What to do in Delft when it rains
Rainy days suit Delft: trade the streets for its galleries and museums, a sheltered market, and a café where you can watch the weather go by.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Royal Delft Rotterdamseweg 196, 2628 AR Delft, Netherlands
- Vermeer Centrum Delft Voldersgracht 21, 2611 EV Delft, Netherlands
- Old Church HH Geestkerkhof 25, 2611 HT Delft, Netherlands
- Museum Prinsenhof Delft Sint Agathaplein 1, 2611 HS Delft, Netherlands
- TU Delft Science Centre Van der Burghweg 1, 2628 CS Delft, Netherlands
- Museum Paul Tétar van Elven Koornmarkt 67, 2611 EC Delft, Netherlands
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Galerie Terra Delft Nieuwstraat 7, 2611 HK Delft, Netherlands
- Lijst 37, Lijstenmaker en Kunsthandel Binnenwatersloot 32, 2611 BK Delft, Netherlands
- Prinsenkwartier Sint Agathaplein 4, 2611 AL Delft, Netherlands
- ART Jacobs Nieuwe Langendijk 10, 2611 VK Delft, Netherlands
- 60 Cent Gallery Netherlands, Delft, Markt, NL邮政编码: 2611 GW
- Tineke van Gils Keramiek, Pottenbakkerij en Galerie Rijksstraatweg 16, 2636 AX Schipluiden, Netherlands
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Oostpoort Oostpoort 1, 2611 RZ Delft, Netherlands
- Escaperoom De Bagijnetoren Phoenixstraat 85, 2611 AK Delft, Netherlands
- Courtyard of Grace Van der Mastenstraat 24-38, 2611 NZ Delft, Netherlands
- Gemeenlandshuis Delft Oude Delft 167, 2611 HB Delft, Netherlands
- Moeder Aarde 2626 NC Delft, Netherlands
- Smallest house of Delft Oude Delft 147, 2611 HA Delft, Netherlands
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Warenmarkt Brabantse Turfmarkt en, Burgwal, 2611 CP Delft, Netherlands
- Delft Antiekmarkt Oude Kerkstraat 12, 2611 JJ Delft, Netherlands
- Nisarga Fresh (Nature Fresh) Papsouwselaan 5, 2624 AE Delft, Netherlands
- SPAR Delft Krakeelpolderweg Krakeelpolderweg 27, 2613 NV Delft, Netherlands
- Mastermate Importweg 3, 2645 EC Delfgauw, Netherlands
- Thursday Market GW, Markt, 2611 GW Delft, Netherlands
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Knus Zavelpad 3, 2616 LH Delft, Netherlands
- HANNO - Groots café Doelenplein 7, 2611 BP Delft, Netherlands
- 't Postkantoor Hippolytusbuurt 14, 2611 JB Delft, Netherlands
- Kek - De koffiebar van Delft Voldersgracht 27, 2611 EV Delft, Netherlands
- De Botanie Choorstraat 24, 2611 JG Delft, Netherlands
- Stads-Koffyhuis Oude Delft 133, 2611 BE Delft, Netherlands
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- De Hoven Passage Troelstralaan 71, 2624 ET Delft, Netherlands
- In de Hoven Papsouwselaan 475, 2624 EP Delft, Netherlands
- Woonboulevard Leeuwestein Leeuwenstein 1-30, 2627 AN Delft, Netherlands
- Parkeerdek Hoven Passage (Boven Dirk) Aart van der Leeuwlaan, 2624 PK Delft, Netherlands
- Winkelcentrum De Emerald Gouden Rijderplein 14, 2645 EX Delfgauw, Netherlands
- Winkelcentrum Dashof Dasstraat 19, 2623 CB Delft, Netherlands
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