You can find a close high school: "Go! Koninklijk Atheneum Berchem", in fewer than 3 minutes by car. The closest elementary school is named "Vrije Lagere School - Sint-Michielscollege" and is 3 minutes' away by car. You can find a convienient preschool: "Go! Basisschool Op Dreef", 16 minutes away by foot. Het Droomwolkje 2 is the most convieniently located nursery: just 5 minutes away by bike.
In 30 minutes you can reach Antwerp by bike. Only 25 minutes are needed to reach Mechelen with your car. In just 27 minutes by car you can reach Sint-Niklaas. Bergen op Zoom is only 24 minutes away by car.
The "Donkey - Merksem Carrefour" station allows you to rent a bike at 5 minutes away by foot. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 10 minutes’ drive away or reachable by public transport in about 85 minutes. In fewer than 1 minute, you can find a charging station ("Brico Merksem") for your electric car. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 1 minute, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just a 4 minute drive away. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Victor Roosens" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 21 minutes away by foot. The nearest train station is "Antwerpen-Noorderdokken / Anvers-Noorderdokken": reachable in 6 minutes by car, or 49 minutes by public transport.
There are multiple tram lines close by: De Lijn - 2 - Hoboken - P+R Merksem, De Lijn - 3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Melsele with a stand 7 minutes’ walk away. This property is served with several bus lines such as De Lijn - 642 - Maria ter Heide - Antwerpen via Miksebaan, De Lijn - 670 - Essen - Kapellen - Merksem, De Lijn - 640 - Loenhout - Wuustwezel - Brasschaat - Antwerpen with a stop 4 minutes away by foot.
Want to play golf? You will find "Brasschaat Open Golf & Country Club" at 7 minutes.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Hypermarché Carrefour Schoten" (5 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Brasschaat (Kapelsesteenweg)" (11 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Delitraiteur Ekeren" (12 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car).
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