Wales is a stunning destination — but let’s face it, the weather doesn’t always play along. Rain, wind and unexpected showers can catch visitors (and businesses) off guard. That’s why the Welsh Government’s Year of Croeso Weather-Proofing Fund is a smart opportunity for tourism and hospitality-focused businesses to get ahead of the weather curve.
What is it?
The fund offers capital grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 to eligible small tourism and hospitality businesses in Wales to invest in infrastructure and measures that improve the experience in all kinds of weather.
In essence: make your outdoor areas usable when it’s drizzly, add covered seating or drainage, hard-standing for car parks or visitor paths — anything that helps you trade and welcome guests, rain or shine.
- Feedback from businesses shows poor/unpredictable weather is one of the main reasons fewer visitors booked or cancelled trips.
- By investing in weather-proofing, businesses extend their trading opportunities, improve their visitor experience and become more resilient.
- It aligns with a forward-thinking view of tourism: not just “weather permitting”, but “weather prepared”.
- For companies like CCWC Services who specialise in building maintenance, high-rise cleaning, render restoration and more: the underlying theme is similar. Weather impacts façades, external surfaces, drainage, access routes. There’s cross-over potential in the message: weather-proofing isn’t only for tourism, it’s for any commercial/industrial building in a variable climate.
Who can apply?
Here are the key eligibility criteria:
- Based in Wales, in the tourism or hospitality sector.
- Employing between 9-49 permanent salaried employees. industry.visitwales.com
- Trading for at least one year.
- Have a web presence (website, social media or listing) showing you attract visitors from outside your local area.
- The fund covers capital costs (infrastructure etc), not revenue costs (staff time, overheads, the usual suspects).
- Projects must be completed, paid for and claimed by 13 March 2026.
What kind of projects qualify?
Examples of eligible work:
- Covered outdoor dining/seating areas, pergolas, canopies
- Covered walkways or visitor shelters
- Hard-standing for car parks, improved surfacing & drainage Nation.Cymru
- Indoor play areas or equipment that enhance visitor experience in wet weather
What it won’t cover
- Projects already paid for before the offer.
- Revenue costs (marketing, staff time) or repairs/maintenance.
- Projects that lead to redundancies or are primarily for private use (rather than visitor accessible).
Why this should resonate with CCWC Services
At CCWC Services you specialise in cleaning and maintaining commercial buildings, including high-rise, facades, windows, steam cleaning historic buildings, etc. Here’s how this weather-proofing blog link works for you:
Final thoughts
This fund is a practical example of forward-looking thinking: rather than hope for good weather, businesses can prepare for whatever the skies throw at them. It’s smart, and it’s timely — and there’s a clear message here for maintaining buildings (whether tourist venues or commercial assets): appearance, accessibility and durability matter in all weather.
If you like, I can tailor a full blog post draft (1,000 words or so) ready to publish on the CCWC Services website, with headings, sub-headings, and relevant imagery suggestions. Would you like me to get that ready?
