Tourism
Living near Rue des Emérillons - Smellekensstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
The "Porte De Hal" castle is 14 minutes away by car.
It will take you approximately 13 minutes to reach the museum "Musée Autoworld".
The "Collégiale Sainte-Gertrude" religious monument can be reached in 25 minutes with a car.
The "Brussels Drohme Golf Club" golf is 4 minutes away by car.
An interesting activity to do in the vicinity: "Maison De L'Histoire Européenne" within 13 minutes drive.
An amusement park is 13 minutes away by car :"Parlamentarium - Visite Du Parlement Européen"
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Carrefour Express Boitsfort" (7 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Proxy Delhaize Boitsfort" (13 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Roosevelt" (21 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
Education
The daily school run is made easier with "Go! Basisschool De Bloeiende Kerselaar Watermaal-Bosvoorde" (elementary school), reachable in 2 minutes by car.
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "L. C. Du Service Service D'Accueillantes Communal", a nursery just 2 minutes away on foot.
Enjoy cycling with the family? high school "Athenee Royal D'Auderghem" is just 5 minutes away by bike, perfect for the daily ride.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Jardins D'Enfants Communaux Colibri - Naïades - Aigrettes", a preschool reachable in 4 minutes.
Public transports
Whether for work or leisure, several bus lines are within reach: STIB/MIVB - N12 - GARE CENTRALE - STALLE P, STIB/MIVB - N04 - GARE CENTRALE - CIMETIERE DE BRUXELLES, STIB/MIVB - 17 - BEAULIEU - HEILIGENBORRE with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian.
For your metro commute, you have access to the STIB/MIVB - 2 - SIMONIS - ELISABETH with a stop 22 minutes away by foot line.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including STIB/MIVB - 8 - LOUISE - ROODEBEEK with a stand 6 minutes’ walk away, STIB/MIVB - 25 - BOONDAEL GARE - ROGIER with a stop reachable in fewer than 23 minutes as a pedestrian.
Nearby cities
La Louvière is easily accessible by car, just 35 minutes away. Need to reach Mechelen? It takes about 29 minutes by car. Need to reach Aalst for work or leisure? It takes about 36 minutes by car.
Transports
You can find a shared bike station at 4 minutes as a pedestrian: "Villo - Trois Tilleuls / Drie Linden".
Ideal for drivers: the motorways A4 / E411 - E25 (Brussels - Namur - Arlon - (Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg)) and R0 (Brussels ring) are both 6 minutes away.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - 3 Tilleuls/3 Linden" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 4 minutes away by foot.
In fewer than 3 minutes, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 17 minutes by car.
The nearest train station is "Bosvoorde / Boitsfort": reachable in 4 minutes by car, or 13 minutes by public transport.
The variety of accessible amenities nearby contributes to the quality of life in this neighbourhood.