Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale

Name: Touchstones Rochdale
Address: The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1706 924492

#8 among attractions in Rochdale

Specialty museum, Museum

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Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building. ()

Coordinates: 53°36'54"N, 2°9'44"W

Address

The EsplanadeRochdale OL16 1AQ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1706 924492

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Touchstones Rochdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spotland Stadium, Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale Cenotaph.

0.8 miNW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Football
Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
22 min walk • Spotland Stadium, known as the Crown Oil Arena for sponsorship reasons, in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.F.L.C. and has a capacity of 10,000.
~730 ftE
City hall, Architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale
4 min walk • Rochdale Town Hall is a Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is "widely recognised as being one of the finest municipal buildings in the country", and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
~1410 ftNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale
7 min walk • The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum is regarded as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. It is located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
~680 ftNE
Memorial
Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale
4 min walk • Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in the north west of England.
0.6 miN
Park
Falinge Park, Rochdale
16 min walk • Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falinge Hall.
0.4 miSE
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
11 min walk • St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1830, and built in 1927. It is situated on the corner of Maclure Road and Dowling Street, opposite the Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum in the centre of the town.
0.4 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of Saint Edmund, Rochdale
11 min walk • Saint Edmund's Church is a redundant church building located on Clement Royds Street in the Falinge area of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.
1 miW
53°37'13"N • 2°11'5"W
Denehurst Park, Rochdale
26 min walk • Park
0.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Spotland, Rochdale
18 min walk • Spotland is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805. It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Shawclough, Rochdale
24 min walk • Shawclough is a mainly residential area to the north of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Its boundaries are roughly Whitworth Road, Shawclough Road and Healey Corner.
~780 ftNW
Universities and schools
Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale
4 min walk • Hopwood Hall College is a further education college in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It has two campuses, one in Rochdale and one in Middleton.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Touchstones Rochdale open?

Touchstones Rochdale is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Touchstones Rochdale?

Nearby attractions include Rochdale Cenotaph, Rochdale (4 min walk), Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale (4 min walk), Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale (4 min walk), Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale (7 min walk).

How to get to Touchstones Rochdale by public transport?

The nearest stations to Touchstones Rochdale:

Tram

Rochdale Town Centre • Lines: EDid, Roch (8 min walk)
Newbold • Lines: EDid, Roch (28 min walk)

Bus

Rochdale Interchange (9 min walk)
Rochdale Bus Station • Lines: 17, 181, 182, 24, 431, 433, 434, 435, 438, 446, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 468, 469, 471, 58, 6, 719, R4, R5 (9 min walk)

Train

Rochdale (13 min walk)