Vision

‘Fulham Palace will be known to all, available to all and loved by all who use it. It will be a special and distinctive place for pleasure and education.’

This vision, which has been developed in consultation with local stakeholders, is a guiding force for all of our proposals for the Palace.  To this end the Council and the Fulham Palace Trust are working together to:

  • Restore features of heritage merit; 
  • Provide high quality interpretation across the site
  • Restore the designed landscape to its full extent;
  • Promote the productive re-use of the Walled Garden and Vinery;
  • Develop an ongoing series of cultural, historical and educational events;
  • Enhance and increase public and disabled/less-abled access;
  • Ensure the Palace becomes more financially self-sustaining;
  • Pursue commercial uses only for as long as such uses are financially imperative to restoring and sustaining the Palace;
  • Seek to introduce new cultural attractions;
  • Forge strong links with the local community and other stakeholders;
  • Achieve sustainable increases in visitor numbers; and
  • Improve physical, intellectual and social links with the Thames, London and beyond.    

In achieving this, the Council and the Trust will:

  • Maintain and enhance the Site's distinctive character and 'sense of place';
  • Conserve the fabric of the buildings and landscape for future generations; 
  • Ensure that the traditions and ecclesiastical associations of the Site are respected and enhanced; 
  • Unlock the potential of the Site to further serve the cultural, educational and leisure needs of the Borough and beyond; and
  • Ring-fence all income generated by the Palace, for the Palace, in order to reduce the financial burden on the local community.    

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