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STOP PRESS! Winter Appeal launched.

£50 will enable us to purchase adapted tools so that children and disabled people can get digging in the Community Garden 

£100 will help us to run a family activity day that brings the Palace’s fascinating history to life for children and their parents 

£200 will help us provide training for the 300 dedicated volunteers who give up their time to be guides, archivists and gardeners

£1,000 will allow us to conserve and re-frame the famous Coronation Cope worn by successive Bishop’s for the Monarch’s coronation

£2,000 will help pay for a season’s worth of planting for the beautiful gardens

£5,000 will allow us to organise a project with local young people to enable them to curate their own exhibition within the Palace 

£15,000 will enable us to purchase UV filters and sun blinds for the interior of the Palace so that we can protect and conserve a unique Collection that includes 16th century furniture, Victorian portraits, textiles and modern treasures

£25,000 will help us install a natural play area in the Palace arboretum, providing children with a dedicated space and area to roam free and re-enact their own medieval adventures

£46,000 will pay for a year’s worth of maintenance costs that ensure that the fabric of the Palace is looked after for future generations to enjoy 

£100,000 will help us restore stonework on the medieval ramparts so that they are safe for visitors to climb and explore

£250,000 will enable us to undertake essential repair work on the medieval Great Hall that takes centre stage within this historic site

Get involved!

Find out about all the ways you could support us.

Your contribution, however large or small will make an enduring impact on the work of the Palace Trust and our ability to ensure that the Bishop’s Palace offers public benefit for another 800 years. 

You can play a vital role in defining the future of the Bishop’s Palace and Gardens by considering how you can best support the work of our charity.  From making a donation, taking part in a fundraising event, to becoming a Guardian or leaving a gift in your Will, your contribution will make an important impact on our ability to unlock the secrets of the past and secure the future of this unique place.

Make a donation

We rely on voluntary donations to enable us to undertake the wide variety of activities and work that make the Palace such a unique and rewarding place.  You can make donation of any size online through VirginMoney, or by sending a cheque, payable to The Palace Trust, to The Bishops Palace, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD.  If there is a particular area of our work that you would like to support please do let us know.  You can download a donation form here, which will allow you to make a gift aid declaration and we will receive an extra 25% from Government. 

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