Betfred Opening Times, 10 Bond Street, Leeds LS1 5EY

Betfred Bond Street opening times

Betfred, 10 Bond Street, Leeds, LS1 5EY. Licensed by Leeds City Council, with the premises licence held by Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited.

Bond Street runs between Boar Lane and the bottom of Albion Street, and the shop sits on the pedestrianised stretch alongside the Trinity Leeds entrances. Footfall here is commuter and shopper rather than residential, which shapes the trading pattern: an early open for people passing through on the way into work, and a late close that catches the after-work crowd heading for the station.

Weekday opening times

Monday to Friday is a consistent 08:00 to 22:00 at this branch.

The 08:00 start is genuinely useful if you work in the city centre, because it means you can place a bet before the working day rather than at lunchtime. Very few betting shops in Leeds open this early.

Weekend opening times

Saturday keeps the same long day as the rest of the week. Sunday opens an hour later.

Saturday afternoons are the tightest squeeze for space, with shoppers from Trinity dropping in around the 15:00 kick-offs. If you want a seat for the racing, get in before midday.

Bank holiday opening times

Betting shops in England and Wales may trade on every bank holiday but one. The Gambling Act 2005 attaches a condition to every premises licence preventing gambling facilities being provided on Christmas Day, so the 25 December closure here is a matter of law rather than company policy.

Bank holidays are unusual for a city-centre shop like this one. The office trade that fills it on a normal weekday disappears entirely, but shopper footfall through Trinity often goes up, so the shop generally stays on full times rather than shortening the day.

Easter opening times

Good Friday trading has been permitted since the Gambling Act 2005 came into force, and Great Britain has never restricted Easter Sunday opening. Expect this branch to keep its normal weekend pattern right through the Easter weekend.

There is no British horse racing on Good Friday, so trade that day runs on football, Irish and overseas cards, greyhounds and the numbers games. Easter Monday is one of the fullest racing days of the spring and the city centre is busy with shoppers, which makes it one of the stronger bank holidays here.

May bank holiday opening times

Both May bank holidays are normal Monday trading days at Bond Street. The early May Monday in particular draws shopper traffic into Trinity, which feeds through to this shop.

August bank holiday opening times

The summer bank holiday brings a heavy afternoon racing card and a busy city centre. Expect the shop to be full from lunchtime through to the evening.

Christmas opening times

The Christmas fortnight is the only part of the year when times here genuinely depart from the weekly pattern. Christmas Day is a legally enforced closure. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve finish early, and the days in between run close to normal because 26 and 27 December are two of the biggest racing days in the calendar.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve in Leeds city centre is frantic until about mid-afternoon and then empties very quickly. The shop opens at its normal time and finishes around 18:00. Last cash bets go on a good while before that.

Boxing Day

Boxing Day is the single busiest day of the betting shop year, built around the King George VI Chase at Kempton. Bond Street benefits from the Boxing Day sales crowd as well as the racing, so expect it to be full for most of the day.

New Year opening times

New Year’s Eve

New Year's Eve follows the Christmas Eve pattern: a normal morning open and an early evening close, usually around 18:00, well before the city centre fills up for the night. Place any bets on the New Year's Day cards during the afternoon.

New Year’s Day

New Year's Day starts later, at around 10:00, and closes earlier in the evening. There is a full jumps card, so the shop trades normally, just on a compressed day.

How the live opening times panel works

The panel at the top of this page compares the current time in Leeds against the trading times for Bond Street and updates every second, so the status line, the closing time and the countdown are never stale.

What the status means

Open means the clock is inside the published trading window. Closed means it is outside it, and the countdown flips over to show how long until the doors open again. Once the shop is inside the last hour before 22:00, the countdown is the figure worth watching.

Last bets and settling up

Cash betting closes slightly before the 22:00 shutter, because the day's slips have to be settled and the till cashed up before staff can leave. Anyone collecting a payout should aim to be through the door with ten minutes to spare.

Getting there

The three buttons at the top of the page open Google Maps: the first drops a pin on the shop, the second builds a route from wherever you are standing, and the third loads Street View. Bond Street is pedestrianised, so there is no parking at the door — the Trinity Leeds and Albion Street car parks are the closest options.

Nearby Betfred shops and their opening times

Other Betfred branches within reach of the city centre, ordered by straight-line distance from LS1 5EY. All are listed on the Gambling Commission's public premises register.

• Betfred, Lands Lane36a Lands Lane, Leeds LS1 6LB

  0.2 mi · Mon–Fri 10:00–22:00 · Sat 09:00–22:00 · Sun 10:00–20:00

• Betfred, Vicar Lane (41)41 Vicar Lane, Leeds LS1 6DS

  0.3 mi · Mon–Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00

• Betfred, Vicar Lane (79–81)79–81 Vicar Lane, Leeds LS1 6QA

  0.3 mi · Mon–Sat 08:30–22:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00

• Betfred, Holbeck61a Top Moor Side, Leeds LS11 9LH

  0.8 mi · Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00 · Sat 09:00–20:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00

• Betfred, Harehills Road (29A–29B)29A–29B Harehills Road, Leeds LS8 5HR

  1.2 mi · Mon–Fri 09:00–22:00 · Sat 08:30–22:00 · Sun 09:30–22:00

• Betfred, Harehills Road (76)76 Harehills Road, Leeds LS8 5NU

  1.5 mi · Mon–Fri 09:00–22:00 · Sat 08:30–22:00 · Sun 09:30–22:00

Other bookmakers in the area

Leeds city centre has more licensed betting shops per square mile than anywhere else in West Yorkshire.

Within a few minutes' walk of Bond Street you will find branches of the other national chains along Boar Lane, Briggate, Vicar Lane and around Kirkgate Market, plus a handful of independents. City-centre shops tend to open earlier and close later than the suburban ones, and several trade a full day on Sunday rather than the shortened Sunday common further out.

The authoritative sources here are public records rather than directories. Every licensed betting premises in Great Britain appears on the Gambling Commission's register, indexed by operator and address, and Leeds City Council holds a parallel register for the licences it has granted in Leeds city centre. What neither will give you is trading times.

About this shop

The shop is on the short pedestrianised run of Bond Street between Trinity Leeds and Albion Street, in among the shopfronts rather than set back from them. Almost every bus route through the city centre stops within a few minutes' walk, and Leeds station is close enough that this is a practical stop on the way to a train.

Frequently asked questions

What time does Betfred on Bond Street open?

It opens at 08:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on Sunday, making it one of the earliest-opening betting shops in Leeds city centre.

What time does Betfred Bond Street close today?

Today's closing time is shown live at the top of this page with a countdown. The standard closing time is 22:00 every day.

Is Betfred Bond Street open on Sundays?

Yes. Sunday opening is 09:00 to 22:00, an hour later than the rest of the week but with the same late close.

Is the shop open on Christmas Day?

No. Christmas Day closure is written into the premises licence as a statutory condition under the Gambling Act 2005, which means it applies to every betting shop in the country rather than being a Betfred policy. Normal service resumes on Boxing Day from 08:00.

Is Betfred open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday?

Yes to each. Good Friday trading has been permitted since the Gambling Act 2005 came into force, and Great Britain has never restricted Easter Sunday. This branch keeps its normal pattern: 08:00 – 22:00 on Good Friday, 09:00 – 22:00 on Easter Sunday.

What are the bank holiday opening times?

May and August bank holidays run normal Monday times of 08:00 to 22:00. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve close early at around 18:00, Boxing Day runs 08:00 to 20:00 and New Year's Day 10:00 to 20:00.

Which is the nearest Betfred to Leeds railway station?

Bond Street is among the closest, at roughly five minutes' walk from the station's north entrance via Boar Lane.

Is there parking near the shop?

Not at the door, as Bond Street is pedestrianised. The Trinity Leeds and Albion Street multi-storey car parks are the nearest paid options.