Molen De Speelman

The Grain Mill of Rotterdam Overschie! Entry € 2,=/adult

Wednesday and Saturday between 10am and 3pm

Visit the mill

  • Picture of: Mick Willemsen / Madstudio
  • Picture of: Mick Willemsen / Madstudio
  • Picture of: Paul Breijs

About Molen De Speelman

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.

Become volunteer

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.

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Support us

  • As a volunteer at the store, as a tour guide or apprentice miller
  • By purchasing from the store, a gift whether or not after viewing
  • As a sponsor to preserve the last Overschiese mill.
  • Visit us.

 

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Team

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, Nico 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.

 

Visit the mill in park Zestienhoven

 

More about this mill

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

News / announcements:

Product recall Fitkoren bread mix

Something went wrong during the packaging of our Fitkoren bread mix, and we sincerely apologize. Some bags contain a semi-finished product. This concerns packages from week 46 through 50, as indicated by the stamp on the label. The product can be recognized by its darker color and the much higher content of seeds in the mix. The taste is also noticeably salty. With this product, you cannot bake bread as usual: it will not rise, and the taste will be too salty.

What can you do?

- You can return the purchased product and receive a replacement of the correct product, even if you have already used part of it.
- You can adjust the product yourself. To do this, add 2 kilograms of flour and 12 grams of salt to 1 kilogram of the semi-finished product. This will give you 3 kilograms of genuine Fitkoren bread mix.

The choice is yours...

Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to hearing what you decide!

The millers of Molen de Speelman

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The mill is open!

Good news, the mill is open for business! Please note: you must follow the RIVM guidelines and keep your distance. Click here for more information.

For health safety: PIN payment only.

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Renovation

The mill is closed for a while during the corona crisis. The volunteers of Molen de Speelman take this opportunity for major maintenance and renovation. In collaboration with Gebroeders Ouwendijk B.V., a completely new office with sales desk will be installed. Unfortunately, no flour is ground, since making food products and renovation do not go together in a mill for hygiene.

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Heritage Days Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 Sep 2020

With free viewings for young and old.

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