats or discounts to anyone arriving with a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard from 11-17 December.

With half-term in full swing and the Museums at Night festival starting today, here is a selection of our favourite day trips and events at National Lottery supported venues.

The former Brymbo Iron and Steel Works and Fossil Forest takes its first step towards regeneration, thanks to the National Lottery.

A project celebrating the real life stories of friendships and relationships experienced by people with learning disabilities has been awarded nearly £400,000 of National Lottery funding.

The former Brymbo Iron and Steel Works, and Fossil Forest will receive a National Lottery grant to transform it into a major visitor attraction.

An innovative project capturing the real life stories of friendships and relationships experienced by people with learning disabilities has been awarded nearly £400,000 of National Lottery funding.

Nearly £5m National Lottery investment in restoration of LCT 7074 which will then be displayed at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth.

Thanks to National Lottery players, The University of Manchester will create the first shared social history of the NHS.

Thanks to National Lottery players, the former home of one of Wales’s most famous poets is being reopened following extensive redevelopment today.

More than £10million has been earmarked for a major restoration of Aberystwyth University’s iconic Old College, the birthplace of university education in Wales.

£10million National Lottery support to redevelop Wales’s oldest university college.

Thanks to National Lottery players, £875,000 is helping involve more young Welsh people in heritage.

HLF has awarded nearly £3.5million to regenerate the former slate quay on Caernarfon waterfront, transforming it into a vibrant shopping and tourist hotspot fit for the craftsmen of today.

North Wales harbour town set for a prosperous voyage thanks to £3.5million National Lottery boost.

Run by the charity Community on Solid Ground (COSG), the ‘Big Fat Asian Wedding’ project will introduce people all of ages, faiths and backgrounds to South Asian culture by researching the Islamic Nikah, or marriage ceremony, from the 1940s to the present day. The project aims to improve community

With its origins dating back to c560 AD and the Grade I building itself to the 14th century, St Asaph is one of the oldest cathedrals in Wales. Thanks to National Lottery players, the cathedral can now modernise its displays and share its history with all its visitors, including those who would not

For the next 800 years Dating back to c. 1280 the walls were built after the outer ward of Pembroke Castle was completed, and now the Pembroke Town Walls Trust want to protect and preserve them for future generations. Modern Pembroke has successfully retained much of its medieval layout and

A few young people will get a taste of fame as they walk the red carpet at the premiere of a new film they have developed using Richard Burton’s teenage diaries. The Hollywood star and heartthrob was also a prolific diarist, and thanks to £34,000 of National Lottery funding young people from Burton