Garden
Keukenhof
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the world's largest spring flower gardens, with millions of tulips and other bulbs.
Museum · Netherlands · Zuid-Holland
De Valk Windmill Museum
A historic windmill turned museum, where you can see how a mill lives and works.
Paid entry about 60 min
For storytellers
Why De Valk Windmill Museum matters
De Valk is a large windmill in the middle of Leiden, and it doubles as a museum where the miller's home and machinery are preserved. You climb up through the floors to see the grinding gear and step onto the outside gallery. It is an intimate way to see how windmills powered everyday life.
Talking points
- It was a working mill and home to a miller's family.
- You can climb inside and see the machinery.
- It sits near the edge of the old centre.
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