The nearest elementary school is called "Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Parkschool" and is 16 minutes' walk away. Baby Adventure is the most convieniently located nursery: just 2 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a preschool, "Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Vincentiusschool" it is 10 minutes away by foot. The closest high school is named "College Der Paters Jozefieten" and is 3 minutes' away by car.
It takes about 36 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 40 minutes you can reach Antwerp. In 35 minutes you can reach Ghent by bike. Aalst is only 20 minutes away by car.
A SNCB station ("Melle") is located 5 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car. To reach A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) you only need 4 minutes and A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) is reachable in 6 minutes. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Heusdendorp" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 17 minutes away by bike. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Eandis") is just 3 minutes away by car.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 44 - Gent Zuid - Merelbeke - Melle with a stop reachable in fewer than 6 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 140 - Belbus Destelbergen - Melle, De Lijn - 20 - Gent Zuid - Melle - ( Oosterzele ) with a stop 8 minutes away by foot.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Carrefour Market Melle" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Ad Flora" (7 minutes by car), "Lidl Melle - Brusselsesteenweg 73" (5 minutes by car).
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