The Grain Mill of Rotterdam Overschie! Entry € 1,=/adult
Wednesday and Saturday between 10am and 3pm
In Overschie, until 1972, a round stone tower mill ‘De Hoop’ of the Speelman family stood on the Delftweg near the Schie. For low-flying aircraft from Zestienhoven airport, this mill was a dangerous obstacle and that is why it was decided to rebuild the last mill of Overschie, once about 28, with the original going gear on the Overschiese Kleiweg.
This mill was given the name De Speelman.
Looking for a woman or man who would like to strengthen our team and preserve the craft of miller as an intangible heritage. Het Gilde van Vrijwillige Molenaars has made a textbook and there are pleasant informative meetings. Contact us using ‘Contact’ in the menu.
All work at the mill is done by volunteers who have completed the training to become a volunteer miller, are still learning to do so or simply want to roll up their sleeves to preserve this beautiful heritage. Paul is the permanent miller and Leo, Ed, Frans & Frans, John and Jochem help out as trainee millers (mio’s). Arie helps with the milling or in the shop. Gerard is there as an on-call worker and Toby has been appointed as 2nd miller on request.
Visit the mill in park Zestienhoven
On: Wikipedia & De molendatabase
In May 1999, Molendewereld published a beautiful article with many photos about the rescue of the mill from the May days of 1940: view article
Are you interested in the biotope around the mill? This is the space that is kept free for good wind catch and visibility of the mill. Download the PDF version of this biotope report of the De Speelman mill, drawn up by the Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland: view report
We also have a nice coloring page for the children: view coloring page
The mill is open!
Renovation