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From Mechelen's
train station
it's about fifteen minutes' walk north to the centre, straight down Hendrik Consciencestraat. The
tourist office
, in the Stadhuis on the east side of the Grote Markt (March-Oct Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Nov-Feb Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; March-Sept also Sat & Sun 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-5pm, Oct-Feb Sat & Sun 10am-noon & 2-4.30pm; tel 01529 7655,
www.mechelen.be
), can arrange
accommodation
in one of the few private rooms (a?¬37-50 per double). The town has just one recommendable, central hotel, the four-star
Golden Tulip Alfa Alba
, Korenmarkt 24 (tel 01542 0303; A?40/$64/a?¬72 and over). For
hostel
accommodation try the brand new
Jeughotel Zandpoort
, Zandpoortvest (tel 03232 7218,
www.vjh.be
; A?5-10/$8-16/a?¬9-18). There are plenty of places to
eat
on and around Grote Markt, but the best places are down by the river Dijle - try the vegetarian fare on offer at
Eetcafe De Grasport
at Begijnestraat 28-30 or the good-value Spanish food at
Madrid
, off Ijzerenleen at Lange Schipstraat 4 (closed Tues).
Bars
worth trying include the lively
Lord Nelson
and the
Arms of York
, on Wollemarkt, or the fashionable
De Cirque
on Nauwstraat, a narrow sidestreet off Ijzerenleen. There is
Internet access
at
't Metkot
, Leopoldstraat 81 (tel 01543 1444). Other useful information
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