Windmill of the Polder Westbroek
Location
Nedereindsevaart 3
3611 AV Oud-Zuilen Plan your route to Molen van de Polder Westbroek
The Molen van de Polder Westbroek is beautifully located between Oud-Zuilen and Maarssen. Next to the mill is the Mill of the Polder Buitenweg (it burned down in 2016 and will be restored in 2017). Together, they form a striking ensemble on the Zuilense Ring. The Polder Westbroek mill is the largest in the province. It has a flight of almost 28 metres. The Molen van de Polder Buitenweg is the smallest in the province.
The predecessor of the current Polder Westbroek mill stood just ...
The Molen van de Polder Westbroek is beautifully located between Oud-Zuilen and Maarssen. Next to the mill is the Mill of the Polder Buitenweg (it burned down in 2016 and will be restored in 2017). Together, they form a striking ensemble on the Zuilense Ring. The Polder Westbroek mill is the largest in the province. It has a flight of almost 28 metres. The Molen van de Polder Buitenweg is the smallest in the province.
The predecessor of the current Molen van de Polder Westbroek stood close to the Vecht and was moved a few hundred metres by order of the Provincial Executive because the spinning sails scared passers-by. Until 1946, the windmill independently drained the polder; today it serves as an auxiliary pumping station. After the war, the mill was equipped with a diesel pumping station, which did its work in fits and starts. A new electric pumping station was commissioned in 1971. In 1983, the scoop wheel was replaced by an auger with a special drive. In 2003, the interior was restored by the volunteer millers. Between the two mills is a monumental lock complex.
Opening hours
- Every Monday closed
- Every Tuesday closed
- Every Wednesday 10.00 - 16.00
- Every Thursday closed
- Every Friday closed
- Every Saturday 10.00 - 17.00
- Every Sunday closed
Prices
- Free