Belevingscentrum Rufferdinge

About the museum

The grain watermill of Rufferdinge is named after a Frankish baron called Ruffert and is already mentioned in the thirteenth century. The mill worked until 1966; until 1924 beer was also brewed here. Next to the mill building stands the miller’s house, a former villa built between 1872 and 1877. In 1973 the Province of Brabant bought the 2.5-hectare estate and had the mill restored; in 2003 the city of Landen bought the mill building.

A visitor centre with a tourist desk opened here in 2006. Twelve years later the city converted the building into an experience centre with farming, technology and water power as its central themes. The fully preserved milling equipment can be seen here, and anyone who wishes can play the educational game Sabotage in the mill of Rufferdinge, in which you solve a break-in and discover how the mill and its gears work.

On the ground floor you will also find the treasure room of the heritage association Pepijn@Landen. There you meet Pepijn van Landen and, with maps, diagrams and models, get an overview of the history of Landen, supplemented by objects excavated from the soil of Landen. The centre is also the starting point for several walking and cycling routes through the city.

Highlights

• Historic grain watermill with fully preserved milling equipment
• Experience centre on farming, technology and water power
• Treasure room about Pepijn van Landen and the history of Landen
• Educational treasure hunt Sabotage in the mill of Rufferdinge
• Tourist information point and starting point for walking and cycling routes

Permanent exhibitions

• Belevingscentrum rond waterkracht en landbouw – The historic grain watermill with its preserved milling equipment and explanations about farming, technology and water power.
• Schatkamer van Pepijn van Landen – Overview of the history of Landen with maps, diagrams and models, supplemented by objects excavated from the soil of Landen.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Stad Landen

Admission & discounts

The city does not publish an admission price for the experience centre.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to Visit Flemish Brabant, the centre has accessibility label A.

Kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

Children discover the mill with a playful treasure hunt: while solving a break-in, they learn how the mill works and what role the gears play.

Getting there & parking

The centre is the starting point of, among others, the Vestenwandeling, the Julia Tulkenswandeling and the Landen cycle route.

Amenities & dining

The tourist information point is located in the mill building.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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