Summer Holidays at the Mill Museum
Special programme for families and children during the Lower Saxony summer holidays
About Summer Holidays Mill Museum
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Six Weeks of Holiday Programme
The Lower Saxony summer holidays in 2026 run from July 2nd to August 12th. During these six weeks, the International Mill Museum will host a daily special programme tailored for families with children. Unlike normal museum days, additional activities, workshops, and tours are planned during the holidays.
Hands-on Workshops
Hands-on workshops are regularly held in the museum's courtyard and workshop area. Children learn about old crafts: grinding wheat with hand-operated mills, baking bread in the traditional wood-fired oven, felting, pottery, blacksmithing, or turning simple wooden objects. The workshops are led by experienced educators and craftspeople.
Children's Tours
Special children's tours explain the mills from around the world in age-appropriate language. The stories behind the Dutch post mills, Russian wooden mills, Greek stone mills, and the Korean watermill spark curiosity and wanderlust. Children learn how wind, water, and animals were used as energy sources.
Bread Baking in the Bakehouse
Bread is baked daily in the museum's bakehouse according to old recipes. Children can watch the dough being kneaded, shape small loaves themselves, and take them home after baking. The smell of fresh bread fills the grounds and becomes a lasting memory of the visit for many families.
Extensive Grounds
With its meadows, courtyards, and paths, the museum grounds offer plenty of space for movement. Children can explore the grounds independently, look at the mills, play by the watercourses, or rest in the shade of the old trees. The museum's catering provides food for families.
Summer Holidays Mill Museum — edition 2026
Six weeks of holidays is a long time, during which parents look for attractive activities for their children. The Mill Museum has responded with a structured holiday programme that focuses on different themes daily without repetition. Families can spend a single day or come back several times during the holidays and always experience new programme items.
The concept combines education and play in an age-appropriate manner. While the children participate in workshops or follow tours, parents can explore the museum independently or relax in the museum's café. Grandparents with grandchildren also find an ideal environment at the Mill Museum for a day together.
Programme Summer Holidays Mill Museum 2026
July 2nd – August 12th, 2026 (daily during the holidays)
- Hands-on workshops: Felting, pottery, blacksmithing, turning
- Children's tours of the museum grounds
- Bread baking in the bakehouse with your own bread to take home
- Mill demonstrations in the Dutch mill
- Craft activities with natural materials
- Play areas and space to move on the extensive grounds
- Educational support for the workshops
- Museum café with family offers
Current weekly programmes at muehlen-museum-gifhorn.de.
Highlights Summer Holidays Mill Museum 2026
- Daily holiday programme over six weeks
- Hands-on workshops with traditional crafts
- Bread baking in the bakehouse
- Children's tours of the mill grounds
- Extensive area for movement
- Admission at museum rates with family discounts
Prices Summer Holidays Mill Museum 2026
Practical information — Summer Holidays Mill Museum
Location
International Mill Museum Gifhorn, Bromer Straße 4, 38518 Gifhorn.
Getting There
By car via the B188 or B4. Large free car park at the museum. By public transport from Gifhorn station via city bus.
Date 2026
July 2nd – August 12th, 2026 (Lower Saxony summer holidays).
Admission
Admission to the museum at the usual rate. Discounts for children, students, and families. Current prices at muehlen-museum-gifhorn.de.
Organiser
International Mill Museum Gifhorn. Current information and programme updates at muehlen-museum-gifhorn.de/veranstaltungskalender/2026.
Families
Hands-on workshops, children's tours, bread baking. Recommended for children aged 4 and up.
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