You can find a close high school: "Sint-Jozefscollege", in fewer than 1 minute by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - (W)onderwijs 1", 4 minutes away by bike. You can find a convienient nursery: "Hummeltjeshof", 15 minutes away by foot.
In 53 minutes you can reach Brussels. Only 26 minutes are needed to reach Antwerp with your car. Leuven is 42 minutes away by car. It takes about 37 minutes to reach Mechelen with your car.
In fewer than 2 minutes, by car, you can be at "Herentals" train station. If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Blue-Bike - Herentals" station at just 11 minutes’ walk away. In fewer than 6 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Electrasun") for your electric car. To reach A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) you only need 4 minutes and A21 / E34 (Antwerpen - Turnhout - (Eindhoven, Netherlands)) is reachable in 13 minutes.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Herentals" (10 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Ad Herentals" (10 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Colruyt Herentals" (12 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 150 - Lier - Nijlen - Herentals, De Lijn - 946 - Belbus Herentals-Westerlo-Olen-Hulshout-Wiekevorst with a stop 5 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 511 - Mechelen - Heist-op-den-Berg - Herentals with a stop reachable in fewer than 8 minutes as a pedestrian.
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