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jobEQ's headquarters is located at Pinehurst Manor in the town of Eeklo in northern Belgium. Some of the training and meetings that jobEQ participates in
takes place at Pinehurst, and this page is designed to show you several ways to get there. Some people come directly to Pinehurst by car or train,
while others choose to stay for a night. If you choose to stay in the area for a night, you can either stay in the few hotels in Eeklo or you can find a place
in Ghent, a nearby city with a nice atmosphere and plently of hotels.
Lodging recommendations in Eeklo and Ghent
By Train (from Brussels)
In Brussels Zaventem Airport, you can take a train directly to the Gent Sint-Pieters station.
Total travel time is about an hour and cost is about 7.50 Euro.
From Gent Sint-Pieters, you can take another train to Eeklo.
By Train (from Ghent)
Ghent is the closest major city to Eeklo. Trains take about 35 minutes to get from the Ghent Sint-Pieters station to Eeklo, and
they usually leave at 20 past the hour. A ticket will cost about 3.20 Euro. Leaving from Sint Pieters station, Eeklo is usually the last of 7 stops, right after Waarschoot.
For an exact schedule, click here
and type "Gent St Pieters" as your starting point and "Eeklo" as your destination.
- Once you have arrived in Eeklo, walk out the front doors of the train station and turn right.
You should see a large intersection with a traffic light. Walk to the intersection.
- Turn right on Oostveldstraat. This is the street running nearly perpendicular to the train tracks.
- Turn left on Sportlaan. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the station to Sportlaan, and
it is past all of the shops and the church on Oostveldstraat.
- Pinehurst is the third building on the left (the house numbers on the gate are 5A and 7). Enter through the main gate.
By Car (from Brussels or Gent)
- On the E40, take exit 14 "Expo" - continue to R4 - direction Eeklo
- Continue on R4 for 7,5km, until the R4 turns away from the water - you'll see an exit "EEKLO"
- When coming of the exit, turn right on the N9 (direction Eeklo) and continue for approx. 12km)
- In Eeklo, continue to the 2nd traffic lights after the station, turn right on "Oostveldstraat"
- On Oostveldsstraat, continue for about 800m, till the 2nd street at your left
- This is the Sportlaan. The Pinehurst Manor is n°5-7 (the 3rd building on the left) - You can park your car on the estate (drive through the gate) - the entrance to the offices is situated at the back of the building (at the left side of the picture showed on this page).
By Car (from Calais)
Calais is the city in northern
France that serves as the closest landing point from England and the exit
of the Chunnel. It's about 150 kilometers from Calais to Eeklo. Expect
80-100 minutes to get there, depending on your driving speed.
- In Calais, head in the direction of Dunekerque
- Follow E40 highway into Belgium (you can't even see the border, except from some signs next
to the road indicating you're entering Belgium)
- On E40, take exit Aalter (exit #11, about 70 km after you crossed the border)
- Aalter: on exit at the bottom turn left
- Go under the highway (tunnel) and get on the roundabout
- From the roundabout, follow the road to Eeklo & Maldegem
- Follow the road for about 5 km, and then take a smaller road to your right (the N449) which goes
to Eeklo, It's about the third traffic light, after crossing a second
Bridge - the first goes over the railway, the second over a canal)
- Follow this smaller road till you get in Eeklo (about 12 km). It passes 2 small villages
- In Eeklo: You enter the town via the Tieltsesteenweg, and you should be heading toward the center of town.
- In Eeklo you'll finally get to a small roundabout, turn right there (the Albertlaan - continue
to the center of the town).
- At the end of that street you have a traffic light. Turn right at the light. You are now on the
N9, the main road between Bruges & Gent in the direction of Gent.
100 meter further you'll see the town hall at your left side and there
is a first set of traffic lights at the end of the marketplace. (The
street is called Stationsstraat - it leads to the train station)
- Continue to the 2nd traffic light (about 500 m down the road).
- Turn left at this light (direction Zelzate and Lembeke) - this street is called Oostveldstraat.
- Turn left on Sportlaan, the second street on the left (about 700 m down the road).
- Pinehurst is the 3rd building on your left, drive through the gate: you can park your car on the estate.
More information about accomodation in the area
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last modified: 2007/Oct/23 15:37 CEST
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