Lille Attractions
Windmill © PhillipC
Musée des Moulins
Something different that appeals particularly to the
mechanically minded is Lille's museum devoted to windmills.
Situated on the highway to Roubaix the site boasts two preserved,
working pivoting windmills which visitors can watch in operation
grinding corn, as well as a museum detailing the history of
windmill technology.
Address: Rue Albert Samain, Villeneuve d’Ascq;
Telephone: (0)3 2005 4934;
Transport: Metro to Pont de Bois station, then bus 41 to the Parc Urbain;
Opening time: Monday to Friday 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm. Closed Saturdays, bank holidays, during August and from 15 December to 15 January;
Admission: €6
