Volmolen, Epen

Name: Volmolen
Address: Plaatweg 1, Epen, 6285 NK, Netherlands

#1 among attractions in Epen

Top attraction, Historical place, Watermill

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De Volmolen is a middle-stage water mill in the hamlet of Plaat south of the village of Epen, municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and is located on a tributary of the Geul River that branches off from the left bank about 220 m upstream. Near the mill, the Terzieterbeek flows into the Geul. Further downstream is the Eper Mill.

The building is a national monument.

Coordinates: 50°46'11"N, 5°55'12"E

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Plaatweg 1Epen 6285 NK Netherlands

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Day trips

Volmolen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mosaqua Tropical Pool, James the Greater Church, St. Pauluskerk, St. Benedictusberg Abbey.

3.1 miNW
50°48'35"N • 5°53'25"E
Mosaqua Tropical Pool, Gulpen
78 min walk • Watersports, Swimming pool, Theme park
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Church, Gothic Revival architecture
James the Greater Church, Simpelveld
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4.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Pauluskerk, Vaals
115 min walk • The Saint Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Vaals, Netherlands. The neogothic cross shaped church was built in 1891-1893 by Johannes Kayser, replacing an earlier Saint Paul's Church nearby.
3.2 miNE
Monastery
St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Lemiers
81 min walk • St. Benedictusberg Abbey, also Mamelis Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery established in 1922 in Mamelis, a hamlet which administratively falls within Vaals, Netherlands. It is a rijksmonument.
1.9 miNW
50°47'31"N • 5°53'39"E
De Zuid Limburgse Golf & Country Club, Partij-Wittem
49 min walk • Golf, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
5.2 miNE
Church
Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld
133 min walk • The Saint Remigius Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Simpelveld, The Netherlands. It is a neoroman cross shaped church with three naves, a tower with a waisted top, and a round apse. It is completely made up out of Kunradersteen, a local variant of chalk.
4.5 miNE
Watermill
Bulkemsmolen, Simpelveld
115 min walk • The Bulkemsmolen is a former watermill located on the Bulkemstraat 43 in Bulkemsbroek, Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1753 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until 1978. Currently it functions as housing for a local farm. The mill is a national monument since 1967.
5 miNE
Watermill
Oude Molen, Simpelveld
127 min walk • The Oude Molen or Molen van Houben is a watermill located on the Oude Molenweg 6 in Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1774 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until the 1960s. During this time it was restored several times.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Vrouwenheide, Partij-Wittem
137 min walk • The Vrouwenheide is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.
4.4 miN
Church
Sint-Gertrudiskerk, Wijlre
113 min walk • Saint Gertrudis Church is a church building in Wijlre in the Dutch South Limburg municipality of Gulpen-Wittem. West of the church, on the other side of the road is the Brand from 1340 and a little further on is Otten's water mill.
3.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Kasteel Lemiers, Lemiers
90 min walk • Kasteel Lemiers is located in the village of the same name Lemiers, which is now part of the Dutch Limburg municipality of Vaals.