No point going to Holland if you don’t see a windmill, right? But if your trip is based in the center of Amsterdam, you will probably be too busy with Anne Frank, Van Gogh, and red lights to get out into the countryside and see a windmill.
De Gooyer Windmill Amsterdam
Luckily there is a windmill relatively close to the center. The De Gooyer Windmill or Funenmolen was originally built in 1725, and has undergone several renovations and relocation, but it is the genuine thing. It is now a private home and is occasionally still used to grind corn.
Amsterdam Windmill and Brouwerij’t IJ Brewery
Next to the Amsterdam windmill, is the Brouwerij ‘t IJ brewery, established within the old Funen public bathhouse. There you can do a guided tour(Fri at 4 pm), beer tasting, and visit their pub IJ Proeflokaal, open daily from 15:00 to 20:00 in the windmill. The pub has a few tables and chairs stuffed into the interior of the mill and a seating area outside.
[…] The Wynand Fockink Tasting Room is open from 2pm-9pm daily. The bar/tasting room is small so they don’t allow groups of more than 7 people at a time. However, they do have an English tour and liquor tasting on Saturdays at 12:30pm which lasts 45 minutes. For this tour and liquor tasting in Amsterdam, you don’t need to “subscribe” just turn up on time. You can also just turn up during open hours and buy a drink for about 3€. For a great pub to drink even more in Amsterdam try the Windmill. […]
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