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Kinderdijk Windmills
Historic windmills along a canal at Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands.
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Kinderdijk is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands: 19 mills, built mostly in the 18th century, standing in long rows beside the canals and reservoirs of the Alblasserwaard polder they were built to drain. The mill network was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, and it is one of the classic images of Holland. The village itself is small, about 800 people where the Lek and Noord rivers meet in the province of South Holland, and its name means "children's dike", after a legend of a baby in a cradle, kept afloat by a cat, that washed up here after the great flood of 1421.
What is there to see at Kinderdijk on a river cruise? The site is open countryside, not a town, with paths along the dikes and canals between the mills. A visit is mostly a walk or a boat ride past the windmills, with stops inside a museum mill and the historic pumping stations. Many of the mills are still lived in by millers and their families, which is part of what makes the place feel alive rather than staged.
Cruises to Kinderdijk are Europe river cruises through the Netherlands, and almost all of them are with Viking River, along with AmaWaterways, Avalon and Uniworld. A few ocean itineraries also include a stop here.
Start with the introductory film at De Fabriek for context, then walk the dike paths between the mill rows, and dress for the weather, since nearly all of the visit is outdoors in open polder countryside.
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Things to do in Kinderdijk, Netherlands
At Kinderdijk the mills are the whole show, best seen on foot along the dikes or from the water.
♦ The Nederwaard and Overwaard Windmills
The heart of the site is two long rows of mills. The eight Nederwaard mills, built in 1738, stand in a staggered line to catch the wind, while the eight Overwaard mills are built entirely of wood and thatch to stay light on the soft ground. Together they pumped water up from the polder into storage basins, from which it was let out into the river.
♦ Blokweer Museum Mill
Step inside a windmill to see how a miller and his family lived and worked. The Blokweer mill dates from 1630 and has an unusual shape, a pyramid-like base topped by a rotating cap that weighs about 30,000 kg (66,000 pounds).
♦ Boat Ride Past the Mills
The small tour boat De Hopper lets visitors hop on and off near the windmills, and a longer cruise boat follows a wider route past more of the sights in season. Seen from the water, the rows of mills reflected in the canals make the signature photograph of the day, and the boat is the easy option for anyone who would rather not walk far.
♦ Wisboom Pumping Station
Built in 1868 to help the mills in very wet periods, and switched from steam to electric power in 1924, this pumping station is now open to visitors. Inside, a large model and interactive displays explain how the polder is kept dry, the story behind everything else you see here.
♦ De Fabriek Film and Exhibition
The secondary pumping station known as De Fabriek shows an introductory film and has a permanent exhibition on the windmills and the long Dutch fight against water. It is the best place to begin a visit, before heading out along the canals.
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