# The Schellemolen, Damme's windmill beside the canal

What to do en Damme · Damme

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/schellemolen · Revisado: 2026-11-14

- Duración: 30 min
- Temporada: Inside, on individual days from May to October; from outside, all year
- Para quién: All ages

Windmill · 30 min · on the rampart beside the Damse Vaart · open inside on some days from May to October, from 10:00 to 17:30

The Schellemolen is the windmill you see as you arrive in Damme along the west bank of the Damse Vaart, perched on the embankment of the old rampart. It was built in 1867 on the site of an older wooden mill: there for centuries ground the mill to which the villagers were obliged to bring their grain, whose right was sold to the town in 1267 by Countess Margaret of Constantinople. On the embankment itself there is an old oil mill.
When you can go in
From outside you can always see it, and it is a natural stop when arriving by bike or on foot along the canal. Inside it opens only on some days, from May to October, from 10:00 to 17:30: in 2026 that was about four or five days a month, almost always on a Saturday. Check the calendar on the Visit Damme website before you go; groups can book a visit.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 51.2505, 3.2775

## Cerca de aquí

- [Rond de wallen, the circuit of Damme's ramparts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/ramparts-walk), a 319 m
- [The Damse Vaart walk, from Damme to Oostkerke across the polders](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/damse-vaart-walk), a 319 m
- [Franse forten, the French forts walk around Damme](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/french-forts-walk), a 321 m
- [The Damme Markt, the Gothic town hall and Till Eulenspiegel's house](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/markt-and-town-hall), a 321 m
- [The Damme book market, on the second Sunday of every month](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/book-market), a 321 m
- [Tante Marie, in Damme](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/where-to-eat/tante-marie), a 348 m
- [The Church of Our Lady in Damme and the climb up its tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme/things-to-do/olv-church-tower), a 382 m

## Consejos

### For the photo
From the opposite bank, with the canal poplars.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you visit the Damme windmill?
Inside, on some days from May to October, from 10:00 to 17:30; check the Visit Damme calendar.

### How old is it?
From 1867, on the site of a much older mill.

Destino: [Damme](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/damme.md)