Kinderdijk

Kinderdijk, 7 metres below sea level and surrounded by dikes. The mills pump water from the canals into the river. The peat soil contains and retains lots of water. We travel by vintage barge, the Jantina, built in 1896, along the canals to the oldest mill dating back to the 1600’s. Other mills in this complex are from the 1700’s and 1800’s.Read more