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Zaanse Schans: A Windmills, Crafts and History Self-Guided Tour

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is £6 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Discover the charm of Zaanse Schans on this self-guided 45-minute walking tour through a historic Dutch village of windmills, wooden houses, and centuries-old craftsmanship.

Starting at Klaverringdijk, stroll past green-painted homes, cross wooden bridges, and visit working windmills that still produce paint, oil, and timber.

Tour highlights include:
• De Kat, the world’s only working paint mill
• Traditional Zaan architecture with green facades and white trim
• A clog workshop showcasing centuries-old shoemaking techniques
• Cheesemaking demonstrations with tastings
• Museumwinkel Albert Heijn, the first store of the iconic Dutch chain

The tour ends at the Museum Zaanse Tijd, home to 17th–18th century Dutch clocks.

Activity location

  • Kalverringdijk 1
    • 1 Kalverringdijk
    • 1509 BT, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kalverringdijk 1
    • 1 Kalverringdijk
    • 1509 BT, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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Zaanse Schans: A Windmills, Crafts and History Self-Guided Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m
    1h 15m
  • Opening hours: Mon 00:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
£6.05 x 1 Adult£6.05
Total
Price is £6.05

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
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    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
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    App for Android and iOS
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    Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
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    Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Smartphone and headphones
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    Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
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    Food and drink
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    Transport

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The total tour time includes walking the route and passing by the attractions
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans (Pass by)

Stroll by and see how one of the most recognisable symbols of the Dutch countryside is made and remains a proud symbol of Dutch heritage, and a popular souvenir. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.

Cheese Farm "Catharina Hoeve" by Henri Willig (Pass by)

Pass by and witness how milk is transformed into more than just a product but a culture. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.

Paintmill De Kat (Pass by)

Walk by and learn about this unique windmill and the only remaining working paint mill in the world. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.

Het Jonge Schaap (Pass by)

Sneak a peek as you pass by this reconstruction of a 1680 mill, demonstrating how wind power was harnessed to saw logs into planks. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.

Windmill De Zoeker (Pass by)

Pass by and see one of the few remaining working oil mills in the Netherlands where oil is traditionally pressed from seeds – a beautiful example of how wind power was used for industrial production, long before electricity or engines existed. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.

Museumwinkel Albert Heijn (Pass by)

Stroll past a special piece of Dutch retail history, a faithful reconstruction of the first Albert Heijn store, founded in 1887, which went from humble beginnings in a small neighbourhood to the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands. Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.

Location

Activity location

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    Kalverringdijk 1
    • 1 Kalverringdijk
    • 1509 BT, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Kalverringdijk 1
    • 1 Kalverringdijk
    • 1509 BT, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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