Tourism
Settling near Boulevard Émile Bockstael - Emile Bockstaellaan means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
The "Porte De Hal" castle is 11 minutes away by car.
The "Steenpoel Golf" golf course is 14 away.
In 11 minutes you can reach the "Librairies Royales Kbr" activity.
"Centre Koezio Live Adventure Games" is 5 minutes away.
The museum "Belgian Chocolate Village" can be reached in 5 minutes.
Transports
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 15 minutes away by car.
A convenient dual motorway access: motorways A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) and R0 (Brussels ring) are reachable in 5 minutes.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Bockstael" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away by foot.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Place Bockstael / Bockstaelplaats" station at just 4 minutes’ walk away.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 3 minutes’ drive away.
The nearest train station is "Bockstael": reachable in 1 minute by car, or 8 minutes by public transport.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including STIB/MIVB - 93 - STADE - LEGRAND, STIB/MIVB - 82 - GARE DE BERCHEM - DROGENBOS with a stop 3 minutes away by foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several metro lines: STIB/MIVB - 6 - ROI BAUDOUIN - ELISABETH with a stand 8 minutes’ walk away, STIB/MIVB - 2 - SIMONIS - ELISABETH with a stop 23 minutes away by foot.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: De Lijn - X60 - Snelbus Brussel Noord - Londerzeel - Boom, De Lijn - R60 - Brussel Noord - Meise - Willebroek, De Lijn - R45 - Brussel Noord - Merchtem - Dendermonde with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Beveren in 40 minutes, convenient for daily life. Sint-Niklaas is easily accessible by car, just 34 minutes away.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Carrefour Express Rue Marie-Christin" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Bruxelles" (9 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Lidl Brussel" (10 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Education
Looking for a preschool for your children? "Ecole Maternelle Léopold 1er" is 2 minutes away by car, a comfortable daily commute.
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to high school "College La Fraternite", 8 minutes away.
The trip to nursery "L'Horizon" fits easily into your daily routine: just 1 minute by car.
For parents who drive their children to school, elementary school "Hoofdstedelijke Basisschool De Droomboom" is reachable in 2 minutes by car.
A setting well equipped with services and mobility options, suited to everyday needs.