Mills

Mills in the Biesbosch Line.

The mills in the Biesbosch Line are unmissable icons of this beautiful area. Once they provided dry feet, today they still grind flour for the baker, and tell us the story of a rich history. Our storyteller Prisca Visser went to visit mill De Twee Gebroeders and Bakery Hardeman, which takes the flour. She wrote a blog about it here.

The mills can be visited:

• When the sails are turning, the mill is open and you are welcome!
• The Noordeveldse molen, the Witte molen and mill De Hoop are open every Saturday. Mill Nooit Gedagt is open Thursday through Sunday. See below for opening hours.
• All mills can be visited by appointment.

The Uitwijkse Molen is a polder mill from 1700 and can be found between Uppel and Sleeuwijk. The mill is a so-called seesaw mill and has been in use as a polder mill. It pumped the polder of Uitwijk and Rijswijk. The Uitwijkse mill has been in operation until 1962. Visits can be made by appointment and when the mill is running.

Korenmolen Nooit Gedagt is located on the Rijkswal of Woudrichem. It is still used daily for making flour. The mill has a spacious store with a large assortment. It is open from Thursday to Sunday (Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The mill can also be visited by appointment.

Corn mill 'De Twee Gebroeders' is a rack mill and was built in 1872. It is still in operation weekly for grinding organic flour. The flour is supplied to the local bakery of Gerard and Suus Hardeman and is also sold on the private market. The mill can be visited by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Oude Doornse Molen is a polder mill built around 1700 and is located in Almkerk. The mill was in use as a polder mill for pumping the Oude Doornse polder. The mill proved to be very important for the polder. In 1940, 1944 and 1953 it was able to drain the polder entirely on its own wind power. The mill can be visited by appointment and whenever the mill is running.

The Zandwijkse Molen is a 1699 polder mill located between Uppel and Sleeuwijk. The mill is the last remaining mill of the seven that stood side by side. The mill is a seesaw mill and operated the Zandwijk polder until 1961. In 1953, the mill independently drained the polder after the flood disaster. The mill can be visited by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Noordeveldse Molen is a 1795 polder mill in Dussen. It is a seesaw mill and has been in use as a polder mill for the Noordeveld polder. The Noordeveldse mill operated until 1964 and was restored in 1969. The mill is operated regularly on a volunteer basis. The mill can be visited on Saturdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m., by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Witte Molen is a 1740 stone ground-sailer in Meeuwen. It milled until World War II and was then used only as a storage facility. In 1996, the mill was restored milling-ready. Various mill products are sold, manufactured by mill Nooit Gedagt. The mill can be visited on Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m., by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Zuid-Hollandse Molen is a 1791 polder mill in Hank. Formerly intended for pumping the South Holland Polder, the mill is a wooden, octagonal ground-sailer. In 2004, the mill was in poor condition and was shut down. In 2008 through 2009, the mill underwent a major restoration. The mill can be visited by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Vervoorne Molen is a polder mill built around 1700 in Werkendam. The purpose of the mill was to drain the Vervoorne Polder. The grondzeiler is an octagonal mill and has a paddle wheel. Until 1934, the mill was able to drain the polder entirely on wind power, after which an electric motor was installed. The mill can be visited by appointment and when the mill is running.

Corn mill De Hoop in Veen is in operation almost daily. The mill has a store where flour, flour, bread and baking mixes are sold. This round scaffold mill was built in 1838. In 1970 it was slightly restored after which it was rented out as a vacation home. Further restoration followed in 1986 to 1988 & in 2011. The mill can be visited on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Schrikmolen stands in a floodplain of the Bergsche Maas in Genderen. The windmill was installed in 1917. After it was shut down in 1979, the mill continued to fall into disrepair. A storm blew away the last remnants of the wheel in 2000. In 2004 a start was made with the restoration and in 2009 the windmill was grinding capable again. The mill can be visited by appointment and when the mill is running.

The Mill Foundation Land of Heusden and Altena

The mills in the Biesbosch Line, with the exception of the Mill in Woudrichem and the American Windmill in Genderen, are owned by the Windmill Foundation Het Land van Heusen en Altena. The foundation is passionately committed to the preservation, maintenance and restoration of its mills.

The millers are all proud of 'their' mill. They will be happy to tell you everything about their mill and the miller's profession. So be sure to drop in!