You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Ad Hertecant" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Berlare" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Schoonaarde" (24 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 53 - Aalst - Gijzegem - Overmere - Lokeren, De Lijn - 54 - Aalst - Overmere - Lokeren, De Lijn - 355 - Belbus Zele - Berlare with a stop reachable in fewer than 5 minutes as a pedestrian.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Kalken" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 95 minutes away by foot. In fewer than 2 minutes, by car, you can be at "Schoonaarde" train station. In fewer than 10 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Het Verschil") for your electric car. The A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) motorway is reachable in 12 minutes.
In 35 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is 38 minutes away by car. In 30 minutes you can reach Ghent. It takes approximately 38 minutes to reach Aalst with your bike.
If you are looking for a nursery, "'T Kadeeken" it is 6 minutes away by foot. You can find a close high school: "Instituut Sint-Vincentius A Paulo 1", in fewer than 6 minutes by car. If you are looking for a elementary school, "Go! Basisschool Ten Berge Berlare" it is 1 minute away by car. You can find a convienient preschool: "Vrije Basisschool Ors De Duizendpoot", 8 minutes away by foot.
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