Kinderboerderij t Molentje

Kinderboerderij t Molentje

Stichting Vrienden Kinderboerderij Heemstede

Heemstede, Netherlands

Animal welfareChildren & YouthEducation
Community organisationLocal reach
Profile last updated: September 3, 2026

About

Kinderboerderij t Molentje is a community organisation based in Heemstede, Netherlands working on animal welfare, children & youth, education.

Kinderboerderij t Molentje is a children's farm in Heemstede, Netherlands, located on the Groenendaal estate. It is described as the oldest municipally owned children's farm in the Netherlands and keeps about 200 animals of around 40 breeds, including goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, deer, donkeys and birds. The farm is run with support from the Stichting Vrienden Kinderboerderij Heemstede, which organises events such as midwinter and Pietenfeest celebrations, runs animal adoption, and rents out a visitor centre for workshops. The farm is owned by the Municipality of Heemstede.

Location

Heemstede, Netherlands

Organisation type

Community organisation

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Vrienden Kinderboerderij Heemstede

Focus areas

children's farmanimal welfareeducationfamilyHeemstedeGroenendaal

Languages

NL

Causes & programmes

Causes

Animal welfareChildren & YouthEducation

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesAnimalsCommunities

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Dierenadoptie

Animal welfare · Netherlands

Visitors can adopt a farm animal and receive a certificate and photo of the adopted animal.

Countries of operation

Netherlands

Funding & support

Ways to support

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