Can visit Zaanse either by bus or by taking one of the many tours that start from Amsterdam. The visit is definitely a must. The place is open and gets very windy so get dressed accordingly. It is really worth paying the price to enter the 2 working windmills , the one wich crushes minerals to get dye pigments and the big one that is a saw mill. Enjoy the tour in the Cheese factory of Henry Wilig and also watch how they make the wooden clogs . I purchased one of the unfinished products and keep it as a hanging pot.

This is always a nice day trip to do with people visiting. There are lots of little shops to enter and explore. Free cheese tasting in one and one also has a small clog exposition ending with someone showing you how clogs are made. All of this is free. You only pay parking (if coming by car) and of course, to use the bathrooms.

This was a nice little excursion on the outskirts of Amsterdam centre. Easy train ride from Amsterdam Central station to Zaanse Schans and then a 10 minute walk. The area is lovely with the windmills and the little shops. The area is a bit split by the factories surrounding it but luckily they are on the other side of the bridge. The shops are nice with cheese tasting available and there are free areas where you can see how they made the clogs . There are plenty of photo opportunities too. We were there for about 2 hours which was more than enough.

Loved this day out, the entire area is run by volunteers and their passion for this era of Dutch history shows. Nice to also be out of the city for some wide open spaces and fresh air. Lots to do the spice shop, cheese tasting, 2 museums, 2 working windmills and more A must do.

We visited as part of a Cameleon tour. A lovely living museum with 6 gorgeous windmills. Pay the extra €5 to go into a windmill if you can squeeze the budget, its worth it to climb up to the 1st floor and see the workings of the windmill.

A place for tourists - plenty of tour groups. Some paths/bridges are narrow and one has to cross with care. Clog making demo is free and so are some visit points except for a few ticketed places. Car parking is expensive at €13 per entry. Open place and can be difficult to walk around in wet weather.

Brilliant place to visit and easy access on the train from Amsterdam. Pay the extra and buy the pass for access to the museums. Each one is not worth it alone, but we did almost everything on the pass and the cumulative effect was an amazing day. We learned about the history, saw a working saw mill (and I mean stepping over ropes inside the mill!), had lots of lovely interactions with the locals and really felt we understood and enjoyed it in a way we would not have if we just stopped through the gift shops.

It was a perfect day trip. We were able to reach this location from the bus service from Amsterdam central. It was very easy to get there and well worth the experience. It is touristy but should be seen it gives you an idea of Dutch culture.

A collection of old windmills and houses have been relocated here to provide an interesting and very scenic experience. You can visit the inside of a working mill. Various other non-windmill themes includes cheese and chocolate shops. Rather commercial (every other building is a shop), but easily ignored if you are not interested.

A walk back in time to visit functioning windmills and ability to experience the contributions made by the different styles. Pimps, grinding stones and pigments as well as s working saw mill. Easy pace and friendly exhibitors.