There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 510 - Mechelen - Heist-op-den-Berg - Westerlo - Geel, De Lijn - 944 - Belbus Westerlo-Herselt-Hulshout, De Lijn - 946 - Belbus Herentals-Westerlo-Olen-Hulshout-Wiekevorst with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian.
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 23 minutes away by bike. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Vrijetijdscentrum "de Mixx"") is only 4 minutes’ drive away. The nearest train station is "Begijnendijk": reachable in 13 minutes by car, or 36 minutes by public transport. The A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) motorway is reachable in 9 minutes.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Express Zoerle Parwijs" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Aldi Westerlo" (26 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Okay Tongerlo" (30 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
It takes about 48 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 34 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Leuven is 30 minutes away by car. It takes about 37 minutes to reach Mechelen with your car.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Springplank", 2 minutes away by car. The nearest nursery is called "De Kleine Schat" and is 27 minutes' walk away. If you are looking for a high school, "Go! Daltonatheneum Het Leerlabo" it is 21 minutes away by foot.
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