National Mill Day

9 May 2026 - 10 May 2026

The national open mill days will be held on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May. Our mill can be visited free of charge both days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If the weather allows, wheat is also ground to flour on the wind.

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Open house

30 May 2026 - 30 May 2026

At Molen De Hoop, a beautiful new reception area was completed at the end of 2025. At the same time, modern sanitary facilities were installed, suitable for up to 24 camper vans.

The new building has been constructed in the characteristic Zaan style and can accommodate around 40 people. Outside, you’ll find a cozy terrace overlooking the historic windmill – a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the surroundings. Altogether, it is a great addition to this special national monument.

On Saturday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m., the alderman of the Municipality of Schagen will perform the official opening. Between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., we will host an open house, and everyone is welcome to drop by and take a look at the new building while enjoying a cup of coffee.

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Discover our mill during Heritage Open Days!

12 September 2026 - 13 September 2026

On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, our mill will open its doors wide to visitors. Between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, you are warmly invited to explore it free of charge. And if the wind is on our side, you can watch how wheat is traditionally ground into fresh flour.

For lovers of technology: thanks to the new facilities, we can now regularly run our impressive Ruston Hornsby diesel engine from 1930. During this special weekend, it will be up and running, giving you the chance to experience this piece of engineering history in action.

Come along, soak up the atmosphere, and experience the mill like never before!

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New toilet building opened

30 April 2026

After months of construction, the new toilet building has finally been opened. The toilet building now has 3 showers, 3 toilets, 2 urinals, a changing room and a place to wash your hands, brush your teeth, shave, etc. Outside, next to the entrance to the toilet building, there is now also a place to wash dishes.

This toilet building is connected to the new space where coffee and apple pie can be enjoyed during the mill’s opening hours. There is also enough space here to enjoy this even in bad weather. From the new terrace there is a wide view over the fields and the mill can be admired in all its beauty. This reception area and the terrace will not be opened until a few weeks from now, when the floor has also been laid.

The building meets the latest sustainability requirements. The water and heating are heated with solar energy as much as possible.

The construction of this building was co-financed by the European Union under Leader, a European subsidy programme for rural development.

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Piece of history reunited with mill

30 April 2026

When the mill was still in Leiden, this mill was, among other things, a sawmill. At that time the name of the mill was “De Haan”. Because of the connection with the sawmill, a beard (name plate of the mill) was made in Rococo style with a rooster carved in wood. When the mill was moved to ‘t Zand in 1865, the beard was left behind at the sawmill. When the sawmill was demolished, the Timmerman family (the owners of the sawmill at the time) were able to save the beard from demolition.

For a long time it was uncertain what the origin of mill “De Hoop” was. However, for a number of years it has been established with certainty that this was once mill “De Haan” from Leiden. The Timmerman family, who still had that beard in their possession, also found out and contacted Jaap Zeeman. Ultimately, this led to the beard being reunited with the mill. The official transfer took place on October 27, 2021.

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