HOPS & Courtyards

Hops & Courtyards: Delft’s brewing history and hidden hofjes

Explore two sides of Delft on a private walking tour: its brewing history and its hidden residential courtyards, known as hofjes. Your local guide takes you through the historic centre, past old buildings and places full of stories. Discover the city of brewers and beer merchants, alongside the history of charitable housing and everyday life behind the gates.

Delft is famous for Delft Blue, but centuries before its pottery became well known, beer played an important role in the city. Alongside this busy brewing city, Delft has a quieter side. Hidden behind gates and facades are hofjes: small residential courtyards with a distinctive history. They were often established to provide housing for people who needed support, including single or older women.

This city walk is ideal for anyone who wants to discover a different side of Delft. A special outing for friends, families and colleagues.

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Reviews from our guests

    
 
 
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   Ariyan Karimi 
 2 November 2026
 
 
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One of the best tour guides we’ve had! He was genuinely engaging and made the whole tour interesting from beginning to end. Unlike some tours where you start losing interest after a few minutes, he knew exactly how to keep everyone engaged.

He was clearly very well prepared and had an impressive knowledge of Delft’s history. He explained everything in such a nice and interesting way, sharing lots of historical facts and stories along the way. We learned so much and really enjoyed listening to him.

You could tell he was passionate about what he was doing. Definitely a tour worth taking, and a big thanks to him for such a great experience!
His name was: Randy Boerboom
  
 
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   Anouk Uijting 
 27 October 2026
 
 
  Randy gave us a very nice and informative city tour in Delft. We were with family, with ages ranging from 36 to 81, and everyone enjoyed it.
  
 
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   Jeff Kaminski 
 4 September 2026
 
 
  My wife and I had a wonderful experience with Randy on a walking Tour of Delft.  He was extremely informative and  a very kind and interesting man. We highly recommend Randy for anyone wanting to know the history of the city, and to have an experience with a tour led by a local guide a genuinely nice person.
  
 
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   Jet Wyssmann 
 3 April 2026
 
 
  What a lovely walking tour of Delft, led by the wonderfully enthusiastic Randy. We heard so many great stories. We can recommend this to everyone. (Translated from Dutch)
  
 
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   Femke van de Wouw 
 30 March 2026
 
 
  We had a very informative and interesting guided walk through Delft with guide Wouter. Wouter took plenty of time and had so much to tell us. Highly recommended. We were going to the William of Orange musical that evening, and this guided walk was a lovely addition. (Translated from Dutch)
  
 
 
  
 
 
   Trust Index rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 106 reviews

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