In just 21 minutes by car you can reach Lille. Roubaix is only 26 minutes away by car. Only 27 minutes are needed to reach Tourcoing with your car. In 30 minutes you can reach Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Aldi Ploegsteert" (11 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Trafic Comines" (11 minutes by car), "Spar Nieuwkerke" (11 minutes by car).
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Cado Mesen" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 87 minutes away by foot. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Ceratec") is only 1 minute’ drive away.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 72 - Ieper - Wijtschate - Mesen - Le Bizet, TEC Hainaut - BLC - Proxibus Comines/Komen, TEC Hainaut - 6 - Comines/Komen - Houplines with a stop 1 minute away by foot.
The "Palingbeek Flanders Fields" golf is 18 minutes away by car. The museum "Centre Plugstreet 14-18 Experience" can be reached in 5 minutes. There is an amusement park 31 minutes away by car: "Centre Marcel Marlier Dessine-Moi Martine".
You can find a convienient high school: "Institut Saint-Henri", 4 minutes away by foot. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Fondamentale Saint-Henri", 2 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a nursery, "Les Benjamins" it is 5 minutes away by foot.
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