Mills
Mills
Schellemolen (mill), Damme
The Schellemolen was built in 1867 on the walls of an old wooden mill. There had been a mill for ages at the same place. Traces go back as far as 1267, when Margaret of Constantinople sold its rights. There is an oil-mill inside the windmill.
Practical information
Entrance fee
free entrance
Opening hours
Easter-weekend and from 01/04 - 30/09
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays : 9.30h - 12.30h and 13.00h - 18.00h
Other days , visits are possible when you book a guide in advance at the Tourism Board of Damme.
Address
Schellemolen
Damse Vaart-West
8340 Damme
Miller
Johan Denys
Information
Toerisme Damme, Huyse de Grote Sterre, Jacob van Maerlantstraat 3, 8340 Damme, tel. 050 288 610, fax 050 37 00 21, toerisme@damme.be
Mill of Oostkerke
The brick corn-mill of Oostkerke is built upon a rampart. In the 14th century on this place stood a wooden spindle-mill which belonged to the Lords of Oostkerke. A violent fire destroyed the mill in 1874. Within the same year, a stone mill was built.
The protected monument was restorated in 1970-1973 and in 1988-1991. Now the mill is working as a corn-mill.
Link: www.wwmolens.be
Practical information
Entrance fee
Individual: € 1,50
Children less than 12 years: € 1,00
Opening hours
From the 1st of May till the end of September each first and third Sunday of from 14.30h till 17.30h and when the wings are turning.
Groups the whole year around after an assignation (minimum € 17,00)
Address
Dorpsmolen
Eienbroekstraat 3
8340 Oostkerke
Miller
Frank en Frederik De Craeke
Info and contact:
Frank De Craeke, Maria van Bourgondiëlaan 47, 8000 Brugge, tel. 00 32 (0)50 31 66 56, decraeke@skynet.be
Mill of Hoeke
The mill of Hoeke is a stone ground-sheeter, which was pulled up in 1840 on a little, artificial hill.
In 1936 the mill ceased with grinding. In 1981 the mill became a protected monument and came under the government of the Flemish Society. In 2001 they conclude a rent-charge convenant with 'Erfgoed Vlaanderen' to maintain the mill.
Link: www.wwmolens.be
Practical Information
Entrance fee
Free entrance
Opening hours
Sunday from 10.00u till 12.00u
Location
Hoekemolen
Natiënlaan 21
8340 Hoeke
Miller
Filip Devoldere
Information
Molen van Hoeke, Natiënlaan 21, 8340 Hoeke, tel. 050 288 610 (Toerisme Damme),
molen.hoeke@erfgoed-vlaanderen.be, www.molenvanhoeke.be
