Windmill, Leiden

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Windmill De Put was build by Jan Janzoon Put in1618 at the Galgewater. Across the water stood a similar windmill owned by Rembrandt's parents. The Put has been painted by Rembrandt and can be seen in his earliest works. The Put burned down in 1640, but was quickly rebuild.
In 1729 De Put was repleced by a much bigger one called De Korenbloem; this mill was in service till 1817. The mill was demolished due the the expansion af the Morspoort military barracks.
In 1981 the barracks were replaces by family housing and a nice park and in 1987 the original windmill was rebuild in 1987.

Opening hours:
Mostly on Saturdays: 11AM - 5PM

When open souvenirs and several kinds of flour are for sale.

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Windmill de Valk is Leiden's mill museum since june 1966.
The windmill was the third windmill build on this location and it dates from 1743.

Opening hours:
Mo: Closed
Tu-Sa: 10AM - 5PM
Su: 1PM - 5PM

Admission: € 4.00 (adult)

Windmill De Herder is a wood saw mill. The mill dates from 1884 and started its life as "De Kat" at Amsterdam. The mill is a replacement for the earlier Paltrok type mill, that was hit by lightning.

The mill was in service till 1926. In that year an ellectrical engine raplaced the wind power.

In 1965 the mill was renovated and once more in 2000.
The mill sometimes is in service.

Visiting only on appointment or when the mill is in operation.

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I found this whole scene aesthetically pleasing with the windmill situated adjacent to the bridge. My only disappointment was that this mill was only 20 years old when I viewed it in 2007 though it had been constructed where another mill had been before.
It is a replica of the wooden cornmill built in 1619 by Jan Janszoon Put.
Rembrandt's parents had a similair windmill. A drawbridge connected the two windmills. At the walls surrounding Leiden there were 19 of these windmills. In early sketches done by Rembrandt you will note several of these windmills. In 1640 Der Windmolen de Put was destroyed by fire though it was soon rebuilt. In 1729 the wooden one was replaced by a stone one like windmill de Valk but It was demolished in 1817. That was the history before this one. It is a replica of the first one though with a twist as the windmill as a whole revolves to take best advantage of the wind.
The Moorsport, one of the original entrances to the city, lies on the other side of the bridge and there's a park with a war memorial next to the windmill as well.
Molen is Dutch for "mill" and, obviously, the rest means "of Put".

From the train station it's fairly obvious that Leiden, as with many European cities, has the old town and the new town.
As you alight and head towards the old town, as I suspect most tourists do, you'll note that the bus interchange is nice and handy. Well, it would have been handy it only I'd known where I was going and therein lies a problem.
I asked people where the Tourist Information Centre was then walked to the area indicated and still couldn't see it. In fact, it was a couple of asks and someone actually showing me before I found it - after having walked past it three times! You see, unlike most other places, Leiden chooses not to use the international symbol for tourists, the capital "I", but instead uses the Dutch triple v, something I hadn't come across before.
Once I had my map I took a few short steps and couldn't help but notice a windmill in the distance. It turns out that it's a tourist windmill and, since I was a tourist, I gravitated over towards it. Naturally enough, with my luck, it was closed but still made for a nice picture.

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Follow the water further and you will find yourself at the foot of windmill de Put.

This windmill is a replica of the wooden cornmill built in 1619 by Jan Janszoon Put. Across the water in the Weddesteeg, the then 13 year old Rembrandt van Rijn lived. His parents had a similair windmill. A drawbridge connected the two windmills. At the walls surrounding Leiden there were 19 of these windmills. And in early sketches of Rembrandt you can find several of these windmills.
In 1640 the windmill de Put was destroyed by fire. But it was soon rebuilt. In 1729 the wooden windmill was replaced by a stone one like windmill de Valk (see general tips). It was demolished in 1817. It took untill 1987, before another windmill was built here. It is a replica of the first one. The windmill is special because the windmill as a whole turns around to get a good wind and not only the top end.

The windmill is very picturesque (almost what you expected of the Netherlands). I would even encourage going up to it and relaxing at the small park around it. But unless you want to spend 2.50 euros to climb up the ladders and see a great view of the city, I wouldn't spend the time going into the place.

This mill was built on the location of a previous mill, but it only dates back to 1987.

It is, in my opinion, not as beautiful as the "de Valk" mill, but worth a visit nevertheless.

Located right next to the Moorsport, one of the original entrances to the city and across the place where Rembrand was born, it is just a short walk from the station and the center/shopping area.
Right next to the windmill, you have "Park de Put", a small park with a war memorial.

Built in 1743, this is the only of the city's original 19 mills that still exists. It is/was a corn-grinding windmill and is now home to a museum.
It is open from Tuesday through Saturday from 10.00 to 17.00. Sundays and holidays 13.00 to 17.00.

For the lazy people that don't like maths, the mill celebrated its 262th anniversary in 2005.

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I was so happy to finally see some Windmills. When I went to Amsterdam last year I didn't see any. Saw plenty on the ride from the airport to Leiden and De Put is one of the two that can be found in Leiden.