Grants aim to help tourist attractions handle bad weather

Visit Wales is running a small-scale capital grants fund in 2025-2026 to support tourism attractions, such as those in Llangollen, to invest in weather-proofing measures. 

Tourism attractions highlight poor weather as a significant factor affecting trade by preventing the them from operating as normal and by impacting negatively on the visitor experience and discouraging visits. 

Weather-proofing measures supported by this Fund will be aimed at:

• Mitigating these impacts by helping to support the business’s economic resilience and adaptability,
• Strengthening the climate resilience of the business, 
• Helping the business to offer its best possible welcome to visitors during the 2025 Year of Croeso.

The fund is offering capital grants of between £5,000 and £20,000, which must be used before March 31, 2026. No revenue costs will be considered. The grant can support up to 75% of the costs of the weather-proofing measures or up to £20,000 if this is less than 75% of the costs.

The remainder of the costs must be financed by the business from its own funds or private sources of finance. Applicants cannot use any other form of grant or funding from any public sector organisation as match funding. 

Eligible weather-proofing measures will include:

• Measures which mitigate the impact of poor weather on the business
• Measures which mitigate the impact of poor weather on the visitor experience

Tourism attractions are eligible if they: 

• Are accredited as visitor attractions under the VAQAS scheme (or are eligible and willing to seek VAQAS accreditation as a condition of grant) 
• Micro, small or medium sized enterprises (employing up to 249 employees) 
• Have been trading for at least one year as a limited company, partnership or sole trader or social enterprise 
• Receive visitors in a setting where poor weather can impact on the business performance and the visitor experience 

* Businesses interested, are asked to read the Guidance Notes and complete the Application Form, submitting the required documentation to WeatherProofingFund@gov.wales no later than 1pm on May 22.

For more information, email WeatherProofingFund@gov.wales or call 03000 622418.