There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Albert Heijn - Rijkevorsel" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Ad Merksplas" (5 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Merksplas" (4 minutes by car).
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Rijkevorsel Dorp" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 59 minutes away by foot. In fewer than 13 minutes, by car, you can be at "Turnhout" train station. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Panagro Dierenarts") is only 6 minutes’ drive away. The motorway A21 / E34 (Antwerpen - Turnhout - (Eindhoven, Netherlands)) can be reached in 13 minutes.
The nearest nursery is called "Zkdv 'T Bijenkorfje 2" and is 23 minutes' walk away. Aso Spijker is the most convieniently located high school: just 40 minutes away by bike. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Qworzo", 17 minutes away by bike.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 432 - Brecht-Rijkevorsel-Merksplas-Turnhout-Arendonk with a stand 6 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 434 - Turnhout - Beerse - Merksplas - Hoogstraten, De Lijn - 430 - Meersel Dreef - Hoogstraten - Turnhout - Reusel with a stop reachable in fewer than 10 minutes as a pedestrian.
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