Museummolen De Schermer Mills
The Museummolen in Schermerhorn is one of the 11 remaining polder mills in Schermer that drained the polder 400 years ago. The Museummolen is the middle one of three mills in a row near Schermerhorn.
Together, the three mills form a beautiful, primal Dutch picture. Lower Mill D, the middle one of the three, is set up as the Museum Mill. Lower mill C stands to the west and Upper mill E to the east of it.
You can see the museum mill from bottom to top. You can see exactly how a watermill works and how the Schermerpolder was formed 400 years ago when the Schermeer lake was drained. The museum also gives you an idea of how people used to live and work in a polder mill. Furthermore, a film is shown in the film room that explains the history of the polder and the development of polder drainage.
The octagonal inner mill was transferred from Oudorp or Rustenburg in 1636. Like lower mill C, the mill received an auger instead of a scoop wheel in 1850 and became a two-high grinding auger passage.
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Together, the three mills form a beautiful, primal Dutch picture. Lower Mill D, the middle one of the three, is set up as the Museum Mill. Lower mill C stands to the west and Upper mill E to the east of it.
You can see the museum mill from bottom to top. You can see exactly how a watermill works and how the Schermerpolder was formed 400 years ago when the Schermeer lake was drained. The museum also gives you an idea of how people used to live and work in a polder mill. Furthermore, a film is shown in the film room that explains the history of the polder and the development of polder drainage.
The octagonal inner mill was transferred from Oudorp or Rustenburg in 1636. Like lower mill C, the mill received an auger instead of a scoop wheel in 1850 and became a two-high grinding auger passage.
In 1980, the old shed - called millboetje - was converted into a visitor centre. Since its extension in 2007, the visitor centre is also an official wedding venue.
Opening hours
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Prices
- Adults € 6,50
- Children € 4,00
- MJK (Museum Year Card) Free
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