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Unlock the Opportunity: £5,000-£20,000 Classic Grants Available to Weather-Proof Outdoor Spaces in Wales

For tourism and hospitality businesses in Wales, 2025 presents a unique funding opportunity to enhance your outdoor spaces—whatever the weather. Thanks to the Visit Wales “Year of Croeso: Weather-Proofing Fund (WPF2)”, eligible sites can receive grants of £5,000 to £20,000 to invest in covered structures that serve visitors through rain or shine.

Why this fund matters:

Outdoor areas are increasingly central to visitor experience—from picnic terraces and outdoor cafés to play zones, walkways and activity staging areas. With changing weather patterns and customer expectations, offering protected and comfortable outdoor space isn’t just nice—it’s smart business.

The fund is designed to help businesses:

Improve the visitor experience in all weather conditions
Become more resilient and competitive in a changing climate
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Create a warm, welcoming outdoor environment that complements your indoor offer

What the grant can fund:

Among the eligible measures are:
Canopies, pergolas or covered seating areas
Covered walkways or visitor shelters

These are precisely within the expertise of Able Canopies—it’s what we specialise in. Whether you need a bespoke canopy for an outdoor café, a durable shelter for play/queue zones, or a covered walkway linking outdoor features—we can design, manufacture and install a commercial-grade solution behind the scenes.

Who can apply?

To qualify for the fund, your business must:

Be a tourism or hospitality business based in Wales.
Employ between 1 and 49 permanent year-round staff via PAYE.
Have been trading for at least one year.
Maintain a website, social media account or travel-site listing (eg. TripAdvisor), showing you attract visitors beyond your local area.

Why choose Able Canopies for your project?

At Able Canopies we cover every step: design, manufacture and installation of top-quality canopies and shelters across the UK. Our credentials speak for themselves — ISO-certified, Constructionline Gold and Acclaim-accredited — meaning we deliver safe, durable, custom outdoor structures on time and on budget.

By working with us, you give your business the best possible chance to deliver a grant-eligible project that stands out. We’ll help you:

Select the right location and specification for the canopy or shelter.
Ensure your proposal clearly ties into the visitor-experience enhancement goal of the fund.
Meet installation deadlines and compliance requirements.

Next steps:

If you’d like to explore how your outdoor space could be transformed — and the funding leveraged to achieve it — we’d be delighted to speak. Please contact us at [insert phone] or [insert email] to arrange a free no-obligation consultation.

Meanwhile, for full fund guidance and background, please refer to the Visit Wales page: Funding information and advice for tourism businesses

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Let’s help you create more durable, attractive and revenue-generating outdoor space for your visitors.

Able Canopies – Creating Attractive and Functional Shelter for Your Outdoor Experience

Click here to find out more about the grant and apply

Download out brochure to view our full product range:

Able Canopies Ltd. design, manufacture and install canopies, shade sails, awnings and shelters at sports parks, leisure centres, and resorts across the UK. Our products enable our customers to enhance their Customer Experience, providing covered outdoor areas which are ideal for use as alfresco dining areas, spectator seating, and cycle parking.
For more information on how our products can enhance your site please contact us

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