When planning your visit please ensure you're aware of our COVID safety measures.
Do I need to book to visit Dippy?
Booking is required in some circumstances.
Visiting Dippy at Number One Riverside:
- Individuals can just turn up.
- Schools and groups need to book.
Visiting the Dippy Exhibition at Touchstones Rochdale:
- Individuals, small and large groups including schools need to book.
Bookings for individuals and small groups to visit the Dippy Exhibition
To book a FREE place to visit the Dippy Exhibition at Touchstones Rochdale you'll need to:
- Select the month, date and time for your timeslot.
- Select up to 6 tickets per timeslot. Make sure you book the same amount of tickets as attendees on the day. If there are no tickets left for your selected date, please select another date.
- Continue with your booking.
- If you've got a Link4Life account you can use this email address and password otherwise you'll need to click on the link called 'Register now' to register first.
- Continue to confirm your booking.
- If you need some assistance with your booking you may find your questions answered in our Frequently Asked Questions section, alternatively please email touchstones@link4life.org
What happens next?
- You should receive an email to confirm your order and another which contains your tickets. You don’t need to print your tickets; you can bring them on an electronic device such as a phone.
- You may need to wait up to 2 hours to receive your tickets. If you don't receive them, please ring Touchstones Rochdale on 01706 924492 between 9am-5pm, Monday-Saturday.
Bookings for schools and large groups to visit Dippy and the Dippy Exhibition
Existing bookings: if your school or group has already booked and was unable to attend due to COVID-19 we'll be contacting you and, if you wish to rearrange, we'll try to accommodate a future visit.
New bookings: if you're a school or a group you'll need to book to visit both Dippy at Number One Riverside and the Dippy Exhibition at Touchstones Rochdale. This is to make sure we comply with COVID-19 safety measures.
School bookings: additional information and resources for schools.
How to book: please email dippy@rochdale.gov.uk
Your booking conditions
What you need to know.
- You must book for every person attending and book the same amount of tickets as attendees on the day. If there are fewer tickets available than those required in a session, please choose a different session if you're not able to book for your entire party.
- Please try to bring your tickets or confirmation on an electronic device on the day to gain entrance. Printed tickets will also be accepted.
- All the people in your booking should assemble together on arrival so you can be admitted into the exhibition as one party.
- To help with social distancing please be on time, please try not to arrive early.
- Your booking confirmation is only valid for the specified date and time of the exhibitions as indicated and once booked cannot be changed.
- There is no provision for consuming your own food and drink on site.
- Children aged 11 and under will need to be accompanied by an adult.
- Management reserves the right to refuse entry to visitors or request they leave the building immediately if they are not behaving in a suitable manner for the event.
- Management reserves the right to change the venue and/or exhibition times without prior notice.
- Management reserves the right to cancel the exhibition.
- Visitors to the exhibition are required to travel light, if possible, for example avoid travelling with back packs and big bags. For security reasons, bag searches may be in operation and visitors may be required to leave bags and belongings outside the exhibition area.
- You'll also be required to meet all COVID-19 measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus. See latest COVID-19 advice.
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