Fill your bottle with free clean drinking water - A thirst quencher in Delft

In Delft, we are extremely proud of our refreshing free drinking water. No visitor to Delft has to walk around without water.... and that is very handy, because there is a lot to do and see in the city. So don't forget to take the occasional sip of water.

In Delft city centre, there are several drinking water points where you can refill your reusable water bottle for free at any time. To make your search for a water point a little easier, we have listed all locations below. Tip: to make the drinking water points even more visible, these D'serve can be recognised by a green marker sign!

Drinking water points in Delft:
  • At IHE, near Westvest 7 (Delft city centre)
  • On the corner of Hippolytusbuurt and Cameretten (inner city Delft)
  • At the station square near the buses (inner city Delft)
  • Along the Korftlaan (Delftse Hout)
  • IKEA Delft (between the main entrance and the IKEA bicycle parking area)
  • TU Delft library (front of the library)
  • Buitenhof (Strausspad)
  • Wippolder (Jan Willem Frisostraat)
  • Den Hoorn (Kon. Julianaplein)

Additional drinking water fountains

During D’serve (from 22 June to 20 September 2026), there will be a number of extra locations in Delft city centre where you can top up your reusable water bottle for free. Wondering where these are? Check out the locations on the map below!

D’serve water bottle

Don’t have a reusable water bottle yet? Then pick up a D’serve water bottle at VVV Delft or one of the locations listed below. You can easily buy the bottle there and take it with you straight away during your visit to the city. The water bottle is sustainably made; you can keep reusing it, and if you top it up at a free drinking water point, you’ll truly be a sustainable visitor to the city!

  • Van Uffelen Mode – Jacob Gerritstraat 12–14
  • ibis Styles Delft City Centre - Van Leeuwenhoekpark 2
  • Hotel de Plataan – Doelenplein 10
  • Hampshire Hotel Delft Centre – Koepoortplaats 3
  • Van der Valk Hotel Delft A4 – Peuldreef 3

Our partners

Various organisations helped to realise the signs at the water taps. Together they are committed to raising awareness about water, sustainable use and the importance of clean drinking water, so that everyone in Delft can refill their drinking water easily and responsibly.

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is an international institute dedicated to water education and research. Since its foundation in 1957, IHE Delft has trained more than 25,000 water professionals from over 190 countries. With this knowledge and expertise, the institute contributes to a world where water is better managed.

An important part of IHE Delft is the theme of clean drinking water. Clean water is essential for good health and plays an important role in personal hygiene and food preparation. Yet more than 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. Many people rely on contaminated water on a daily basis, which increases the risk of disease and hinders social and economic development.

Through education and research, IHE Delft works on solutions to these challenges and contributes to better water management worldwide.

Delft4globalgoals

Delft4GlobalGoals is a local network committed to the United Nations' seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. These goals form a global agenda to make the world (and also Delft) more sustainable, fair and inclusive by 2030.

The initiative originated in 2020 from a collaboration between several Delft organisations, including Stichting Fairtrade Gemeente Delft, Stichting Stedenband Delft-Estelí, Buurttuin Voorhof and Milieudefensie Delft. Since then, Delft4GlobalGoals has been connecting organisations, businesses and residents who want to actively contribute to a better city and world.

The organisation focuses on raising awareness of the Global Goals and supporting initiatives in Delft that contribute to them. They do this by stimulating cooperation, organising projects and activities and offering a network in which knowledge and ideas are shared.

With initiatives such as the Delft Water Week, the Cycle Festival and the annual SDG flag weeks, Delft4GlobalGoals makes sustainability visible and accessible to a wide audience. In the coming years, too, the organisation will remain committed to working with partners towards a sustainable future towards 2030.

Delft Waterway

From 22 to 29 March, Delft will be all about water during the Delft Water Week. This week, organised by Stichting De Delfste Waterloop and Stichting Delft4GlobalGoals, starts on World Water Day and brings together various organisations and initiatives around the theme of water.

During the week, there is a broad programme including lectures, excursions, art and activities for young and old. This year's theme, Safety and Resilience, takes centre stage and focuses on how we deal with water in a changing environment.

There is also a focus on topics such as the importance of clean drinking water and water projects worldwide. The week ends with the Delft Water Market, where visitors can find out about various water initiatives in an accessible way.

Delft Water Week shows how important water is in our daily lives and invites everyone to join in and discover more.

Help make Delft a cleaner place

Delft is beautiful, and we want to keep it that way! With small, conscious choices, you can contribute to a cleaner city, less waste and healthy canals. Think about picking up your own rubbish, using a reusable water bottle or taking part in a clean-up action.

Get inspired by tips, facts and sustainable events and find out what you can do today.

See all tips for a sustainable visit to Delft
Two girls sitting by a tree in Delftse Hout with their bikes

D'serve is an initiative of Platform Bezoekerseconomie Delft in cooperation with Delft Marketing and Stichting Centrum Management Delft, with support from Delft4GlobalGoals and the participating entrepreneurs and organisations in Delft.