Partner with the UK’s Leading History and Culture Festival

Join a prestigious network of sponsors supporting Chalke History Festival — the UK’s largest history, culture and ideas festival. Held every June in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside, this seven-day event welcomes over 25,000 engaged visitors, from school groups and families to influential historians, bestselling authors, and thought leaders.

This is a rare opportunity to align your brand with a high-profile, experiential festival that celebrates the power of the past to shape a better future. If your organisation values cultural engagement, heritage education, and meaningful brand storytelling, Chalke History Festival offers one of the most distinctive arts and culture sponsorship opportunities in the UK.

Why partner with Chalke History Festival?

Engaged Audience – 25,000+ on-site visitors with high AB demographic
National Profile – Extensive press, broadcast, and social media reach
Brand Integration – Customised sponsorship tailored to your values
Networking & Hospitality – Exclusive access to VIP areas and fine dining
Social Impact – Support education and heritage preservation via Chalke History Trust
Year-round engagement – Outside our flagship festival, engage with our History Club Members through online talks and special events

The Festival is now the largest in the UK dedicated entirely to History. Each year, we have over 250 talks with speakers of an immensely high calibre which have included Kate Adie, Antony Beevor, Bill Browder, Jung Chang, Monty Don, Ian Hislop, Bettany Hughes, Ian Kershaw, Mark Knopfler, Andrew Marr, Michael Morpurgo, Anthony Scaramucci, Dan Snow, WW2 fighter pilots, D-Day veterans and many others covering a wide range of topics which are complemented by the living history, performances, experiences and live music.

For the first time in 2026, we’re inviting visionary brands to partner with us as Official Category Sponsors – connecting with a uniquely engaged, high-spending audience in a beautiful setting where heritage, ideas, and storytelling come alive. This includes full brand alignment across festival touchpoints, marketing rights, ticketing, hospitality access, and more.

Ready to sponsor a truly extraordinary cultural experience? Let’s create a bespoke sponsorship package that aligns with your brand values. To discuss your sponsorship please email Kristin Devey

Email our sponsorship team

Sponsors & Donors 2025

The Chalke History Festival gratefully thanks our sponsors, partners and donors for making Chalke History Festival possible in 2025

MAJOR DONORS

The Blavatnik Foundation

The Calleva Foundation

The Chilton Foundation

Lady Nadine Cobham

Annette Costello

The David & Claudia Harding Foundation

The KM Foundation

Peter Livanos

Robert & Kasia Markwick

The Sanderson Foundation

The Scott Charitable Trust

BENEFACTORS

Alexander Baldock

David Bernstein and Sophie Caruth

Jennifer Coombs

Christopher Davison

Liz Earle

John Glen

The Golden Bottle Trust

Hilary Hugh-Jones

Sir Laurence and Lady Jocelyn Magnus

Stephen and Bonnie Morant

William and Gigi Salomon

HONORARY PATRONS

Jane Pleydell-Bouverie

Sir Antony Beevor FRSL

Dr Tracy Borman

Dr Peter Caddick-Adams

Sir Max Hastings FRSL

Tom Holland

Dan Snow

Ben White

Professor Michael Wood

AMBASSADORS

Don Cochrane

Paul Davis

Alice Loxton

Caryn Mandabach

Richard Sutton

DONORS

Crescent Trust

Weinstock Fund

Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust

Stephenson James Charitable Trust

Robin and Pattie Bell

PATRONS

Martha and Tad Allfrey

Dr Michael and Dr Helen Ashdown

Tim and Lucinda Bolton-Carter

Edouard and Lucinda de Boisgelin

David Boler

George and Alice Bridges

Oliver and Sandy Burton

Michael Campbell and Lady Georgiana Campbell

Chichester Charitable Trust

Simon and Sara Connolly

Cookson Charitable Trust

Ferguson Charitable Trust

James and Astrid Findlay

Jonathan Gaisman

Barny and Kate Guthrie

Charles Hayward Foundation

Hillary Charitable Trust

Paul and Sarah Horsley

Norma Hunt

James and Emma Hussey

Kate James and Hans Bishop

Richard and Virginia James

Andrew and Di Jeans

Penny Levinson

Alastair Margadale

Justin and Caroline Marking

Michael McCalmont

Charlie and Jenny McVeigh

Jake and Emma Leslie Melville

Lizie de la Moriniere

Tim and Bev Moulding

Paul and Madeleine Nicholls

Gale Pettifer

Lady Nathalie Phillimore

Redlynch Charitable Trust

Richard and Sheron Reynolds

Ivan and Sue Shenkman

Patrick Snowball

James and Alexandra Stacey

Tom and Rosamond Sweet-Escott

James and Hayley Todd

James and Anita Wigan

Partner with the UK’s Leading History and Culture Festival

Why partner with Chalke History Festival?

Engaged Audience – 25,000+ on-site visitors with high AB demographic

National Profile – Extensive press, broadcast, and social media reach

Brand Integration – Customised sponsorship tailored to your values

Networking & Hospitality – Exclusive access to VIP areas and fine dining

Social Impact – Support education and heritage preservation via Chalke History Trust

Year-round engagement – Outside our flagship festival, engage with our History Club Members through online talks and special events