Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park for cycling, walking, historic town center of Waldniel approx. 1 km (10 minutes' walk) away with restaurants, pizzerias, pizza cab, "Pommesbuden", stores (groceries, Kodi, Aldi, Lidl, Penny, Netto, bookshops, gift stores, Fressnapf, Kik, beverage market, etc.), Hariksee approx. 4 km away, Borner See approx. 8 km away, tourist town of Brüggen approx. 8 km away (shops open on Sundays in the season), many events/funfairs in Brüggen, Brüggen Castle, many mills and restaurants in the area, Heidweiher beach (approx. 5km away), Düsseldorf trade fair and airport approx. 29 minutes away, Düsseldorf (old town, TV tower, city center) approx. 30 minutes by car, Cologne approx. 50 minutes by car, Mönchengladbach and Viersen approx. 12 minutes by car with many stores and pubs/restaurants, Roermond (Netherlands) outlet center/restaurants/pubs approx. 20 minutes by car, Venlo (Netherlands) approx. 25 minutes by car, forest approx. 10 minutes walk away, all doctors, swimming pool with sauna, playgrounds (approx. 5 minutes walk to the closest one), fields, boating and pedal boating on the Hariksee, water skiing on the Effelder Waldsee (approx. 30 minutes by car) with beach club etc.