Traditional Crafts and Shops
Traditional Crafts
Traditional Dutch crafts are still in daily practice at the Zaanse Schans. With its historical atmosphere and appropriate surroundings what better place is there to see such time-honoured skills as making wooden shoes, cheese or pewter. There are craftsmen still at work in the windmills at the Zaanse Schans demonstrating ingenious, centuries-old techniques. The possibility of witnessing the ancient production of oil, making pigments for paint, or wood being windmill-sawn is an unforgettable experience. Daily demonstrations take place in authentic warehouses Dutch barns and picturesque windmills. The Pewter Foundry is situated in a charming teahouse.
The Wooden Shoe Workshop De Zaanse Schans >
Souvenirs and Giftshop Vrede >
Cheese Farm De Catherinahoeve >
Pewter Foundry De Tinkoepel >
Mustard Mill De Huisman >
Gallery Aan ’t Glop >
Antique and curiosity shop Het Jagershuis >
Craft Center De Saense Lelie >
Photo shop The Windmill >
Zaanse Schans Shops
The shops are all situated in historical buildings and sell a wide range of carefully selected articles such as antiques and curiosities from 'Het Jagershuis', wooden toys from gallery 'Aan 't Glop', luxury products, Delft blue porcelain, nautical goods, jewellery and textiles from Souvenirs and Giftshop Vrede. Sweets, chocolate biscuits and bread from the Bakery Museum, not forgetting delicious cheese from the Cheese Farm and tasty mustard from the Mustard Mill!
Opening times >
Traditional Crafts
Traditional Dutch crafts are still in daily practice at the Zaanse Schans. With its historical atmosphere and appropriate surroundings what better place is there to see such time-honoured skills as making wooden shoes, cheese or pewter. There are craftsmen still at work in the windmills at the Zaanse Schans demonstrating ingenious, centuries-old techniques. The possibility of witnessing the ancient production of oil, making pigments for paint, or wood being windmill-sawn is an unforgettable experience. Daily demonstrations take place in authentic warehouses Dutch barns and picturesque windmills. The Pewter Foundry is situated in a charming teahouse.
The Wooden Shoe Workshop De Zaanse Schans >
Souvenirs and Giftshop Vrede >
Cheese Farm De Catherinahoeve >
Pewter Foundry De Tinkoepel >
Mustard Mill De Huisman >
Gallery Aan ’t Glop >
Antique and curiosity shop Het Jagershuis >
Craft Center De Saense Lelie >
Photo shop The Windmill >
Zaanse Schans Shops
The shops are all situated in historical buildings and sell a wide range of carefully selected articles such as antiques and curiosities from 'Het Jagershuis', wooden toys from gallery 'Aan 't Glop', luxury products, Delft blue porcelain, nautical goods, jewellery and textiles from Souvenirs and Giftshop Vrede. Sweets, chocolate biscuits and bread from the Bakery Museum, not forgetting delicious cheese from the Cheese Farm and tasty mustard from the Mustard Mill!
Opening times >
