Zaanse Schans Travel Guide

 Imaniac Says:  Catharina Hoeve is a cheesefarm that is visble for the public. In the entrance you can see how the cheese is made and in the rest of the building you can buy and sample all kinds of local cheeses and other Dutch products. And you can also get something to eat here, like a... 

 dila Says:  'In de Gecroonde Duyvekater' dating from 1658 houses a baker’s shop with a 19th century interior, a bakery with an authentic oven and living accommodation. The shop and the bakery form a surprisingly intimate bakery museum. The name of the museum originates from a famous... 

 dila Says:  the first houtzaagmolen de gekroonde poelenburg . saw mill.secondverfmolen de kat dye millthirdoliemolen de zoeker.oil mill.another oil mill you can visite (not on picture further away)oliemolen de bonte hen oil millkalverringdijk 39Entrance mills eachAdults € 3,- Childern 6... 

 dila Says:  Oil Mill 'De Zoeker' was built in 1672 in the Westzijderveld in Zaandijk. It is believed that the mill saw 62 heavy years of service as a polder drainage mill. 'De Zoeker' was used as an oil mill for a long time but ik was rebuilt as a paint mill in 1891. Ten years later it... 

 dila Says:  De Gekroonde Poelenburgsawmill build in 1868 in the Westerzijderveld named the Locomotief/ Locomotive.in 1904 placed to the Oosterzijderveld as replacement for the burned mill Poelenburg.In 1961 broken down and rebuild on the wharf from the in 1928 burned Pelmolen/ mill De... 

 dila Says:  this is a Dye Mill it is build between 1664/1696.Grinds wood. Plants and roots into colouring materials for the textile industry.Chalk and other minerals are ground for painters.burned down on 27 november 1782.partly demolished to the platform level in 1904. rebuilt in 1960... 

 dila Says:  CLOSED??? The path leads through the marshy polderland, over a narrow bridge, to the ship-yard. A ship's carpenter is at work here. Beyond the barn is a small wind-mill 'De Windhond'. This used to be a crushing-mill, used for pulverising old millstones. 

 dila Says:  Dutch clocks from 1500 to 1850In this seventeenth-century building, which was originally an industrial building and later a private house, you can see a unique collection of clocks. The clocks give a good idea of almost five thousand years of timetelling. The museum contains... 

 dila Says:  This museum-shop is composed of two houses, built about 1820. The shop in the front part is characteristic of a nineteenth century shop and gives a general idea of what the simple timber houses that were built in that period looked like. The shop equipment from the old... 

 Robin922 Says:  You will find only one restaurant here, however it’s not bad. It is open year around, with outdoor patio tables when weather permits.The menu is limited, but all items I’ve tried with my 3 visits there have been good. Their specialty is the ‘Dutch pancake’, which makes a... 

 dila Says:  From Amsterdam Via the A10 Amsterdam ring direction Zaanstad. Take A8 and then A7 direction Purmerend. Take the exit Zaanse Schans and follow the signs to the Zaanse Schans. Turn right at the roundabout for the car park. From Alkmaar A9 direction Zaanstad. Take exit N203... 

 dila Says:  Only four stops (20 minutes) by train from Amsterdam Central Station. Take the stop train direction Alkmaar to Koog-Zaandijk. From the station simply follow the signs to the Zaanse Schans. It is ten minute walk from the station.prices 2011 single ticket 2.80 euro second... 

 dila Says:  From Amsterdam There is an excellent bus service operating from Amsterdam Central Station direct to the Zaanse Schans. Bus 91 leaves Amsterdam Central Station twice hourly and stops at the St. Michael College next to the Zaans Museum and Zaanse Schans. Think a single ticket...