The Country Houses Foundation gives critical grants to preserve historic buildings in England
and Wales.

We are an independent charity which gives grants to help preserve heritage buildings of architectural significance, particularly historic country houses, their gardens and grounds, and the works of art within them.

Learn more
Group of six people inside a historic church, engaged in a discussion with one person gesturing with their hand, stained glass windows and wooden carvings in the background, some holding papers or notebooks.

Country Houses Foundation Grants

We give grants to organisations and individuals who demonstrate a sustainable commitment to the management and care of historic buildings and their contents and who open them to the public.

Our grants support a wide variety of work, from repairing castle roofs to the rescue of follies, historic gateways, garden terraces, stable yards and glasshouses as well as help with conservation of works of art. Without them, many unique and precious buildings and collections would be lost.

Our grants
Two construction workers working on a wall, one wearing a yellow hard hat and safety glasses, scraping the wall with a tool, and the other in protective white coveralls and a hood, standing nearby. They are surrounded by scaffolding and buckets of material.

Support The Country Houses Foundation

Just as threatened historic buildings need us, we need your support to continue our work.

Our fundraising helps us maintain our capital reserves to make sure that irreplaceable buildings and works of art are conserved before it is too late.

Please consider making a gift now or, for the long term, leave us a legacy in your will.

Donate

Stories from the Country Houses Foundation

  • A historic stone mansion with multiple gabled roofs, surrounded by a garden with small trees and a stone pathway leading to the entrance, under a partly cloudy sky.

    Name change: Country Houses Foundation

    As from the end of June, the Country Houses Foundation has reverted to its original name and will no longer be known as the Historic Houses Foundation. This change is to avoid the understandable confusion with the similarly named Historic Houses.

    Read More
  • A large, historic mansion with neoclassical architecture, featuring tall columns at the entrance, a clock on the pediment, and a symmetrical facade, set against a partly cloudy sky with a well-maintained green lawn in the foreground.

    One of the most significant restoration projects of the era:

    The Historic Houses Foundation is not afraid to get involved in some of the most significant restoration projects of the era, as its grant aid to the Stowe House Preservation Trust demonstrates.

    Read More
  • Aerial view of a historic castle with stone walls and towers surrounded by lush green trees, overlooking a body of water in the background.

    Atlantic College: global connections

    The Historic Houses Foundation is offering a grant to a medieval castle in Wales that now champions truly global connections for the modern world.

    Read More
Read all stories

“The Country Houses Foundation is a one-off, funding projects that enhance and renew some of our best and most beautiful historic buildings.”

— Dr Anna Keay OBE, Director, Landmark Trust —