For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Aldi Herselt" (4 minutes by car), "Spar Express Herselt" (6 minutes by car), "Ad Herselt" (4 minutes by car).
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 944 - Belbus Westerlo-Herselt-Hulshout, De Lijn - 707 - belbus Aarschot with a stand 1 minute’ walk away, De Lijn - 37 - Aarschot - Gijmel - Varenwinkel - Wolfsdonk with a stop reachable in fewer than 4 minutes as a pedestrian.
It takes about 42 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 40 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Liège is 59 minutes away by car. Leuven is only 24 minutes away by car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Westmeerbeek" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 82 minutes away by foot. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Vrijetijdscentrum "de Mixx"") is only 5 minutes’ drive away. The A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway is reachable in 12 minutes. A SNCB station ("Langdorp") is located 20 minutes away by bike, or 5 minutes by car.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Bergom", 1 minute away by car. If you are looking for a high school, "Sint-Jozefscollege 3" it is 8 minutes away by car. Oby & Co is the most convieniently located nursery: just 14 minutes away by bike.
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