Molen van Sloten
Polder windmill in the old village of Sloten with daily tours, a cooperage museum and insights into Amsterdam's water management.
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About the museum
The Molen van Sloten stands at the Akersluis in the former village of Sloten, which is more than a thousand years old and now part of Amsterdam. The octagonal, reed-thatched polder mill made of oak was rebuilt in 1991 on a new stone foundation. It draws on a mill from 1847 from eastern Amsterdam, but received new parts such as the cap, sails and an Archimedean screw.
Like its predecessors, the mill drains polders in western Amsterdam, together with the electric pumping station Akergemaal on the nearby ring canal of the Haarlemmermeer. It is one of the few mills in the Netherlands that still work daily and receive visitors. In hourly tours, millers explain how wind, screw and water level work together.
The site also includes a small cooperage museum showing the old craft of barrel making. Around the mill you can explore the village of Sloten: with a hand pump that still works, the smallest police station in the Netherlands and a banning post from 1794. A village walk leads to these stops; the house also rents out rooms for meetings and weddings.
Highlights
- Tour of a working polder mill with a view of the sails and the screw
- Cooperage museum on the cooper's craft
- Village walk through Sloten with hand pump, banning post from 1794 and the smallest police station in the Netherlands
- Souvenir shop with wooden shoes
- Cheese farm and brewery "De 7 Deugden" right next door
- Founded
- 1991
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6.75Young people aged 12 to 17, people aged 65 and over, holders of the Noord-Hollandpad and the Museumkaart |
| Children & teens | €4.50Children aged 4 to 11; younger children no price stated. |
| Seniors | €6.75From age 65. |
| Groups (15+ people) | –Groups of 15 or more by reservation only, by email to molenaar@molenvansloten.nl. |
| Village walk through Sloten (from 5 people) | €8Reservation required |
Admission includes the tour. Free admission with Stadspas, I amsterdam City Card and Tickets Holland Welcome. Card payment only at the ticket desk; tickets also available online.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: not available
Barrier-free access, steps with ramp, lift and stairs with handrail; wide passages and rest areas. Assistance dogs are permitted. No tactile guide lines, no Braille or audio description, no induction loop and no subtitles.
Kids & families
A playground (Speeltuin Sloten) is located near the mill.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Langsom
Bus 195 to Langsom, tram 2 to Oudenaardeplantsoen or tram 1 to Baden Powellweg.
By car or bicycle from Museumplein via Willemsparkweg, Zeilstraat, Heemstedestraat and Plesmanlaan. By boat, you can moor at the mill's private landing stage next to the bridge or at the quay of the Akersluis.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Souvenir shop with wooden shoes and Dutch souvenirs. A cheese farm (Akersluis 6) and the brewery "De 7 Deugden" are next door; in the village there are several restaurants and, in summer, an ice cream parlour.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
Rooms for meetings and as an official wedding venue; enquiries to zaalverhuur@molenvansloten.nl.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| Good to know | A visit is only possible with a tour: every hour from 10 am, duration about 45 minutes. Leaflets for a walk through Sloten are available at the mill. |
