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A group of people engaged in traditional watermill activities, including grinding grain and operating water wheels. 1
A person operating a distillation apparatus in a workshop with various equipment and pipes. 2
An industrial machine with a large gear and various mechanical components. 3
Various historical water-powered machinery, including a large wheel and a wooden barrel. 4
A watermill with a wooden structure and a metal wheel. 5
By Historische Wassermühle Birgel
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Price is CA $19 per adult
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Overview

    • Fully functional steam engine, built in 1917.
    • Mechanical oil press
    • The mustard mill produces our legendary Mühlsen mustard.
    • Three-story flour mill
    • Open-top brewery & schnapps distillery

Activity location

    • Birgel
    • Birgel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Mühlenstraße 1, 54587 Birgel, Deutschland
    • Birgel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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One-way ticket in German

  • Opening hours: Thu 11:00am-4:00pm
  • German
Language options: German
Price details
CA $19.20 x 1 AdultCA $19.20
Total
Price is CA $19.20
Until Wed, Oct 7

Family ticket in German

  • Opening hours: Thu 11:00am-4:00pm
  • German

The family ticket is valid for two adults and two of their own children aged 3 to 14. It offers a reduced total price compared to individual tickets and allows families to enter together.

Language options: German
Price details
CA $47.99 x 1 TravellerCA $47.99
Total
Price is CA $47.99
Until Wed, Oct 7

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entry fee to the largest active technology museum in Germany
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    Visit to the historic Birgel water mill
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    Access to all exhibition areas during the event
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    Family-friendly atmosphere throughout the premises
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    Option for on-site catering (not included in the price)
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    Free parking directly on the premises
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    Bathrooms and changing facilities for families with children
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    Live demonstrations of functioning machines (e.g., steam engine, oil press)
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    Access to the three-story grain mill with water turbine
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    Insights into traditional handicrafts and the history of technology
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    Demonstrations in the on-site schnapps distillery
  • Inclusions
    Visit to the historic Schöpfbrauerei with an insight into the brewing process
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    Presentation of old diesel engines, generators, and drive machines
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    Use of the extensive museum grounds with numerous stations
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    Expert commentary on how the technology works
  • Exclusions
    Not included in the admission fee and bookable for a surcharge:
  • Exclusions
    Children's programme: Baking bread in a wood-fired oven with mill flour
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    Children's programme: Make your own granola with hand-hammered oats
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    Children's programme: Make your own mustard from mill ingredients
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    Children's programme: Oil pressing with simple means
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    Children's programme: Burning a wooden disc
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks at the on-site restaurant

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Children under 3 years

What you can expect

  • Experience the largest operating technology museum in Germany – the Historic Birgel Watermill

    Discover the living past in the Eifel: On selected days, the Historic Birgel Watermill becomes a place of adventure for the whole family. The technology museum comes to life and impressively shows how mills, motors and machines used to shape everyday life.

    Marvel at a fully operational steam engine from 1917, a mechanical oil press that has been in operation for over 130 years, and a three-story grain mill with a water turbine. Other highlights include a historic lathe, a mustard mill, a grinding machine, and the in-house Schöpf brewery and schnapps distillery.

    Dates in 2026:
    04/04/2026 (Holy Saturday)
    04/09/2026 (Thursday)
    05/24/2026 (Pentecost Sunday, free entry)
    05/25/2026 (Whit Monday, free entry)
    07/23/2026 (Thursday)
    08/06/2026 (Thursday)
    08/09/2026 (Sunday)
    10/08/2026 (Thursday)
    10/18/2026 (Sunday)
    10/22/2026 (Thursday)
    Always from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, last admission 3:00 PM.

    Prices:
    Adults: €12
    Children (3–14 years): €7
    Family ticket: €30

    Note: A varied children's programme can be booked for a surcharge. Here, children can, for example, bake bread, make muesli, mix mustard, or press oil – all using traditional methods and under supervision.

Location

Activity location

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    • Birgel
    • Birgel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Mühlenstraße 1, 54587 Birgel, Deutschland
    • Birgel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany