By choosing where to allocate your donation, you can directly influence the areas you're most passionate about.
Championing Heritage
Make an unrestricted donation, enabling it to be used wherever it is needed most.
Restoring and Celebrating Places
Support the conservation of historic areas, buildings and objects to safeguard them for the future.
Investing in People
Contribute to the education and wellbeing of a wide range of people, by investing in skills development and the preservation of vital heritage craft skills.
Why become a Patron?
As a Patron, you'll join others who share a love of history and unique historic places, enjoy exclusive experiences that connect you to heritage stories, sites and experts across England.
You'll be supporting Historic England, the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historical environment. Our expert advice and knowledgeable staff bring their expertise and cutting-edge research to help protect historic places and open up heritage for everyone.
As a Patron, you'll be able to connect with these world-class experts on an exciting array of projects, along with a host of other benefits.
Your impact
Your contribution will support a range of activities to ensure that more historic places are loved, cared for and enjoyed by as many people as possible.
From £5,000 per year, join our closest circle of friends and enjoy:
Viking Silver
£5,000 and above per year
Access to unique Patrons' events and behind-the-scenes tours.
An invitation to a specially curated weekend trip to an exciting location in England (with a supplementary cost).
Gain insights on fascinating subjects from Historic England's historians, conservators and archaeologists at bi-annual breakfast/lunch lectures.
Acknowledgement of your donation in our Annual Report and on the Historic England Foundation website.
Personalised updates and reports on how your support is making a difference.
One Historic England book or print of your choice.
Saxon Gold
£10,000 and above per year
All benefits of Tier 1 plus:
Access to unique Patrons events for an additional five guests.
A bespoke private tour with heritage expert for you and your guests.
Invitation to the Chair and Trustees' lunch to hear about exciting future initiatives and emerging trends in the heritage sector.
Invitations to Historic England external events and opportunities of interest.
Early access to the Patrons' trip.
Find out more
Interested in joining or learning more about the Patrons' scheme?
Read more about becoming a Patron
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