UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is a charity helping more people to discover, value, understand and protect Antarctica. Through conservation, policy and public engagement, we connect people with Antarctica’s wonder and promote a greater understanding of this extraordinary continent and the role we all have in protecting it.

We are one of the only charities in the world with an active presence in Antarctica. We care for seven Historic Sites and Monuments, including Port Lockroy, the “Penguin Post Office”, Shackleton’s Endurance shipwreck and five early research bases along 1,000 miles of remote Antarctic coastline.

These are modest wooden buildings and personal artefacts, but they hold unparalleled stories. They are completely unique in the world.

Through our public engagement programme, we bring Antarctica closer to people everywhere, from virtual reality tours, podcasts and webinars to schools talks, grassroots arts projects and youth engagement. In 2024/25, we reached 88,000 children and adults through our public engagement work.