Betfred Opening Times Newcastle

The 2 Betfred shops in Newcastle city centre

The three city-centre branches: Grainger Street and Nun Street, a couple of minutes apart near the Grainger Market, and the Haymarket shop inside the Metro station.

• Betfred, Grainger Street119 Grainger Street, Newcastle NE1 5AE

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

• Betfred, Nun Street7–11 Nun Street, Newcastle NE1 5AG

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

• Betfred, Haymarket (Metro station)Unit 5, The Hub, Haymarket Metro Station, Newcastle NE1 7PF

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

Newcastle Betfred opening times compared

The full weekly pattern for all eleven branches in one table, city-centre shops first. Today’s column is highlighted.

Newcastle’s shops fall into three groups. Four trade until 22:00 on weekdays — Nun Street, West Road, Shields Road and the Adelaide Centre. Haymarket, Walker and Heaton finish between 21:00 and 21:30. And four close at 20:30: Grainger Street, Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall. Only Nun Street and West Road keep 22:00 on a Sunday too, and Heaton is the only branch with the same hours on a Saturday as on weekdays apart from those two.

Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Newcastle

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

Open earliest

Five branches open at 08:00 on weekdays: the three city-centre shops, West Road and Shields Road. Benwell, Heaton and Walker open at 08:30, and Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall at 09:00. On a Saturday, Benwell and Walker come forward to 08:00 and Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall to 08:30. Sunday openings run from 09:00 at most branches to 10:00 at Gosforth and Forest Hall.

Open latest

Nun Street and West Road close at 22:00 on every day of the week. Shields Road and the Adelaide Centre also reach 22:00 on weekdays, and the Adelaide Centre holds it on a Saturday. At the other end, Grainger Street, Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall close at 20:30 on weekdays and 20:00 on a Saturday.

Betfred Newcastle Sunday opening times

Sunday in Newcastle splits sharply: two shops open until 22:00, four closed by 18:00.

Nun Street and West Road run 09:00 to 22:00, and the Adelaide Centre in Benwell 09:00 to 21:00. Haymarket and Walker close at 20:30, Shields Road and Heaton at 19:00, and Grainger Street, Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall at 18:00. For a Sunday evening kick-off in the city centre, Nun Street is the one.

Betfred Newcastle 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 eleven Newcastle branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.

On the other bank holidays, Newcastle 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 the four 22:00 shops and half an hour off the 20:30 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 Newcastle branch to follow its usual pattern for that day.

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 bank holiday close would take up to two hours off the Newcastle branches.

Christmas and New Year opening times

The festive fortnight is the only stretch of the year when Newcastle 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 Newcastle (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 three city-centre branches on Grainger Street, Nun Street and at Haymarket. 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 — usually Nun Street, at 22:00.

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 eleven Newcastle branches.

Betfred across the rest of Newcastle

Eight more branches serve the neighbourhoods: Arthur’s Hill, Benwell and Lemington in the West End; Byker, Heaton and Walker in the East End; and Gosforth and Forest Hall to the north. All eight publish full weekly times.

Betfred in West Newcastle 3 shops

• Betfred, Arthur's Hill (West Road)90–94 West Road, Arthur’s Hill, Newcastle NE4 9QA

  1.6 mi from the city centre · Mon–Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00

• Betfred, Benwell (Adelaide Centre)Unit 10, The Adelaide Centre, Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle NE4 8BE

  1.7 mi from the city centre · Mon–Fri 08:30–22:00 · Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–21:00

• Betfred, Lemington (Union Hall Road)Union Hall Road, Lemington, Newcastle NE15 7SJ

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

Betfred in East Newcastle 3 shops

• Betfred, Byker (Shields Road)131–133 Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle NE6 1DN

  1.3 mi from the city centre · Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–19:00

• Betfred, Heaton (Chillingham Road)267 Chillingham Road, Heaton, Newcastle NE6 5LL

  1.7 mi from the city centre · Mon–Sat 08:30–21:00 · Sun 09:30–19:00

• Betfred, Walker (Welbeck Road)440–442 Welbeck Road, Walker, Newcastle NE6 2NY

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

Betfred in North Newcastle and Forest Hall 2 shops

• Betfred, Gosforth (High Street)185–187 High Street, Gosforth, Newcastle NE3 1HE

  2.3 mi from the city centre · Mon–Fri 09:00–20:30 · Sat 08:30–20:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00

• Betfred, Forest Hall (Station Road North)37/39 Station Road North, Forest Hall, Newcastle NE12 7AR

  3.8 mi from the city centre · Mon–Fri 09:00–20:30 · Sat 08:30–20:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00

Betfred near Newcastle

Newcastle sits on the north bank of the Tyne, and directory sites fold several neighbouring towns into its Betfred count.

Directories list sixteen “Newcastle” Betfreds, but five are elsewhere: West Street, Low Fell and Dunston are in Gateshead and covered on our Gateshead page; 98–102 High Street East is in Wallsend; and 3 Lane Head is in Ryton. The licensing register also carries a Betfred at the Killingworth Centre (North Tyneside), which does not appear in current listings. And if you were looking for Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, its Betfred is at 5–6 Ironmarket, about 150 miles south.

Other bookmakers in Newcastle

Newcastle is a Ladbrokes city by shop count, with eighteen branches to Betfred’s eleven.

Ladbrokes has eighteen shops in Newcastle, including Clayton Street, Nelson Street, Percy Street and Pilgrim Street in the centre, Shields Road in Byker and the Benwell Shopping Centre next to the Adelaide Centre Betfred. William Hill has eight, among them West Road, Shields Road, Chillingham Road and Stanhope Street; Coral four, including Northumberland Street; and Paddy Power and Jennings one each, on Clayton Street and Nun Street.

About Betfred in Newcastle

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 120 miles south-west. Newcastle has eleven branches — three in the city centre and eight across the West End, East End and the northern suburbs — and the licensing register and current listings agree on every one of the ten city shops.

For visitors, Nun Street is the one to know: a couple of minutes from the Grainger Market and Eldon Square, a quarter of a mile from St James’ Park and open until 22:00 every day. Grainger Street is the nearest to Newcastle Central station but closes earlier, and the Haymarket shop is inside the Metro station for anyone travelling on the Metro.

Frequently asked questions

How many Betfred shops are there in Newcastle?

Eleven. Ten are in the city and licensed by Newcastle City Council: three in the city centre on Grainger Street, Nun Street and at Haymarket Metro station, and seven in Arthur’s Hill, Benwell, Lemington, Byker, Heaton, Walker and Gosforth. The eleventh, at Forest Hall, has a Newcastle address but is licensed by North Tyneside Council. Some directories list sixteen, but five of those are in Gateshead, Wallsend and Ryton.

What time does Betfred open in Newcastle?

All three city-centre shops, plus Shields Road in Byker and West Road in Arthur’s Hill, open at 08:00 on weekdays. Benwell, Heaton and Walker open at 08:30, and Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall at 09:00. Sunday openings run from 09:00 to 10:00.

What time does Betfred close in Newcastle?

Four branches close at 22:00 on weekdays: Nun Street, West Road, Shields Road and the Adelaide Centre in Benwell. Haymarket and Walker close at 21:30, Heaton at 21:00, and Grainger Street, Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall at 20:30.

Which Betfred in Newcastle is open latest on a Sunday?

Nun Street in the city centre and West Road in Arthur’s Hill, both until 22:00. Benwell follows at 21:00 and Haymarket and Walker at 20:30. Grainger Street, Gosforth, Lemington and Forest Hall close 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 Newcastle 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 up to two hours off the Newcastle branches. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.

Which Betfred is nearest to St James’ Park and Newcastle Central station?

7–11 Nun Street is about a quarter of a mile from St James’ Park and open until 22:00 every day, which makes it the natural choice around a Newcastle United match. For Newcastle Central station, Grainger Street is the nearest, a few minutes’ walk north up Grainger Street itself.

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

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 eleven Newcastle Betfred shops.