Delft: English Walking Tour of the Old City Center Discount Tickets

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Get your discount tickets for the Delft: English Old Town Walking Tour with Polaroid Photo, save up to 12% !

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Walking tour (English)
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REG. $16.91

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Polaroid photo: Every guest gets a Polaroid photo to take home. Small group: Often a small group, up to 20 people per guide. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes: About 1.5 hours. The tour ends back on the Market Square.
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Tour + Dutch lunch (English)
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$41.70

REG. $47.35

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Polaroid photo: Every guest gets a Polaroid photo to take home. Small group: Often a small group, up to 20 people per guide. Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes: About 2.5 hours: the 1.5-hour walking tour, then lunch. Dutch lunch with a drink: After the tour: a traditional Dutch lunch plate (twaalfuurtje) with one drink at De Waag on the Market Square.

Overview

Join our English walking tour on Saturday or Sunday. See all highlights of the city center and learn about Delft's history from your guide. Your tour begins on the big Market Square, right in front of the towering New Church. From here you will explore Delft’s old town together with your guide, walking along picturesque canals and historic houses that date back to the Dutch Golden Age. See Delft’s famous sites like the leaning Old Church, and also discover its less-known gems like the former Dutch East India Company office and the Meat Hall, as your guide shares stories of legends like William of Orange, Vermeer, and scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek. Expect fascinating stories, beautiful photo spots, insider tips, and details about Delft that most visitors would otherwise miss. Your guide also takes a Polaroid photo of every guest, a unique souvenir to take home from Delft. Perfect for travelers who want to understand Delft beyond the guidebooks.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Your guide will be waiting for you next to the statue of Hugo Grotius on the Market Square of Delft, in front of the New Church. Your guide is there 10 minutes before the start. The tour ends back on the Market Square.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. New Church
Your guide welcomes you on Delft's historic Market Square, one of the oldest market squares in the Netherlands, beside the statue of Hugo Grotius. The tour starts and ends here. The New Church is the burial place of the Dutch royal family and of Grotius himself, and its tower is the second-tallest church tower in the country. Your guide places this iconic landmark in its historical and cultural context.
Duration: 10 mins
2. Stadhuis Delft
The historic town hall of Delft is one of the city's most important civic buildings. You pass it as you leave the Market Square on your way to the Old Church. Behind its elegant Renaissance facade lies a turbulent history of fires, justice and city government, including its role as a prison.
Duration: 10 mins
3. Old Church
After leaving the Market Square, you pass the former Butter House, the old Weigh House and the former home of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, before entering Delft's former beer brewing quarter. Here stands the Old Church, famous for its strikingly leaning tower, with the grave of Johannes Vermeer inside. Your guide explains why the tower began to lean almost as soon as it was built.
Duration: 10 mins
4. Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Opposite the Old Church stands the Prinsenhof, a former monastery that later became a residence of William of Orange, the Father of the Fatherland. This site played a decisive role in Dutch history: William of Orange was assassinated here in 1584. Your guide explains how this event shaped the future of the Netherlands and why Delft became so closely linked to the House of Orange.
Duration: 10 mins
5. Gemeenlandshuis van Delfland
Along the Oude Delft canal, your guide points out the oldest surviving house in the city. Since 1645, this richly decorated building has housed the local Water Board. You hear what a water board is, why it was vital to the survival and prosperity of Delft, and why water management has always been a matter of life and death in the Netherlands.
Duration: 10 mins
6. VOC-Kamer Delft
Continuing south along the Oude Delft canal, you pass some of the city's most impressive historic houses. Here you find a powerful reminder of Delft's Golden Age: the main building of the Dutch East India Company in Delft. Your guide explains Delft's role in the maritime and commercial rise of the Dutch Republic. Nearby, you also see the exact spot where Johannes Vermeer stood when he painted his famous View of Delft.
Duration: 10 mins
7. OJG Klal Israël
Walking north along Delft's second-oldest canal, once the city's grain market, you pass Delft's former synagogue. The building reflects the long presence of a Jewish community in the city.
Duration: 10 mins
8. Beestenmarkt
Via the Beestenmarkt, a former animal market just behind the Market Square, you walk back to the Market Square, where the tour ends. Today the Beestenmarkt is one of Delft's most popular meeting places, lined with cafés and restaurants. If you like, your guide is happy to share tips on where to enjoy a good beer, a snack or a relaxed dinner, so you can make the most of the rest of your stay in Delft.
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

All fees and taxes

English speaking tour guide

Polaroid photo for every guest

Exclusion

Gratuities (optional)

Cancellation Policy

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Discover Delft

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