Kinderdijk: The Mills That Kept the Polder Dry
47 min
1.9 km
10 stops
About this tour
These mills kept the polder dry, lifting water about a metre and a half into a boezem when a wet week would have drowned the fields. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Wisboomgemaal
Paid interior (site ticket). Outdoor dike is free. Overwaard 3, Kinderdijk. Ticket also covers the two mill interiors you can enter, the film, and the boat in…
Nederwaard Molen No.1
Public space on the dike. This mill is a home. Interior closed. Nederwaard, Kinderdijk. Eight brick Nederwaard mills, 1738, staggered for wind. They pump into…
Nederwaard Molen No.2
Paid mill interior (site ticket). Outdoor dike is free. Second brick mill on the Nederwaard, south of No.1. Staff check tickets at the gate to the yard. Brick…
Nederwaard Molen No.3
Public space on the dike. Interior closed. Third brick mill, Nederwaard. Nederwaard 1738 brick, Overwaard 1740 wood and thatch. Two water boards, one landscape…
Overwaard Molen No.1
Public space on the dike. This mill is a home. Interior closed. First thatched mill on the Overwaard file. Eight wooden thatched Overwaard mills, 1740, in a st…
Overwaard Molen No.2
Public space on the dike. Interior closed. Second thatched mill, Overwaard. After 1945 the Overwaard board planned to demolish the octagonal mills. Public and…
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