Betfred Opening Times Gateshead

The 2 Betfred shops in central Gateshead

Both branches within a mile of the town centre: West Street by the Interchange and Brinkburn Avenue at Bensham. 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, West Street (town centre)Unit 2, West Street, Gateshead NE8 1ED

  0.0 mi from the Square · Mon–Fri 08:30–21:00 · Sat 08:00–20:00 · Sun 09:30–18:00

• Betfred, Bensham (Brinkburn Avenue)14 Brinkburn Avenue, Bensham, Gateshead NE8 4JT

  0.8 mi from the Square · Mon–Fri 09:00–22:00 · Sat 08:30–22:00 · Sun 10:00–20:30

Gateshead Betfred opening times compared

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

Low Fell, Wrekenton and Leam Lane keep identical hours Monday to Saturday. West Street and Dunston open earlier on a Saturday, at 08:00, but both also close earlier that evening, so the Saturday is not necessarily longer. Sunday is where the borough spreads out furthest: opening times run from 09:00 to 10:00 and closing times from 18:00 to 21:30, a three-and-a-half-hour gap between the earliest and latest shutters.

Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Gateshead

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

Open earliest

Low Fell is the only Gateshead branch to open at 08:00 on a weekday; West Street, Wrekenton and Leam Lane open at 08:30, and Bensham and Dunston at 09:00. Saturday is earlier: West Street and Dunston join Low Fell at 08:00. On a Sunday, Leam Lane is first at 09:00 and Bensham last at 10:00.

Open latest

Bensham is the only Gateshead branch that reaches 22:00, on weekdays and Saturdays alike. West Street, Dunston, Wrekenton and Leam Lane close at 21:00, and Low Fell at 20:00. After nine in the evening the Brinkburn Avenue shop is the only Betfred open in the borough.

Betfred Gateshead Sunday opening times

Sunday is the most scattered day in Gateshead: four different opening times and four different closes, spanning three and a half hours.

Leam Lane is the one to head for on a Sunday evening, open until 21:30 — later than it trades midweek. Bensham follows at 20:30, then Dunston and Wrekenton at 19:00. West Street and Low Fell both shut at 18:00, so if you are in Gateshead town centre on a Sunday evening the nearest open Betfred is a bus ride away at Leam Lane or Bensham, or across the Tyne in Newcastle.

Betfred Gateshead 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 six Gateshead branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.

On the other bank holidays, Gateshead 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 Bensham and an hour or so off the rest, so check the window card the week before. 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 Gateshead branch to follow its usual pattern for that day. The Grand National at Aintree falls in early April and is the busiest betting day of the year in the North East, and Newcastle racecourse at High Gosforth Park is about six miles north.

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 Bensham, where a 20:00 close would cut two hours off the borough’s only 22:00 shop. The Northumberland Plate meeting at Newcastle, six miles north, falls in late June.

Christmas and New Year opening times

The festive fortnight is the only stretch of the year when Gateshead 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 Gateshead (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 two branches within a mile of the town centre, West Street and Brinkburn Avenue. 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. Bensham is the borough’s latest-closing shop on weekdays, so on those days the panel is a fair guide to the whole borough — but on a Sunday evening Leam Lane outlasts both, and it is in the section below.

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 six Gateshead branches.

Betfred across the rest of Gateshead

The other four branches, spread from Low Fell and Wrekenton along the Durham Road ridge to Dunston in the west and Leam Lane in the east. All four publish full weekly times, so their live status is as exact as the central shops’.

Betfred in Low Fell and Wrekenton 2 shops

• Betfred, Low Fell (Durham Road)540 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 6HX

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

• Betfred, Wrekenton (High Street)157 High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead NE9 7JR

  2.8 mi from the Square · Mon–Sat 08:30–21:00 · Sun 09:30–19:00

Betfred in Dunston 1 shop

• Betfred, Dunston (The Crescent)10/11 The Crescent, Dunston, Gateshead NE11 9SW

  1.9 mi from the Square · Mon–Fri 09:00–21:00 · Sat 08:00–20:30 · Sun 09:30–19:00

Betfred in Leam Lane 1 shop

• Betfred, Leam Lane (Fewster Square)Unit 9, Fewster Square, Leam Lane, Gateshead NE10 8QX

  2.7 mi from the Square · Mon–Sat 08:30–21:00 · Sun 09:00–21:30

Betfred near Gateshead

Gateshead faces Newcastle across the Tyne, and the branches on the other side of the river are listed under Newcastle upon Tyne rather than Gateshead.

Newcastle city centre is a mile north across the High Level and Tyne bridges, with Betfred branches on Nun Street, at the Haymarket Metro station and on West Road, all within about a mile and a quarter of the West Street shop. Birtley, Washington, Hebburn and Jarrow lie south and east, each with its own branch, and Whickham, Blaydon and Felling sit inside Gateshead borough but under their own or Newcastle postal addresses. Newcastle racecourse at High Gosforth Park is about six miles north.

Other bookmakers in Gateshead

Gateshead is a Ladbrokes borough by shop count, with Betfred second and Coral and William Hill splitting the rest.

Ladbrokes trades in the Trinity Centre about fifty yards from the West Street Betfred, plus 89 Coatsworth Road at Bensham, 97–101 Saltwell Road, 324–326 Old Durham Road at Deckham and 3 Wrekenton Row, which is a few doors from the Betfred on Wrekenton High Street. Coral has shops at 526 Durham Road in Low Fell — almost next door to the Betfred at 540 — and 56 Beacon Lough Road. William Hill trades at 124 Saltwell Road and 31 Sheriffs Highway in Low Fell.

About Betfred in Gateshead

Betfred began in Salford in 1967, when brothers Fred and Peter Done opened their first betting shop, and it runs its estate from Birchwood in Warrington, about 130 miles south. Gateshead is a six-shop borough and a genuinely suburban estate: one shop in the town centre on West Street, and five spread along the ridges and estates south and west of it at Bensham, Low Fell, Dunston, Wrekenton and Leam Lane. Four of the six carry a Newcastle upon Tyne postal address despite being licensed by Gateshead Council, which is worth knowing if you are searching by town rather than postcode.

For travellers, Unit 2 West Street is the one to know by location rather than hours: it is a couple of minutes from the Gateshead Interchange, Trinity Square and the Gateshead Metro station, and about half a mile from the Sage, the Baltic and the quayside bridges into Newcastle. Just be aware it is the shortest-trading branch in the borough and shuts at 18:00 on a Sunday. For a late bet, Brinkburn Avenue at Bensham is the one on weekdays and Leam Lane on a Sunday. Gateshead International Stadium is about half a mile east of West Street.

Frequently asked questions

How many Betfred shops are there in Gateshead?

Six, all licensed by Gateshead Council: West Street in the town centre and Brinkburn Avenue at Bensham, plus Durham Road at Low Fell, The Crescent at Dunston, High Street at Wrekenton and Fewster Square at Leam Lane. All six publish full weekly times. Several carry a Newcastle upon Tyne postal address despite being in Gateshead borough.

What time does Betfred open in Gateshead?

Low Fell opens first, at 08:00 on weekdays; West Street, Wrekenton and Leam Lane open at 08:30, and Bensham and Dunston at 09:00. On a Saturday, West Street and Dunston join Low Fell at 08:00. Sunday starts at 09:00 at Leam Lane, 09:30 at four branches and 10:00 at Bensham.

What time does Betfred close in Gateshead?

Only Brinkburn Avenue at Bensham reaches 22:00, and it holds that on a Saturday too. West Street, Dunston, Wrekenton and Leam Lane close at 21:00 on weekdays, and Low Fell at 20:00. Gateshead is a comparatively early-closing borough: five of the six shops are shut by nine.

Which Betfred in Gateshead is open latest on a Sunday?

Fewster Square at Leam Lane, at 21:30. It is the only branch in the borough that trades later on a Sunday than it does midweek, and the only one open past 20:30 on a Sunday evening. Bensham is next at 20:30, then Dunston and Wrekenton at 19:00, with West Street and Low Fell closing 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 Gateshead 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, which in Gateshead would only shorten Bensham, Low Fell and the four 21:00 shops by an hour or two. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.

Which Betfred is nearest to the Gateshead Interchange and the Stadium?

Unit 2 West Street is the closest to the Interchange, the Trinity Square centre and the Gateshead Metro station, a couple of minutes from each. It is also the nearest of the six to Gateshead International Stadium and to the Sage, the Baltic and the quayside bridges into Newcastle, all about half a mile north.

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

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 six Gateshead Betfred shops.