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The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were not only used to produce flour from cereals, but also for draining polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, which have truly been set up as a polder model. A must see!

Tower-like building with a water reservoir or water tank at the top

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were not only used to produce flour from cereals, but also for draining polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, which have truly been set up as a polder model. A must see!

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!

This mill is also one of the mills on Kinderdijk and was built in 1738. The low basin of the Nederwaard can be drained with the iron paddle wheel. The mill cannot be visited.

One of the windmills on Kinderdijk. In 2005 a rod broke on the dike at 2 windmills. These were replaced. A rod from 1925, which survived all welded rods, was also replaced. In 2006 the mill became operational again.

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!

Regional Museum Krimpenerwaard is located in a monumental 17th century Hallehuis farm; a farm with long side walls. Living and working took place under the same roof. In the Regional Museum you get a good impression of life in the Krimpenerwaard in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century in a fun way. You will see objects that ordinary people used for household purposes, working in the countryside, in trade and industry and in crafts. The museum tells the story of the rope maker, the cheese maker, the shipbuilder, the miller and the bargee. In the sweet shop you can buy some treats for the continuation of your bike ride.

The Schelvenaer flour mill is located along the Hollandsche IJssel. It was built in 1993 on the spot where the Onverwacht flour mill once stood. The old mill was built outside the dykes in the mid-19th century, so that ships from Rotterdam could moor to unload their grain. The Onverwacht burnt out completely in 1930. The new mill is named after Cornelis van Schelven, who had the Onverwacht mill built.

The Reinier Blok pumping station, built in 1868, pumped water from the Hoek, Schuwagt and Zuidbroek polders to the Hollandsche IJssel. The pumping station switched from steam to diesel and later to electricity. Scrapers were replaced by pumps. Since the construction of the new Johan Veurink pumping station, this oldest steam pumping station in the Krimpenerwaard is no longer in use. It has been converted into a residence and recognized as a national monument.

This water tower was built in 1916 by Visser & Smit Hanab and it has a height of 32.50 meters. The tower has not been used for the storage of water since 1980.

The pumping station 'Abraham Kroes' is located on the Hollandsche IJssel between Moordrecht and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel. This pumping station provides drainage for the Prins Alexanderpolder and the Zuidplaspolder. The rare combination of polder and drainage drainage is housed in one building.

The Krimpenerwaard has traditionally known duck decoys. One of them is Nooitgedacht. The kooiker lured wild ducks with his tame ducks to the duck decoy. The mallards followed the domestic ducks through the narrow, winding ditches of the duck decoy, also called the pipe, and ended up in a trap. This is where the expression 'going out the pipe' comes from. Duck decoys are enclosed by tall forests and are therefore easy to spot.

Next to the Reformed Church is a typical barn church. The shape of the church resembles a barn and dates back to the time when adherents of unofficial religions gathered in pulpits and secret churches.