Street Parking by Royal Delft Museum

The Royal Delft Museum website says there are plenty of parking spaces.

Just keep in mind that Europeans and Americans probably have very different ideas about what "plenty of parking" means.

the notice on the museum website (not easy to find) is in the accessibility section - that is for disabled people. I'm not saying that that's not you but that that's where the information is and to whom it is directed. I noticed on streetview that the few spaces I saw were all disabled spaces and several were assigned to specific number plates.

It reads:

Accessibility

Address and parking

Royal Delft Museum is located at Rotterdamseweg 196, 2628 AR in Delft.
Parking at the Royal Delft Museum is easy, there are plenty of public
parking spaces for visitors around the building. There is a limited
number of free parking spaces for visitors. The other parking spaces
are paid from Monday to Saturday from 12 noon. On Sundays it is free
parking. More information about parking in Delft can be found here .

and they then link to Delft Parking at https://parkerendelft.com/

Note that the charge doesn't start until noon on Saturdays and M-F.

Thanks for the comments. I suspect few visitors to the museum actually drive there, but it is a shame the website doesn't have just a little bit more parking info, such as "parking is available at xxx location and also at xxx at a cost of xxx for xxx hours."
I've never been to the Netherlands before so I don't know if the parking machines have an option for English language screen prompts or for how long you can occupy a space. Anybody know?

did you follow the link I posted above? You would have found https://parkerendelft.com/parkeerloket/parkeren-automaten/ You don't need a machine if you use your phone.

Why should they bother with parking information for the few visitors that drive there? You have not mentioned anything about your itinerary, but if your planning a driving trip of the Netherlands you might want to rethink it. This will not be your only issue. Cars are not the norm in the Netherlands, and the attitude is often that if you choose to drive that is your problem and you should not expect museums and other places of interest to provide parking information.

You mention that you've never been to the Netherlands before so don't fall in the North American trap of thinking a car is required.

Well I had a car in The Netherlands last March and I'm glad I did. There were several places that weren't well served by trains that I was able to see and string together in a loop—and they all had parking. I picked my car up in Arnhem and dropped of at Schiphol. But when I was in Delft and Amsterdam, I didn't need or want a car and simply walked from my hotel to Royal Delft. I just don't recall what the parking situation was outside of the place.

We are in the Netherlands now, with a car, and heading to Delft tomorrow. So far most machines have had English but it’s not universal. It’s been extremely useful to have Google Translate on our phones. The feature that looks at a sign or a screen and translates it to English has been invaluable. It’s not perfect but that’s ok. I believe there is parking available on the Univ campus which is a short walk away. I’ll try to re-post after our trip. Another item I’ll share…. Our Visa cards have worked everywhere except a couple of grocery stores and a couple gas stations. My advice is not to let your tank get really low before filling up. The 3rd station we went to yesterday was finally a success. We pumped the gas before providing the card to the person inside the station. The first 2 stations, the card was scanned at the pump and were rejected before pumping, and cash was not an option. We had cash but only cards were accepted for payment.

Hi again Bob,
When we visited yesterday it appeared there were several spots available when we left shortly before noon. We spent close to 2 hours. It was well worth the investment in our opinion. There are 2 distinct Parking signs alongside the building for this parking lot. Both are the large P on a blue sign. One says “Visitors Royal Delft only” and underneath is a white sign with “5X” written on it. All the rest say “Royal Delft”. You should probably write them to ask if all these spots are available for visitors. The young man at the entry desk spoke excellent English so getting a good answer is very probable.

1) Yes the machines have an English option. I’ll try to post the photos I took for you.

2) They will cover as many hours as needed, not like the parking meters in the US that top out at 2 hours.

3). There are lots of paid spaces available.

Also… the price for parking in this neighborhood is 1€ for the first hour, but only charged from noon until midnight. Also, if you pay via the machine the closest one is a couple blocks away across from the Casa Julia Hotel (google the address). A better choice might be to use the parking app. for the city.

I’d also caution you about driving in this neighborhood. The streets twist and wind endlessly and crisscross with trams, canals, bikes, and pedestrians. Be very patient and keep a close lookout for the round blue signs with a white arrow pointing down to the car lane, especially when making a turn. This is a university neighborhood, so even more bikes and pedestrians than elsewhere.

P.S. I can’t seem to add photos. If you want to see them just send me a msg.

“ keep a close lookout for the round blue signs with a white arrow pointing down to the car lane, especially when making a turn.”

Do you by any chance mean a round blue sign with a white arrow pointing up, not down? There is no round blue sign with a white arrow pointing down. And why would the OP need to lookout for this sign when making a turn? When you see a blue sign with a white arrow pointing up, it means you’re not allowed to take a turn, but you must continue in the same direction.
Can you please share a photo of the sign in question? Or the name of the street where you saw it?

Thanks to all for the valuable information. I much appreciate it.

Dutch_traveler:

There are most definitely round blue signs with a white arrow pointing down. They are about 3 feet off the ground and are meant to make it clear which lane is meant for a car vs bicycles or trams when the lanes crisscross at odd angles like a plate of spaghetti. LoL We saw them in many different places in Delft and elsewhere. They were very helpful.