New construction at the mill

26 December 2024

The winter season has started, which means that the mill is closed for visits until the end of March. However, the mill can still be visited by appointment.

The winter season does not mean that we are sitting still. This winter, we will finally start with the construction of a reception area, including a new sanitary building for our camper guests. This involves a lot of costs, but fortunately we receive a subsidy from Leader, the European subsidy program for rural development. In addition, a gift of €5,000 was also received from the Rabobank.

At the same time as the permit for the new construction, the number of places for the campers has also been expanded. We now have 24 camper places available. From April 2025, these will all be equipped with electricity.

In order to keep costs as low as possible, we want to do a lot in-house. If you would like to help, please contact the board (info@molentzand.nl).

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Piece of history reunited with mill

26 December 2024

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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