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Eifel: Entry to the Technik-Museum Historische Wassermühle Birgel

By Historische Wassermühle Birgel
Free cancellation available
Price is ฿462 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 11:00-16:00
  • German
Language options: German
Price details
฿461.82 x 1 Adult฿461.82
Total
Price is ฿461.82
Until Wed, 5 Aug

Family ticket in German

  • Opening hours: Thu 11:00-16:00
  • 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
฿1,154.55 x 1 Traveller฿1,154.55
Total
Price is ฿1,154.55
Until Wed, 5 Aug
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What's included, what's not

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