Betfred Opening Times Bolton

All 6 Betfred shops in Bolton town

Every Betfred within two miles of the town centre, ordered by distance from Victoria Square. Each row shows today’s times, whether the shop is open now and how long until it closes, with buttons for the map pin, a route from where you are and Street View of the shopfront.

• Betfred, Newport Street (town centre)57 Newport Street, Bolton BL1 1NE

  0.1 mi from the town centre · Mon–Sat 08:30–22:00 · Sun 09:30–22:00

• Betfred, Oxford Street (town centre)Unit 3, 16–22 Oxford Street, Bolton BL1 1RF

  0.1 mi from the town centre · Mon–Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–20:00

• Betfred, St Helens Road (Daubhill)86 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton BL3 3NP

  1.2 mi from the town centre · Mon–Sat 08:30–22:00 · Sun 09:30–21:00

• Betfred, Halliwell Road472–476 Halliwell Road, Halliwell, Bolton BL1 8AN

  1.4 mi from the town centre · Mon–Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00

• Betfred, Astley Bridge (Blackburn Road)574 Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton BL1 7AL

  1.6 mi from the town centre · Mon–Fri 09:00–21:00 · Sat 08:30–20:00 · Sun 09:30–19:00

• Betfred, Deane (Wigan Road)425–427 Wigan Road, Deane, Bolton BL3 4QJ

  1.8 mi from the town centre · Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00 · Sat 08:30–20:00 · Sun 09:30–18:00

Bolton Betfred opening times compared

The full weekly pattern for all seven branches in one table, town shops first. Today’s column is highlighted.

Four branches run the same hours Monday to Saturday: Oxford Street on 08:00 to 21:00, Newport Street and St Helens Road on 08:30 to 22:00, and Halliwell Road on 08:00 to 22:00 — the strongest shop in the borough, which holds 22:00 on a Sunday too. The other three all open half an hour earlier on a Saturday: Wigan Road and Westhoughton keep their closing time, while Astley Bridge loses a full hour, finishing at 20:00 instead of 21:00.

Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Bolton

Full weekly times are published for all seven branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.

Open earliest

Oxford Street in the town centre and Halliwell Road both open at 08:00 on weekdays and hold that time on a Saturday. Newport Street and St Helens Road follow at 08:30, and Wigan Road, Astley Bridge and Westhoughton at 09:00, all three moving to 08:30 on a Saturday. No Bolton Betfred opens before 08:00 on any day.

Open latest

Three branches trade until 22:00 on weekdays: Newport Street, St Helens Road and Halliwell Road. Westhoughton closes at 21:30, Oxford Street and Astley Bridge at 21:00, and Wigan Road at 20:00. If you are in the town centre after 21:00 it is Newport Street or nothing, since Oxford Street shuts an hour earlier despite opening half an hour sooner.

Betfred Bolton Sunday opening times

Sunday starts early across the whole borough — nothing opens later than 09:30 — but the closing times fan out across five different hours, from 18:00 to 22:00.

Halliwell Road and Newport Street are the two to head for on a Sunday evening, both open until 22:00, with St Helens Road until 21:00. Oxford Street and Westhoughton close at 20:00, Astley Bridge at 19:00 and Wigan Road at 18:00. That 09:00 start at Halliwell Road and Oxford Street is early for a Sunday: most towns on this site have nothing open before 09:30.

Betfred Bolton bank holiday opening times

Betting shops in England can trade on every bank holiday bar one. Premises licences issued under the Gambling Act 2005 carry a condition that gambling facilities cannot be provided on Christmas Day, so all seven Bolton branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.

On the other bank holidays, Bolton branches usually run either their normal times for that day of the week or a slightly shorter day. Betfred has in past years announced a chain-wide 20:00 close on bank holiday Mondays, which would cut two hours off the three 22:00 shops. Dates in the tables below update automatically.

Easter opening times

Betting shops have been allowed to open on Good Friday since the Gambling Act 2005 came into force, and there is no Easter Sunday restriction in Great Britain. Across the Easter weekend, expect each Bolton branch to follow its usual pattern for that day. The Grand National at Aintree, about 30 miles west, falls in early April and is the busiest betting day of the year in the North West.

May and August bank holidays

The early May, spring and summer bank holidays all fall on a Monday. Check the window card or the Betfred shop finder the week before, particularly at Newport Street, St Helens Road and Halliwell Road where an early close makes the biggest difference.

Christmas and New Year opening times

The festive fortnight is the only stretch of the year when Bolton times move far from the weekly pattern. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally finish early, Boxing Day — the biggest racing day of the winter — runs close to normal, and New Year’s Day starts later.

How the live opening times work

Everything live on this page reads the clock in Bolton (UK time), not the clock on your device, and compares it against each shop’s published times. That keeps the status right even if you are checking from abroad.

The panel at the top

The top panel covers the six Betfred branches within two miles of the town centre. It tells you how many are open right now, which is next to close, and how long until the last one shuts for the night. After the last close it switches to counting down to the first shop opening the next morning.

The shop rows

Open now means the shop is inside its published times and the countdown shows how long is left. Closed shows when it opens next. Counters stop taking cash bets a few minutes before closing so staff can settle slips, so if you are collecting winnings, aim to arrive ten minutes before the time shown.

Map, directions and Street View

Each row has three buttons. Map drops a pin on the shop, Directions plans a route from wherever you are, and Street View shows the street around the shop so you can spot the frontage before you set off. Tap “Use my current location” and the lists re-order themselves so the closest shop is always at the top, and the directions button points to the nearest of all seven branches, Westhoughton included.

Betfred in Westhoughton

The seventh branch sits on Market Street in Westhoughton, about four miles south-west of the town centre. It publishes full weekly times like the rest, so its live status is as exact as the town shops’.

Betfred in Westhoughton 1 shop

• Betfred, Westhoughton (Market Street)57 Market Street, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3AG

  4.4 mi from the town centre · Mon–Fri 09:00–21:30 · Sat 08:30–21:30 · Sun 09:30–20:00

Betfred near Bolton

Bolton sits in the middle of one of the densest Betfred regions in the country, and the surrounding towns are listed under their own names rather than under Bolton.

The closest are Farnworth, Kearsley and Little Lever to the south-east, Horwich and Blackrod to the north-west, and Atherton and Leigh to the south. Bury, Radcliffe and Whitefield lie to the east, and Salford — where Fred and Peter Done opened the first shop in 1967 — and Manchester itself are ten and twelve miles away, with 31 branches in the Manchester City Council area alone. Blackburn, covered on its own page, is twelve miles north.

Other bookmakers in Bolton

Bolton town centre has one of the tightest clusters of competing shops anywhere in Greater Manchester, and Ladbrokes matches Betfred almost street for street.

The Ladbrokes at 34 Newport Street is about a hundred yards from the Betfred at number 57, and another at 45/47 Deansgate is a couple of minutes from the Oxford Street shop. Further out, Ladbrokes trades at 224–226 Chorley Old Road, on Tonge Moor Road, at 13 Belmont Road in Astley Bridge — almost next door to the Betfred on Blackburn Road — and at 171–173 St Helens Road, a short walk from the Betfred at 86. William Hill has shops at 227–229 Halliwell Road and 279 Rishton Lane, and Coral trades at 290–292 Bury Road in Tonge Fold.

About Betfred in Bolton

Betfred is a local business here in a way it is not in most towns on this site. Fred and Peter Done opened their first betting shop in Ordsall, Salford, in 1967, ten miles down the A666, and the company still runs its estate from Birchwood in Warrington, about twenty miles south-west. Bolton’s seven shops are packed into a small area: two in the town centre within a two-minute walk of each other, then Halliwell Road and Blackburn Road to the north, St Helens Road and Wigan Road to the south-west, and Westhoughton four miles out. Six of the seven are inside two miles of Victoria Square.

For travellers, both town-centre branches are a couple of minutes from Bolton Interchange, where the buses and the Manchester and Preston trains meet. Oxford Street, beside the Market Place, opens earliest at 08:00; Newport Street closes latest at 22:00, seven days a week. Bolton Wanderers play out at the Toughsheet Community Stadium at Middlebrook, which no branch is especially close to — Westhoughton and Wigan Road at Deane are the nearest of the seven, both around three miles away.

Frequently asked questions

How many Betfred shops are there in Bolton?

Seven Betfred branches carry a Bolton address, all licensed by Bolton Council: two in the town centre on Oxford Street and Newport Street, then St Helens Road at Daubhill, Halliwell Road, Wigan Road at Deane, Blackburn Road at Astley Bridge, and Market Street in Westhoughton. Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Little Lever have branches listed under their own names.

What time does Betfred open in Bolton?

Oxford Street and Halliwell Road are the earliest, opening at 08:00 on weekdays and again at 08:00 on a Saturday. Newport Street and St Helens Road open at 08:30, and the other three at 09:00. Three branches open earlier on a Saturday than midweek. Sunday opening is either 09:00 or 09:30, so nothing in Bolton makes you wait until 10:00.

What time does Betfred close in Bolton?

Three branches close at 22:00 on weekdays: Newport Street and St Helens Road, both 08:30 to 22:00, and Halliwell Road, 08:00 to 22:00. Westhoughton closes at 21:30, Oxford Street and Astley Bridge at 21:00, and Wigan Road at 20:00.

Which Betfred in Bolton is open latest on a Sunday?

Newport Street and Halliwell Road, both open until 22:00 — the same closing time they keep all week. St Helens Road closes at 21:00, Oxford Street and Westhoughton at 20:00, Astley Bridge at 19:00 and Wigan Road at 18:00.

Is Betfred open on Christmas Day?

No. Every betting shop in Great Britain is closed on Christmas Day. It is a condition attached to premises licences under the Gambling Act 2005, not a company decision.

Are Betfred shops in Bolton open on bank holidays?

Yes. Good Friday, Easter Monday and the May and August bank holidays are all trading days, usually on normal or slightly shortened hours. Betfred has in past years announced a chain-wide 20:00 close on bank holiday Mondays. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.

Which Betfred is nearest to Bolton Interchange and the Toughsheet Community Stadium?

Both town-centre branches are within a couple of minutes of Bolton Interchange: Oxford Street opens earliest at 08:00 and Newport Street stays open latest at 22:00. For Bolton Wanderers at the Toughsheet Community Stadium out at Middlebrook, no branch is especially close — Westhoughton, about three miles south, and Wigan Road at Deane are the nearest of the seven.

How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Bolton?

Tap “Use my current location”. Every list on this page then re-orders nearest-first, and the directions button at the top routes you to the closest of the seven Bolton Betfred shops.