Betfred Opening Times Portsmouth

All 5 Betfred shops on Portsea Island

Every Betfred on the island itself, ordered by distance from the Guildhall. 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, Arundel Street33 Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1NB

  0.2 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Sat 08:30–21:30 · Sun 08:30–22:00

• Betfred, Fratton Road108/110 Fratton Road, Fratton, Portsmouth PO1 5BZ

  0.5 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 08:30–22:00 · Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–22:00

• Betfred, The Hard (Historic Dockyard)27 The Hard, Portsmouth PO1 3DT

  0.7 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Sat 08:30–21:00 · Sun 09:00–21:00

• Betfred, North End (London Road)81a London Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0BH

  1.3 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 08:30–22:00

• Betfred, Copnor (Tangier Road)43 Tangier Road, Copnor, Portsmouth PO3 6JQ

  1.4 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Sat 09:00–20:30 · Sun 09:00–20:30

Portsmouth Betfred opening times compared

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

Copnor and Drayton are the simplest Betfred shops on this site: 09:00 to 20:30, every day, no variation at all. Fratton Road and Cosham both open half an hour earlier on a Saturday, at 08:00. The oddity is Arundel Street, which runs 08:30 to 21:30 Monday to Saturday and then extends to 22:00 on a Sunday — the only branch in the city whose Sunday is longer than its weekday.

Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Portsmouth

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

Open earliest

81a London Road at North End is the earliest in the city, opening at 08:00 seven days a week bar Sunday, when it starts at 08:30. Four branches open at 08:30 on weekdays — Arundel Street, Fratton Road, The Hard and Cosham — and Copnor and Drayton at 09:00. On a Saturday, Fratton Road and Cosham join North End on 08:00.

Open latest

Three branches trade until 22:00 on weekdays: Fratton Road, North End and Cosham. Arundel Street closes at 21:30 and The Hard at 21:00, which is the one to watch if you are down at Gunwharf Quays on a weekday evening. Copnor and Drayton close at 20:30, the earliest in the city, but they are also the most predictable because that time never changes.

Betfred Portsmouth Sunday opening times

Sunday in Portsmouth looks much like a weekday. Doors open at 08:30 or 09:00, and four of the seven branches stay open until 22:00.

No Portsmouth Betfred opens later than 09:00 on a Sunday and none closes before 20:30, which makes it one of the easiest cities on this site for a Sunday bet. If you are on the island, Arundel Street, Fratton Road and North End all run to 22:00; north of the creek, Cosham does the same. Only The Hard, at 21:00, and the two 20:30 shops finish earlier.

Betfred Portsmouth 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 seven Portsmouth branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.

On the other bank holidays, Portsmouth 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 the three 22:00 branches. 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 Portsmouth 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, and all three are busy days on the seafront and at Gunwharf Quays. Check the window card or the Betfred shop finder the week before.

Christmas and New Year opening times

The festive fortnight is the only stretch of the year when Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth (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 five Betfred branches on Portsea Island. 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. After the last close it switches to counting down to the first shop opening the next morning.

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 seven Portsmouth branches, Cosham and Drayton included.

Betfred in Cosham and Drayton

Two branches sit north of Portsbridge Creek, off the island, in the PO6 suburbs. Both are licensed by Portsmouth City Council and both publish full weekly times, so their live status is as exact as the island shops’.

Betfred in Cosham and Drayton 2 shops

• Betfred, Cosham (High Street)50 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3AG

  3.4 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 08:30–22:00 · Sat 08:00–22:00 · Sun 08:30–22:00

• Betfred, Drayton (Havant Road)198 Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth PO6 2EH

  3.8 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Sat 09:00–20:30 · Sun 09:00–20:30

Betfred near Portsmouth

Portsmouth sits at the bottom of a dense corner of south Hampshire, and several nearby towns have their own post towns and their own Betfred listings.

The closest is Southsea, where the branch at 71 Palmerston Road is barely a mile and a half from the Guildhall but listed under its own post town, so it does not appear in the Portsmouth count. Beyond that there are branches at Havant, Waterlooville, Fareham and Gosport across the harbour, with Chichester to the east and Southampton, which has a far larger estate, about twenty miles west. On the Isle of Wight, Sandown is reachable by ferry from the Hard.

Other bookmakers in Portsmouth and their opening times

All 9 non-Betfred betting shops in Portsmouth: seven Ladbrokes, one Coral and one Jennings, grouped by bookmaker and ordered by distance from the Guildhall. With 16 betting shops in the city, Betfred and Ladbrokes are level at seven each.

Ladbrokes in Portsmouth 7 shops

• Ladbrokes, Fratton Road59/61 Fratton Road, Fratton, Portsmouth PO1 5AE

  0.5 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 08:30–22:00 · Sat & Sun not published

• Ladbrokes, Kingston Road11 Kingston Road, Portsmouth PO1 5RX

  0.8 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 09:30–21:00 · Sat & Sun not published

• Ladbrokes, North End (68 London Road)68 London Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0LN

  1.3 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat & Sun not published

• Ladbrokes, Hilsea (235–237 London Road)235–237 London Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 9HA

  1.7 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00 · Sat & Sun not published

• Ladbrokes, Copnor Road315 Copnor Road, Copnor, Portsmouth PO3 5EG

  1.9 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00 · Sat & Sun not published

• Ladbrokes, Cosham (High Street)42 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3AG

  3.4 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat & Sun not published

• Ladbrokes, Paulsgrove (Allaway Avenue)141 Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth PO6 4HE

  3.6 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 09:30–19:00 · Sat & Sun not published

Coral in Portsmouth 1 shop

• Coral, Edinburgh Road2–4 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth PO1 1DE

  0.2 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 08:00–21:30 · Sat & Sun not published

Jennings in Portsmouth 1 shop

• Jennings, North End (Laburnum Grove)Laburnum Grove, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0LU

  1.3 mi from the Guildhall · Mon–Fri 09:00–22:00 · Sat & Sun not published

About Betfred in Portsmouth

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. Portsmouth is a compact, tightly packed city — most of it on Portsea Island — and the Betfred map reflects that: five shops strung along the island from the harbour to Copnor, and two more north of Portsbridge Creek at Cosham and Drayton. There is no real suburban sprawl to cover, so the shops sit on the old high streets instead: Arundel Street by the Guildhall, The Hard at the dockyard gates, Fratton Road, London Road at North End and Tangier Road in Copnor.

For visitors, 27 The Hard is the one to know. It is a couple of minutes from Portsmouth Harbour station, the Historic Dockyard, HMS Victory and the Gunwharf Quays outlet centre, and the Isle of Wight and Gosport ferries leave from the same spot. 33 Arundel Street is closest to Portsmouth & Southsea station and the Cascades centre. On matchdays at Fratton Park, 108/110 Fratton Road is the nearest branch, about half a mile from the ground on the walk up from Fratton station, and it is one of the three shops open until 22:00.

Frequently asked questions

How many Betfred shops are there in Portsmouth?

Seven, all licensed by Portsmouth City Council. Five are on Portsea Island — Arundel Street, Fratton Road, The Hard, North End and Copnor — and two are north of the creek in the PO6 suburbs, at Cosham and Drayton. A further branch on Palmerston Road is listed under Southsea, which has its own post town.

What time does Betfred open in Portsmouth?

North End is the earliest at 08:00 on weekdays. Four branches open at 08:30 and the other two, Copnor and Drayton, at 09:00. Sunday opening is unusually early for a Betfred estate: three branches open at 08:30 and the rest at 09:00, so no Portsmouth shop makes you wait until 10:00.

What time does Betfred close in Portsmouth?

Three branches close at 22:00 on weekdays: Fratton Road, North End and Cosham. Arundel Street closes at 21:30 and The Hard at 21:00. Copnor and Drayton are the early pair at 20:30, and they keep those same hours all seven days.

Which Betfred in Portsmouth is open latest on a Sunday?

Four of the seven trade until 22:00 on a Sunday: Arundel Street, Fratton Road, North End and Cosham. Arundel Street is the pick of them, because it actually stays open half an hour later on a Sunday (22:00) than on a weekday (21:30). Copnor and Drayton close at 20:30.

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 Portsmouth 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. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.

Which Betfred is nearest to Fratton Park and the Historic Dockyard?

108/110 Fratton Road is the closest to Fratton Park, home of Portsmouth FC, about half a mile from the ground and on the walk up from Fratton station. For the Historic Dockyard, HMS Victory and Gunwharf Quays, 27 The Hard is right on the doorstep, a couple of minutes from Portsmouth Harbour station.

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

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 all seven Portsmouth Betfred shops.