Molen van Groot (Piet)

Historic city mill; now a museum and a dwelling

Since 1769 this corn mill stands high on the old ramparts of Alkmaar. The mill itself has an elevated foundation (stelling) in order to make the mill structure catch more wind. Many cities in the Neth...

Oh so Dutch

Ww walked one of the many routes through the neighboring fields and meadows (cows considered us an attraction and followed us) and along ditches and barbed wire which in the end turned into a 10 mile ...

Very well preserved windmill in a pleasant setting

The first thing to say is that the windmill is rarely open, so all you can do is look at it. But it is very well maintained and definitely worth a look, and it’s a pleasant walk along the canal on a w...

A windmill!

This is situated by the canal near the walking path so if you head down there you will come across it. Nice to see a traditional building up close as we usually only see the windmills from the train

A Mighty Windmill

This windmill offers a great photo op - it is still working, but it is privately owned and pretty much just for tourists. The location is at the end of the park near the old city which makes for a ni...