Walk-in travel clinic
No appointment? No problem.
At Altrincham Travel Clinic, "walk in" means exactly that: turn up at 250 Stockport Road in Timperley during opening hours, with no appointment and no pre-booking forms, and one of our GPhC-registered pharmacists will assess your trip on the spot. Where it’s clinically appropriate, vaccination happens in the same visit — including Yellow Fever, as we’re a registered Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre and issue the official ICVP certificate on the day. With doors open 9am–9pm Monday to Saturday and 9am–6pm on Sundays, there’s a wide window to drop in around work, school runs or shift patterns.
The walk-in service suits three groups particularly well: travellers who’ve booked a last-minute trip and need protection quickly; people whose schedules are too unpredictable to commit to a fixed slot; and anyone returning for a second or third dose of a course that’s already under way — repeat doses are usually quick, so calling in on the way past often makes more sense than booking. Families can be seen back-to-back in a single visit, and antimalarial tablets can be supplied alongside your vaccines.
We’ll be honest about the limits, too. Walking in gets you seen, but it doesn’t compress vaccine science: multi-dose courses such as rabies or Japanese encephalitis still need days or weeks between doses, so the earlier your first visit, the better. At busier periods you may have a short wait while we see the people ahead of you, and booking is the only way to guarantee a specific time. Walk in when it suits you; book when your day is tightly planned — both routes get the same pharmacist-led service at the same prices.
250 Stockport Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester WA15 7UN
Mon–Sat 9:00 am – 9:00 pm • Sun 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
How the walk-in service works
A pharmacist will run through your destination, travel dates, activities and medical history, then talk you through which vaccines are recommended, which are optional, and what each costs before anything is given. If you’re happy to proceed and it’s clinically appropriate, vaccination happens there and then, and you leave with written destination advice covering anything that still needs follow-up.
Arrive any time we’re open: Mon–Sat 9am–9pm, Sun 9am–6pm
Quick pharmacist-led risk assessment based on your actual itinerary
Same-visit vaccination where clinically possible, with prices confirmed first
Written advice to take away, including any remaining dose dates
Walk in or book — which should you choose?
Both routes cost the same and are handled by the same pharmacists, so this is purely about how you like to plan. Walk in if your schedule shifts, you’ve had a trip land at short notice, or you’re passing anyway — you may occasionally wait a little while we finish with other travellers, but you will be seen. Book if you need a guaranteed time, you’re bringing several family members and want back-to-back slots reserved, or you have a complex itinerary that deserves an unhurried consultation. Many people do both: book the first visit, then walk in for follow-up doses.
Walk in: maximum flexibility, occasional short wait at busy times
Book: guaranteed slot, ideal for families and complex trips
Same prices and same pharmacist-led service either way
What to bring with you
You can walk in with nothing and we’ll still help, but a few items make the visit faster and the advice sharper. For Yellow Fever you must bring your passport — the ICVP certificate is issued against it on the day. Any previous vaccination records (an old ICVP booklet, NHS records, or a note from another clinic) help us avoid repeating doses you don’t need. A list of your current medications and allergies keeps the safety check quick, and a rough itinerary — countries, regions, dates, rural versus city — lets the pharmacist tailor recommendations rather than defaulting to everything.
Passport (essential for Yellow Fever certification)
Any previous vaccination records you can find
Current medication and allergy list
Your itinerary: countries, regions, travel dates and activities
Last-minute travel — what can still be done
Flying within days is not a reason to skip the clinic. Several travel vaccines begin building protection quickly, and even a single dose shortly before departure is often considerably better than travelling with none — the pharmacist will tell you plainly what’s still worthwhile for your dates and what isn’t. Antimalarial tablets can generally be started close to departure, and much of travel health is behavioural anyway: bite avoidance, food and water precautions, and altitude awareness all work from day one. What exactly makes sense for your trip depends on your destination and health history, and is confirmed at the walk-in consultation.
Some single-dose vaccines remain useful even days before travel
Antimalarial tablets can usually still be started at short notice
Written advice covers precautions that need no lead time at all
When a walk-in becomes a plan
Some protection simply cannot be delivered in one visit, and we’d rather tell you that at the door than let you find out abroad. Rabies and Japanese encephalitis courses involve multiple doses spread over days to weeks, so a first walk-in visit becomes the start of a schedule we map out for you in writing. Yellow Fever has its own deadline: the ICVP certificate becomes valid 10 days after vaccination, so countries that demand it at the border need you vaccinated at least 10 days before arrival. Antimalarials, too, sometimes need starting before departure. Walk in early and the plan takes care of itself.
Multi-dose courses (e.g. rabies, Japanese encephalitis) need days to weeks between doses
Yellow Fever certificate becomes valid 10 days after vaccination — plan around border checks
Follow-up doses can be taken as walk-ins once the schedule is set
Walk-in FAQ
Walk-in questions, answered honestly
You can just turn up. Walk-ins are welcome at 250 Stockport Road, Timperley (WA15 7UN) any time we’re open — 9am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sundays. Booking is also available if you’d rather guarantee a specific time, and both routes get the same pharmacist-led service.
It depends on what your trip needs. A straightforward single vaccine or a repeat dose in an existing course is typically quick; a first consultation for a multi-country itinerary takes longer because the pharmacist works through your destinations, dates and medical history properly. If others are ahead of you at a busy moment, there may be a short wait before you’re seen.
Yes. We’re a registered Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre, and Yellow Fever is £75 including the official ICVP certificate, issued on the day — bring your passport, as the certificate is completed against it. One important caveat: the certificate becomes valid 10 days after vaccination, so walk in at least 10 days before you arrive in any country that requires it.
Yes — families are welcome to walk in together, and we offer back-to-back appointments so parents and children are seen in one visit rather than on separate trips. The pharmacist will confirm age suitability for each vaccine at the consultation, as minimum ages vary between products.
We won’t invent precise figures, but the honest picture is this: like most walk-in services, demand varies through the day and week, and there can be a short wait when several travellers arrive together. With opening hours running to 9pm Monday to Saturday and Sunday opening too, there’s plenty of scope to try a quieter time — or simply book if you can’t risk waiting.
No. Vaccine prices are the same whether you walk in or book ahead — Yellow Fever at £75 including the ICVP certificate, for example, costs the same either way. All prices are confirmed with you before anything is given, so there are no surprises at the till.
The pharmacist will map out the full schedule at your first visit and give it to you in writing, including the date each further dose is due. You can return for follow-up doses as a walk-in or book them in — repeat doses are usually quick. Because courses like rabies and Japanese encephalitis span days to weeks, the earlier your first visit, the more options stay open.
Yes — there’s free on-site parking at 250 Stockport Road, Timperley, so you can pull in, walk in and be on your way without hunting for a space or paying for a car park. If you’re coming by tram instead, the clinic is near the Timperley Metrolink stop on the Altrincham line.
Doors open till 9pm — just walk in
Or book online / call us if you'd rather have a guaranteed slot — same service, same prices, either way.