De Gooyer Windmill Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience De Gooyer Windmill. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Amsterdam Evening Cruise with Drinks & Dutch bites included!
• Hop On Hop Off Amsterdam
• 2 Hours Private Amsterdam Rickshaw Tour
• Private Minivan Sightseeing Tour in Amsterdam
• Discover Hidden Gems of Amsterdam with a Local in a Luxury Minivan

De Gooyer Windmill is a private home, so you can’t visit the windmill's interior. Many Amsterdam tours stop by the windmill to view its exterior, including private rickshaw tours from €195, private group bike tours from €130, or hop-on hop-off bus tours from €28.

Yes, you can tour Brouwerij 't IJ, the brewery beside De Gooyer Windmill. Tours usually run for 20 minutes, are available in Dutch and English, and take place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Alternatively, you can pop into its taproom any day of the week for beers and bar snacks.

You’re unlikely to see the sails turning at De Gooyer Windmill, whenever you visit, so choose a time that suits you. With that said, May through September are the warmest months of the year in Amsterdam, which makes outdoor activities much more appealing.

De Gooyer Windmill is not far from Amsterdam city center: In fact, it’s the closest surviving windmill to the center of Amsterdam. It’s about a 1.5-mile (2.5-kilometer) walk southeast of Amsterdam Central Station on the fringes of Amsterdam-Oost (east Amsterdam). You can catch the 14 tram to Pontanusstraat.

No, you can’t climb De Gooyer Windmill as it’s not open to visitors. If you want to climb a windmill in Amsterdam, your best choice is Molen van Sloten, although it’s a long way out of the center. Alternatively, head to Zaanse Schans, a charming village with several working windmills.