Businesses in Darlington are offering water bottle refills and we have looked at every location you can resort to when it gets hot this summer.

A nationwide scheme offering people free tap water has been launched across the country and more than 30 local businesses have already signed up.

There are more than 15,000 places you can now get free water from across the UK.

The aim is to stop plastic pollution and encourage people to reuse their water bottles.

How does it work?

The Refill project encourages businesses to sign up to the app where people can find out where they can fill up their water bottles for free in the city.

The Refill app is available for download for free on both Google Play and the App Store.

Where can you get free water in Darlington?

In total, there are 43 businesses confirmed and signed up so far.

You can go to each of these, and fill up your water bottles with tap water - at no cost.

Here are the 43 signed-up businesses. 

Hash bar and kitchen - 14 Coniscliffe Road

The Right Place - 40 Duke Street

Fit Fresh - 36 Duke Street

Blackjack Seven - 7 Blackwellgate

Hatch Luncheonette - 32 Blackwellgate

Earth Warriors - 76a Skinnergate

Darlington Baptist Church - Darlington Baptist Church

The Eco Hair Salon - 31 Duke Street

Sunflower Cafe - 11 Bucktons Yard

Echo 3 coffee house - 11 Clarks Yard

Greggs - 68 Skinnergate

Mrs Palmers Pantry - 6 Clarks Yard

7th Heaven - Post House Wynd

The Cheese and Wine Shop - 8 Clarks Yard

Greggs - 19 High Row

The Tanners Hall - 63-64 Skinnergate

Sub Station - 29 Post House Wynd

Start Fitness Darlington - 15-16 High Row

Caffe Nero - 8-9 Horsemarket

Virgin Money - 21 High Row

The Water House Kitchen - 1 Darlington Covered Market

Create and Paint Ltd - 47-49 Skinnergate

The Dolphin Centre - Horsemarket

Waterstones Cafe - 1-3 Cornmill Centre

Nando's Darlington - Feethams Leisure Development

Retro Sweetshop - 36 Priestgate

Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel - 9-12 Priestgate

Costa Coffee - 8 Northgate, Cornmill Shopping Centre 

Greggs - 48 Cornmill Centre

Premier Inn Hotel - Unit 3, Feethams Leisure

The William Stead - 8 Crown Street

European Foods - 3 Stonebridge

Deli Stop - 7 Crown Street

Beauty Kitchen & Holland and Barrett - 18 North Gate

Barnards - 11 Crown Street

Darlington Library - Crown Street

Greggs - 52 Northgate

Costa Coffee - Platform 4 Railway Station on Victoria Road

Darlington Station Waiting Room - London North Eastern Railway

South Park Cafe - South Park

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