UNESCO has considered Kinderdijk Windmills one of the world heritage sites since 1997, which is unparalleled in all parts of the world, is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Netherlands in the city of Rotterdam and these mills and pumping stations have been working within an ideal system to keep the soil dry for nearly For a thousand years now, in a constant struggle between human minds and the power of the waters around them.
Those areas below sea level, which represent 40% of the Dutch lands, have suffered from high water levels. Throughout the ages, the people who lived in them had to come up with smart solutions to avoid natural disasters, until they decided to build a series of windmills in 1740. .
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Activities you can do
• You can share the work of a windmill, enjoy an exciting and inspiring day of a unique, energetic and adventurous adventure, with dedicated mentors who enrich you with information about wind power techniques to keep water flowing and soil dry.
You can also see the windmill from the inside, to see, hear and feel the movement of sails and the gnashing of wooden machines and struts with the wind.
• You will greatly enjoy visiting the windmill workshop that is concerned with the maintenance and refurbishment of the windmills, and the effort to preserve these giant monuments in the best way.
• Enjoy a quiet tour of a Kinderdik windmill boat in the waters of the surrounding ponds, on a quiet, comfortable and exciting journey at the same time, where you can take the most beautiful pictures.
• There is nothing wrong with a walking tour of the wonderful countryside and the green meadows surrounding the windmills, which your family will delight in. You can reach the nearby village to get a glimpse of the cultural wealth of the residents, and you will certainly enjoy a tour of cycling with your children.
• One of the most beautiful and most important activities of the Kinderdik Windmills in Rotterdam is the horse carriage tour that will make your visit to the country an unforgettable trip, an exciting classic-style adventure that will give you a better view of the place throughout the past centuries of calm on the footsteps of the hooves of horses.
• You and your children can take a break and have some coffee and ice cream, or enjoy a light meal in the courtyard of the Kinderdik Windmills Restaurant on the banks of the water basins opposite the mills.
Entry prices
For persons 12 years and over: entrance is 8 €, boat tour 5,5 €.
For children between 4 and 12 years old: admission 5,5 euros, boat tour 3 euros.
It is free for children under three years of age.
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work hours
Everyday from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm.
Hotels near Rotterdam Kinderdeck Windmills
Van der Valk Hotel is a 4-star hotel with great reviews, and it is about 6 km from the Kinderdijk mills in Rotterdam
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
Excellent location, good services, and comfortable rooms.
Fletcher de Witte Hotel & Restaurant Bruch from 4-star Netherlands Rotterdam hotels with good ratings, about 4 km from the Kinderdijk mills in Rotterdam
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
Excellent location, good food, and has a playroom for children.
The site of the Kinderdijk Windmills in Rotterdam
