Betfred Opening Times Loughborough
Opening times for both Betfred betting shops in Loughborough: 59a Baxter Gate and 13 Cattle Market, a couple of minutes apart in the town centre. Both show whether they are open right now and how long you have before they close today.
Checking times…
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Betfred Loughborough opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Loughborough
- 2 branches
- With published weekly times
- Both of them
- Opening time
- 08:30 Mon–Sat, 09:00 Sunday — both shops
- Latest closing
- 22:00 — Cattle Market, every day
- Christmas Day
- Both shops closed — required by law
Loughborough has two Betfred shops, a couple of minutes apart in the town centre, and they keep very different evenings. 13 Cattle Market is open until 22:00 every day of the week; 59a Baxter Gate closes at 20:30 on weekdays, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday. Both open at 08:30, or 09:00 on a Sunday. Some directories list only one Loughborough Betfred, because they file the Cattle Market shop under Leicester.
Betfred on Baxter Gate
The branch at 59a Baxter Gate, a couple of minutes from the Market Place. The 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.
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Betfred, Baxter Gate59a Baxter Gate, Loughborough LE11 1TH
Baxter Gate runs 08:30 to 20:30 Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 20:00 on a Saturday and 09:00 to 18:00 on a Sunday — the earlier-closing of Loughborough’s two Betfreds. A William Hill is next door at 60 Baxter Gate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the Market Place. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Loughborough Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for both branches in one table. Today’s column is highlighted.
The two shops open at the same time — 08:30 Monday to Saturday, 09:00 on a Sunday — and part company in the evening. Cattle Market holds 22:00 every day. Baxter Gate closes at 20:30 on weekdays, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday, so the gap between them grows from ninety minutes midweek to four hours on a Sunday.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Gate59a Baxter Gate, LE11 1TH | 08:30–20:30 | 08:30–20:00 | 09:00–18:00 | |
| Cattle Market13 Cattle Market, LE11 3DL | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Loughborough
Full weekly times are published for both branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.
Open earliest
Both shops open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday. For an earlier start, the Ladbrokes at 9 Cattle Market opens at 08:00.
Open latest
Cattle Market closes at 22:00 on every day of the week. Baxter Gate closes at 20:30 Monday to Friday, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday. After Baxter Gate shuts, Cattle Market is two minutes’ walk away.
The one to remember: 13 Cattle Market is open until 22:00 every day of the week, including Sunday — four hours after Baxter Gate on a Sunday evening.
Betfred Loughborough Sunday opening times
Sunday is where Loughborough’s two shops differ most: Cattle Market runs 09:00 to 22:00, Baxter Gate 09:00 to 18:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle Market13 Cattle Market, LE11 3DL | 09:00 | 22:00 | |
| Baxter Gate59a Baxter Gate, LE11 1TH | 09:00 | 18:00 |
For the morning racing either shop will do; for the afternoon football both are open; for an evening kick-off, only Cattle Market is still trading.
Betfred Loughborough 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 both Loughborough branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Loughborough 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 take two hours off Cattle Market and half an hour off Baxter Gate. 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 both Loughborough branches to follow their usual pattern for that day.
| Day | Falls on | Next date | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday | — | Normal weekday times |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday before Easter Sunday | — | Normal Saturday times |
| Easter Sunday | First Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March | — | Normal Sunday times |
| Easter Monday | Day after Easter Sunday | — | Weekday opening, possible 20:00 close |
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; a 20:00 close would take two hours off Cattle Market and half an hour off Baxter Gate.
| Bank holiday | Falls on | Next date | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early May bank holiday | First Monday in May | — | Weekday opening, possible 20:00 close |
| Spring bank holiday | Last Monday in May | — | Weekday opening, possible 20:00 close |
| Summer bank holiday | Last Monday in August | — | Weekday opening, possible 20:00 close |
Christmas and New Year opening times
The festive fortnight is the only stretch of the year when Loughborough 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.
| Day | Date | Next date | Usual pattern in Loughborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | — | Normal opening, early close around 18:00 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | — | Closed all day, both shops |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | — | Normal opening, close around 20:00 |
| Substitute bank holiday | When 25 or 26 December falls on a weekend | — | Normal times for that day |
| New Year’s Eve | 31 December | — | Normal opening, early close around 18:00 |
| New Year’s Day | 1 January | — | Later start around 10:00, close around 20:00 |
Each Loughborough branch sets its own festive times and usually posts them in the window from mid-December. Both sit in the town centre, so their festive hours tend to follow the shops around the Market Place. The live countdowns on this page follow the standard weekly times and the Christmas Day closure only, so check the window card before travelling on 24, 26 or 31 December or 1 January.
How the live opening times work
Everything live on this page reads the clock in Loughborough (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 Baxter Gate branch. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes. Cattle Market, the later-closing of the two, has its own live row 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 both lists re-order themselves, and the directions button points to whichever of the two branches is closer to you.
Betfred on Cattle Market
The second branch sits at 13 Cattle Market, a couple of minutes south of Baxter Gate. It publishes full weekly times, so its live status is as exact as Baxter Gate’s.
Betfred in Cattle Market 1 shop
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Betfred, Cattle Market13 Cattle Market, Loughborough LE11 3DL
Cattle Market runs 08:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. It shares the street with a Ladbrokes at 9 Cattle Market and a Paddy Power at 34, both also open until 22:00 on weekdays.
Betfred near Loughborough
Loughborough sits in the Soar valley between Leicester and Nottingham, and directory listings for the town need a little untangling.
Some directories list only Baxter Gate as a Loughborough Betfred and file the Cattle Market shop under Leicester; both are in Loughborough town centre. The licensing register also lists the Gorse Covert Centre on Maxwell Drive in Thorpe Acre (LE11 4RZ), which appears in an older directory with times of 09:00 to 21:00 on weekdays but not in current listings, and 24 Nottingham Road (LE11 1EU), which appears in no listing we can find. We have counted neither. Leicester, about ten miles south, is covered on its own page.
Both Loughborough shops are licensed by Charnwood Borough Council. If you are heading for Shepshed, Quorn or Leicester rather than Loughborough itself, use the location button above: the directions button always routes to the closer of the two Loughborough branches.
Other bookmakers in Loughborough
Loughborough town centre has a tight cluster of bookmakers around Baxter Gate and Cattle Market.
Ladbrokes has two shops in Loughborough, at 9 Cattle Market and Jocklar House on Swan Street. William Hill trades at 60 Baxter Gate, next door to the Betfred, Paddy Power at 34 Cattle Market, and Coral has one shop in the town.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Loughborough, so they are not listed with live status on this page yet. Each Betfred has a rival on its doorstep: a William Hill next to Baxter Gate, and a Ladbrokes and a Paddy Power on Cattle Market. Every bookmaker in the town is closed on Christmas Day by law.
About Betfred in Loughborough
| Trading name | Betfred |
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| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Charnwood Borough Council |
| Branches with a Loughborough address | 2 betting shops |
| In Loughborough town centre | Both |
| With published weekly times | Both of them |
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 80 miles north-west. Loughborough has two branches, both in the town centre, where the register once carried four; one of the two trades until 22:00 every day.
For visitors, both shops are a short walk from the Market Place, the Carillon in Queen’s Park and the Great Central Railway heritage line, and about three quarters of a mile from Loughborough station on the Midland Main Line. For an evening visit, head for Cattle Market.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Loughborough?
- Two, both in the town centre and both licensed by Charnwood Borough Council: 59a Baxter Gate and 13 Cattle Market, a couple of minutes apart. The licensing register also lists shops at the Gorse Covert Centre in Thorpe Acre and on Nottingham Road; neither appears in current listings. Some directories file the Cattle Market shop under Leicester, which is why a search for Loughborough can show only one.
- What time does Betfred open in Loughborough?
- Both shops open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday.
- What time does Betfred close in Loughborough?
- Cattle Market closes at 22:00 every day of the week. Baxter Gate closes much earlier: 20:30 Monday to Friday, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday.
- Which Betfred in Loughborough is open latest on a Sunday?
- 13 Cattle Market, until 22:00. Baxter Gate closes at 18:00 on a Sunday, so for a Sunday evening kick-off Cattle Market is the one.
- 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 Loughborough 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 would take two hours off Cattle Market and half an hour off Baxter Gate. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.
- Which Betfred is nearest to Loughborough station and the university?
- Both shops are in the town centre, about three quarters of a mile west of Loughborough railway station; Baxter Gate is marginally nearer. Loughborough University’s campus is about a mile and a half west of either.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Loughborough?
- Tap “Use my current location”. Both lists on this page then re-order nearest-first, and the directions button at the top routes you to the closer of the two Loughborough Betfred shops.