For over 50,000 years, people have gathered at Creswell Crags.

They came for shelter, for food, for art—and in doing so, they left behind traces of the earliest human stories. These were your ancestors. Today, we have the privilege and the responsibility of preserving this extraordinary place and protecting what they left behind.

Why We Need Your Help

Creswell Crags is more than a beautiful landscape. It’s a fragile, living archive of human history. But with over 100,000 people each using footpaths and bridges through the site and 26 acres of land to care for, it is under constant strain. Paths wear down, structures age, and essential infrastructure needs attention.

As an independent charity, we rely on the generosity of supporters to carry out the vital repair and maintenance work that keeps the Crags safe, accessible and inspiring for everyone.

Help Us Rebuild Prehistory

Donate today – make your ancestors proud.

Your Donations at Work

Every donation helps us tackle urgent and ongoing maintenance challenges to ensure we can keep Creswell Crags open to the public for everyone to enjoy, including:

• Replacing rotting steps to the caves to ensure safe access for visitors

• Replacing the dilapidated bridge into the Meadow so that everyone can keep accessing this amazing place

• Repairing worn pedestrian footpaths across the site

• Upgrading our heating system to keep the visitor centre warm and welcoming

• Improving the environmental controls in the museum so we can ensure the ancient bones and stone tools are well preserved for future generations to experience.

• Switching to energy-efficient LED lighting to reduce our environmental impact while better showcasing prehistoric objects in our museum.

These are not just practical fixes—they are essential to preserving the integrity of the site, the precious objects we care for and ensuring that future generations can continue to explore and learn from this remarkable place.

Thank you for being part of our story.

UPDATE

We are very grateful to the following funders and organisations who are supporting repairs across the site, but we still need your support as we still have more to raise in match funding.

Museum Estate and Development (MEND) Fund, from The Department of Culture Media and Sport funds MEND, which is administered by Arts Council England.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players

The Headley Trust

The Gordon Bramah Charitable Settlement

Lhoist

The BNA Charity