Betfred Opening Times, 50 High Street, Portsmouth PO6 3AG
Is Betfred on High Street, Cosham open now? This page shows live opening times for the branch on Cosham High Street, a countdown to closing and the full bank holiday pattern.
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Betfred High Street, Cosham opening times at a glance
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Saturday
- 08:30 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 09:30 – 22:00
- Christmas Day
- Closed — required by law
Doors close at 22:00 every night of the week, apart from Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Check the live panel above for today’s status and countdown.
Betfred High Street, Cosham opening times
Betfred, 50 High Street, Portsmouth, PO6 3AG. Licensed by Portsmouth City Council, with the premises licence held by Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited.
This Betfred is on Cosham High Street, the main shopping street of the mainland part of the city. It is a busy town-centre shop, a few minutes from the station. It opens in time for the morning race cards and stays open until 22:00 for the evening football and greyhounds.
| Day | Opens | Closes | Time open |
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Why 22:00? Betting premises licences in England and Wales carry a default condition under the Gambling Act 2005 that bars gambling between 22:00 and 07:00 unless the licensing authority removes it, which is why most high-street bookmakers close at 22:00. Individual branch times can still change at short notice, so check before a late trip.
Weekday opening times
Weekdays run from 09:00 to 22:00, a thirteen-hour trading day.
| Weekday | Opening times | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 – 22:00 | Shoppers call in through the day; mornings are quiet. |
| Tuesday | 09:00 – 22:00 | Daytime shoppers, then evening greyhounds and all-weather racing. |
| Wednesday | 09:00 – 22:00 | Busy around kick-off on European and league nights. |
| Thursday | 09:00 – 22:00 | Evening racing cards and Thursday-night football to close. |
| Friday | 09:00 – 22:00 | Weekend accumulators go on from lunchtime onwards. |
Weekend opening times
Saturday opens half an hour earlier than a weekday and Sunday half an hour later. Both close at 22:00.
| Day | Opening times | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 08:30 – 22:00 | Earliest open of the week, ahead of the day’s racing and the 15:00 football. |
| Sunday | 09:30 – 22:00 | Later start; Premier League and Sunday racing run through the afternoon. |
Saturday is the day to expect queues, particularly from lunchtime until the late results. Sunday mornings are relaxed.
Bank holiday opening times
Betting shops in England and Wales face no special bank holiday restrictions, with one exception. The Gambling Act 2005 attaches a condition to every betting premises licence that prevents gambling on 25 December, so Betfred High Street, Cosham is closed on Christmas Day by law.
Elsewhere in the calendar, expect either normal times or a slightly shorter day. Here is how the bank holidays usually look at Betfred High Street, Cosham.
Easter opening times
Good Friday opening has been allowed since the Gambling Act 2005 took effect, and Easter Sunday carries no trading restriction in Great Britain, so the Easter weekend here looks much like any other.
| Day | Falls on | Next date | Opening times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday | — | 09:00 – 22:00 |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday before Easter Sunday | — | 08:30 – 22:00 |
| Easter Sunday | First Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March | — | 09:30 – 22:00 |
| Easter Monday | Day after Easter Sunday | — | 09:00 – 22:00 |
Good Friday racing in Britain dates from 2014, when the All-Weather Championships Finals Day was first run on it, so there is an afternoon card to follow. Easter Monday is one of the biggest jumps days of the spring, with several meetings running at once.
May bank holiday opening times
Both May bank holidays, the first Monday and the last Monday of the month, run on normal Monday times at Betfred High Street, Cosham.
| Bank holiday | Falls on | Next date | Opening times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early May bank holiday | First Monday in May | — | 09:00 – 22:00 |
| Spring bank holiday | Last Monday in May | — | 09:00 – 22:00 |
August bank holiday opening times
Normal Monday times apply on the summer bank holiday. With racing across the country, the shop fills up from lunchtime.
| Bank holiday | Falls on | Next date | Opening times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer bank holiday | Last Monday in August | — | 09:00 – 22:00 |
Christmas opening times
At Betfred High Street, Cosham, the weekly pattern holds for almost the whole year and only changes over Christmas and New Year. Christmas Day is a legal closure, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve finish early, and the days in between stay close to normal because the racing calendar is at its busiest.
| Day | Date | Next date | Opening times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | — | 09:00 – 18:00 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | — | Closed all day |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | — | 09:00 – 20:00 |
| 27 to 30 December | Between the holidays | — | Normal times, close 20:00 – 22:00 |
| Substitute bank holiday | When 25 or 26 December falls on a weekend | — | 09:00 – 22:00 |
| New Year's Eve | 31 December | — | 09:00 – 18:00 |
| New Year's Day | 1 January | — | 10:00 – 20:00 |
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve at Betfred High Street, Cosham usually means a 09:00 open and an early close at about 18:00. Racing fills the afternoon, so that is the busiest spell; if you need to collect winnings, go before late afternoon.
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is the biggest day of the year for high-street bookmakers, built around the King George VI Chase at Kempton and a card of meetings across the country. The shop opens as normal and closes a little earlier, around 20:00.
New Year opening times
New Year’s Eve
On New Year’s Eve, Betfred High Street, Cosham opens at its usual time and closes early, generally around 18:00. Bets on the next day’s racing are best placed in the afternoon.
New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day runs to a shortened timetable, typically 10:00 to 20:00, with a busy card of jumps racing through the afternoon.
Festive times vary slightly from branch to branch. Betfred High Street, Cosham normally puts its Christmas times in the window from mid-December; check them, or the Betfred store finder, before a trip on 24, 26 or 31 December.
How the live opening times panel works
The status panel at the top of the page works from the current UK time and the published times for Betfred High Street, Cosham, so the open or closed flag, today’s close and the countdown are always current. A few details on how it behaves:
What the status means
Open means the shop is inside its published trading times right now. Closed means it is outside them, and the countdown switches to show how long until the doors open again. If the shop is due to close within the hour, the countdown is the number to watch.
Last bets and settling up
Plan to arrive a little before the published close: counters stop taking cash bets shortly beforehand, and paying out winnings takes time too.
Getting there
Use the buttons at the top of the page to open the shop in Google Maps, plot a route from your current position, or preview the street in Street View. Cosham station is about four minutes’ walk, with trains to Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton, Brighton and London. Buses along the High Street run into Portsmouth and out to Havant and Fareham.
Nearby Betfred shops and their opening times
If this shop is busy or closed, these are the closest other Betfred branches to PO6 3AG, measured in a straight line. They are licensed by Portsmouth City Council.
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Betfred, Havant Road, Drayton198 Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth PO6 2EH
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Betfred, 81A London Road, North End81A London Road, Portsmouth PO2 0BH
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Betfred, 54 London Road, North End54 London Road, Portsmouth PO2 0LN
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Betfred, Tangier Road, Copnor43 Tangier Road, Portsmouth PO3 6JQ
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Betfred, 108-110 Fratton Road (PO1 2BZ)108–110 Fratton Road, Portsmouth PO1 2BZ
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Betfred, Arundel Street, city centre33 Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1NB
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Betfred, The Hard, Portsea27 The Hard, Portsmouth PO1 3DT
Other bookmakers nearby and their opening times
Prefer another bookmaker? Each row opens Google Maps centred on PO6 3AG, showing the nearest branches of that brand around Cosham and their current opening times.
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Portsmouth City Council also licenses independent bookmakers in the area, some of which keep shorter times than the national chains. The council’s gambling premises register is the authoritative list.
About this shop
| Trading name | Betfred |
|---|---|
| Address | 50 High Street, Portsmouth, PO6 3AG |
| Premises type | Betting shop |
| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Licensing authority | Portsmouth City Council |
| Area | Cosham, Portsmouth |
| Nearest main roads | High Street; Northern Road; Wayte Street; Portsmouth Road (A3) |
| Public transport | Cosham station about four minutes’ walk; buses along the High Street and Northern Road |
Cosham sits at the foot of Portsdown Hill, just north of the bridge on to Portsea Island, with Queen Alexandra Hospital on the slope above the town. Port Solent and the harbour are about a mile and a quarter west. In a straight line, Cosham is about 3.5 miles north of Portsmouth city centre.
Frequently asked questions
- What time does Betfred on High Street, Cosham open?
- It opens at 09:00 Monday to Friday, 08:30 on Saturday and 09:30 on Sunday. Saturday is the earliest opening of the week.
- What time does Betfred on High Street, Cosham close today?
- The closing time for today is shown live at the top of this page, alongside a countdown. Standard closing time is 22:00 every day.
- Is Betfred on High Street, Cosham open on Sundays?
- Yes. On Sundays the shop opens at 09:30, the latest start of the week, and closes at 22:00.
- Is the shop open on Christmas Day?
- No. Every betting shop in Great Britain is closed on Christmas Day. It is a condition attached to premises licences granted under the Gambling Act 2005, not a company decision.
- Does the shop open over Easter?
- Yes. Good Friday trading has been permitted since the Gambling Act 2005 came into force, and there is no restriction on Easter Sunday, so the shop runs normal times across Easter.
- What are the bank holiday opening times?
- Normal Monday times of 09:00 to 22:00 apply on the May and August bank holidays. Over the festive period, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve close around 18:00, Boxing Day runs 09:00 to 20:00 and New Year’s Day 10:00 to 20:00.
- What are the earliest and latest opening times?
- The earliest opening is 08:30 on Saturday. Other days start at 09:00, or 09:30 on Sunday, and closing is 22:00 outside the Christmas and New Year period.
- Is there parking near Betfred High Street, Cosham?
- Usually, yes. There is on-street parking in the side roads around High Street, Cosham, though spaces close to the shops fill up at busy times. Check the signs for any loading or time restrictions.
- How do I get to the shop?
- Use the directions button at the top of the page. It opens Google Maps and plots a route from your current location to 50 High Street, PO6 3AG. Cosham station about four minutes’ walk; buses along the High Street and Northern Road.