For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Lidl Mechelen" (5 minutes by car), "Albert Heijn - Mechelen" (6 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Oranje Mechelen" (23 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).
You will find "Atomium" within 22 minutes by car. The "Porte De Hal" castle is 29 minutes away by car. An interesting activity to do in the vicinity: "Centre Sortilège.be" within 19 minutes drive. "Golf Club Puurs Breendonk" STRONG]golf can be reached in 13 minutes by car. The museum "Musée Du Design Brussels" is nearby (21 minutes drive).
The nearest train station is "Mechelen-Nekkerspoel / Malines-Nekkerspoel": reachable in 6 minutes by car, or 54 minutes by public transport. The nearest airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and is reachable by car in 17 minutes. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Battel" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 5 minutes away by foot. In fewer than 6 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Wayenborgstraat 12") for your electric car. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is accessible in 2 minutes and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) will take 11 minutes.
Only 29 minutes are needed to reach Brussels with your car. In just 20 minutes by car you can reach Antwerp. In 31 minutes you can reach Leuven. Sint-Niklaas is only 29 minutes away by car.
If you are looking for a nursery, "Het Elfentuintje" it is 1 minute away by car. You can find a close high school: "Provinciale Middenschool", in fewer than 6 minutes by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Ark", 2 minutes away by bike.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 4 - Station - Battel - Leest with a stop 5 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 287 - Boom - Willebroek - Heindonk - Mechelen, De Lijn - 286 - Boom - Willebroek -Mechelen with a stop reachable in fewer than 11 minutes as a pedestrian.
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