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.