BRUGES WINDMILLS LOCATION & OPENING TIMES
You’ll find them on the outskirts of the city along the canal path Kruisvest (between Bapaumestraat and Sasplein). Some of the mills are open to the public from April to September only and for limited times, but you can visit the outside of the mills all year round. Admission is typically 2 to 3 Euros.
OUR VIEW ON THE BRUGES WINDMILLS
Originally there were 25 all around the edge of Bruges, but now only a handful remain. There is a small museum inside the Sint Janshuysmolen mill which was built by a group of bakers in 1770. It took a while to walk here, but we enjoyed how peaceful and open it was in this area and we enjoyed walking on some of the old city walls around here too.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE BRUGES WINDMILLS
The northern most windmill, built around 1765, is Coelweymolen, but was rebuilt here in 1996 and is open to the public for a small fee. Next is the Nieuwe Papegaai Mill, a rebuilt oil mill placed here in 1970. Next is the St. Janshuismolen windmill mentin above whoch is the only one still in it’s original position. The southern most windmill is Bonne Chiere Mill, built in 1888 in Olsene and moved here in 1911. The mills that are open to the public occasionally sell their own flour.
BRUGES WINDMILLS LINKS
Visit-Bruges.be
Virtualtourist.com
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