Which mills can we visit near Amsterdam?

The mill finder on molens.nl lists every mill and whether it opens. Amsterdam's own mills include De Gooyer near Artis and Molen van Sloten, and the mills of the Zaanse Schans are under half an hour north by car.

We can't make that weekend. Are there other mill days?

Yes. Regional mill days run from March to November, such as the Zaanse Molendag in September. The organizer's mill-days page lists them all.

Upcoming

UpcomingGuided Visit

National Mill Day (Nationale Molendag)

Name: National Mill Day (Nationale Molendag)
Start: 2027-05-08
End: 2027-05-09T23:59:59
Location: Windmills across the Netherlands

Various venues

When: Sat-Sun May 8-9, 2027
Ages: All ages
Price: See tickets

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Guided VisitAmsterdam-Zuid

Where

Various venues

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

What you need to know

Mills open all over the country, so use the organizer's mill finder on molens.nl to pick one near you
Millers at work, showing how the sails and gears turn grain or move water
Pairs well with a bike ride: the organizer publishes free cycling and walking routes past mills

About

Once a year, windmills and watermills across the Netherlands open to the public at the same time, and the millers who run them show visitors around. Kids can climb up inside, watch the sails turn and the gears move, and learn how mills once ground grain and pumped water out of the low land. It suits curious kids who like machines and big moving parts.

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Dates & times

Sat 8 – Sun 9 May 2027

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