Tap water for free- on your travels

cazpost

This is an interesting idea, but clearly the organisers need to get more businesses to sign up to its site before it is really useful. Checking it for my area reveals that (apparently) you cant get tapwater in the Weald of Kent, which is clearly nonsense. In my experience most pubs and cafes are quite happy to give you tapwater, and if you are asked to pay a small charge ie 50p as another poster mentioned,well thats still cheaper than buying a new bottle of water.Depends how much you want a drink I guess. Looking at it from a Landlords point of view,if you walk into his pub,ask him to fill your water bottle,then leave without buying anything at all, he will feel a bit peeved won't he?

Nick_C

Katiehound wrote: »

The idea is that we stop buying bottled water, not only for the financial cost but the cost to the environment in the form of discarded plastic

The discarded plastic is the least of your worries. Think about the fuel used to transport that water from the source to wherever it is being sold!

gill377

14 miles away for me :-(

25.lindsay

luxor4t wrote: »

Hysterically funny - the nearest was 27 miles away, but only if you can walk on water as I live in Swansea & the pub was in Noth Devon! :T

Without swimming the Bristol channel, the nearest place is 44 miles away.

I'll pop it in a bottle and let the tide carry it over to you!

kriss1977

I don't know about cold tap water but I do know I've never been refused a hot water refill at a motorway services before. This includes from McDonalds, Starbucks and Costa Coffee.

Furthermore, I don't have a metal cup or flask/bottle but I tried my luck with the paper cup from the tea I bought at the previous service station. For the cost of £3.oo approx I then had unlimited tea up and down the motorway for 4 days as I had tea bags and milk packets in the car already. :j:beer:

tin_can

Katiehound wrote: »

As far as I can see as long as you have a refillable water bottle (I don't think you have to have a specific model) you can top at various locations for free. This could be quite useful in hot weather!

http://www.tapwater.org/refilling-stations

The idea is that we stop buying bottled water, not only for the financial cost but the cost to the environment in the form of discarded plastic

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its a very good idea butt neart one to me is the other side of the humber brigh: sorry for my spelling is not very good

iainsmum

It helps to have a toddler in tow....I've never been refused a refill for his water bottle.

anna.donerson86

I have never been refused for some tap water, places including Starbucks and Pizza Hut, but I have come across buffets which charge you £1.00 for tap water! ridiculous! we should all be entitled to tap water free of charge, especially if we really need it.

flora_

Interesting idea, not sure if I will actually use it since I always bring a bottle of water from home but I'm sure it could be useful to some.

Love their bottles though, look really cool and much cheaper than other stainless steel thermal bottles. Will get me one of those! :T

geordie_ben

flora_ wrote: »

Will get me one of those! :T

And their plan has worked...