Betfred Opening Times Sidcup
Opening times for all three Betfred betting shops in Sidcup: 78 High Street in the town centre, and Sherwood Park Avenue and Blackfen Parade in Blackfen. Every shop shows whether it is open right now and how long you have before it closes today.
Checking times…
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Time now in Sidcup
--:--:-- —Central Sidcup Betfred shops open now
— —Last Betfred in central Sidcup closes in
— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 78 High Street (DA14 6DS), on Sidcup High Street.
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Betfred Sidcup opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Sidcup
- 3 branches
- In the town centre
- 1 of the 3
- Earliest opening
- 08:30 — High St and Sherwood Park Ave
- Closing time
- 22:00 — all 3 shops, every day
- Christmas Day
- Every shop closed — required by law
Sidcup’s three Betfred shops keep some of the longest hours on this site. All three close at 22:00 on every day of the week, Sunday included, so there is no evening on which a Sidcup Betfred shuts early. The only differences are in the morning: High Street and Sherwood Park Avenue open at 08:30, Blackfen Parade at 09:00 on weekdays, and on a Sunday Sherwood Park Avenue waits until 10:00.
The 2 Betfred shops in Sidcup town centre
The town-centre branch at 78 High Street, about ten minutes’ walk south of Sidcup station.
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Betfred, High Street (town centre)78 High Street, Sidcup DA14 6DS
High Street runs 08:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. It is the only Betfred in the town centre, and Betfred is the only bookmaker the directory lists in Sidcup itself. Distances are straight-line estimates from the High Street. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Sidcup Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for all three branches in one table, town-centre shops first. Today’s column is highlighted.
There is nothing to choose between the three on closing time: 22:00, every day. The differences are all in the morning. High Street and Sherwood Park Avenue open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday; Blackfen Parade opens at 09:00 on weekdays and 08:30 on a Saturday. On a Sunday, High Street and Blackfen Parade open at 09:00 and Sherwood Park Avenue at 10:00.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
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| High Street (town centre)78 High Street, DA14 6DS | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 | |
| Sherwood Park Avenue274 Sherwood Park Avenue, DA15 9JN | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 10:00–22:00 | |
| Blackfen Parade16–17 Blackfen Parade, Blackfen Road, DA15 8SN | 09:00–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Sidcup
Full weekly times are published for all three branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.
Open earliest
High Street and Sherwood Park Avenue open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday. Blackfen Parade opens at 09:00 on weekdays and 08:30 on a Saturday. On a Sunday, High Street and Blackfen Parade open at 09:00 and Sherwood Park Avenue at 10:00.
Open latest
All three close at 22:00 on every day of the week. There is no early-closing branch in Sidcup and no shorter Sunday evening, which puts it alongside Luton and Hounslow among the latest-trading estates on this site.
The earliest start: 78 High Street and 274 Sherwood Park Avenue, from 08:30 Monday to Saturday. On a Sunday, High Street and Blackfen Parade are first, at 09:00.
Betfred Sidcup Sunday opening times
Sunday in Sidcup is as long as any other day: all three shops are open until 22:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
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| High Street (town centre)78 High Street, DA14 6DS | 09:00 | 22:00 | |
| Sherwood Park Avenue274 Sherwood Park Avenue, DA15 9JN | 10:00 | 22:00 | |
| Blackfen Parade16–17 Blackfen Parade, Blackfen Road, DA15 8SN | 09:00 | 22:00 |
High Street and Blackfen Parade run 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday and Sherwood Park Avenue 10:00 to 22:00. That covers the racing, the afternoon football and the Sunday evening kick-off at every branch.
Betfred Sidcup 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 three Sidcup branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Sidcup 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 all three Sidcup branches, so check the window card the week before.
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 Sidcup branch to follow its usual pattern for that day.
| Day | Falls on | Next date | What to expect |
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| 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 bank holiday close would take two hours off every Sidcup branch.
| Bank holiday | Falls on | Next date | What to expect |
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| 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 Sidcup 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 Sidcup |
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| Christmas Eve | 24 December | — | Normal opening, early close around 18:00 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | — | Closed all day, every shop |
| 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 Sidcup branch sets its own festive times and usually posts them in the window from mid-December. 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 Sidcup (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 town-centre branch on the High Street. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes. Sherwood Park Avenue and Blackfen Parade have their own live rows in the section 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 the lists re-order themselves so the closest shop is always at the top, and the directions button points to the nearest of all three Sidcup branches.
Betfred across the rest of Sidcup
Two more branches sit in Blackfen, about a mile and a half north of the High Street: Sherwood Park Avenue and Blackfen Parade. Both publish full weekly times.
Betfred in Blackfen and Sherwood Park 2 shops
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Betfred, Sherwood Park Avenue274 Sherwood Park Avenue, Blackfen, Sidcup DA15 9JN
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Betfred, Blackfen Parade16–17 Blackfen Parade, Blackfen Road, Blackfen, Sidcup DA15 8SN
Blackfen Parade is the row of shops on Blackfen Road; the licensing register lists this branch as 264–266 Blackfen Road, the same shop. Sherwood Park Avenue is a short walk east. Both are open until 22:00 every day, so either is a good choice if you live on the Welling side of Sidcup.
Betfred near Sidcup
Sidcup is in the London Borough of Bexley, and all three of its Betfreds are licensed there.
The register lists three Betfred premises in Sidcup, matching the three on this page; the only difference is that it gives Blackfen Parade as 264–266 Blackfen Road. Welling and Bexleyheath, a couple of miles north, each have Betfreds of their own.
All three branches are licensed by the London Borough of Bexley. If you are heading for Foots Cray, Albany Park or Lamorbey rather than the High Street, use the location button above to find the nearest of the three.
Other bookmakers in Sidcup
Betfred is the only bookmaker the directory lists in Sidcup itself.
The nearest rivals are just over the borders: Coral on Blendon Road in Bexley, Jennings on Cotmandene Crescent at St Paul’s Cray, Paddy Power on Bellegrove Road in Welling, and William Hill on the Broadway in Bexleyheath.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the rival shops around Sidcup, so they are not listed with live status on this page yet. On the weekday we checked, the Paddy Power in Welling and the Jennings at St Paul’s Cray were both listed until 22:00, the same as the Sidcup Betfreds. Every bookmaker is closed on Christmas Day by law.
About Betfred in Sidcup
| Trading name | Betfred |
|---|---|
| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | London Borough of Bexley |
| Branches in Sidcup | 3 betting shops |
| In the town centre | 2 of the 3 |
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 200 miles north-west. Sidcup has three branches, all open until 22:00 every day.
For visitors, 78 High Street is the one to know: on the main shopping street, about ten minutes’ walk from Sidcup station, and open until 22:00 every day of the week.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Sidcup?
- Three, all licensed by the London Borough of Bexley: 78 High Street in the town centre, and two in Blackfen, about a mile and a half north, at 274 Sherwood Park Avenue and 16–17 Blackfen Parade on Blackfen Road.
- What time does Betfred close in Sidcup?
- All three close at 22:00 every day of the week, Sunday included. There is no early-closing branch in Sidcup.
- What time does Betfred open in Sidcup?
- High Street and Sherwood Park Avenue open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday; Blackfen Parade opens at 09:00 on weekdays and 08:30 on a Saturday. On a Sunday, High Street and Blackfen Parade open at 09:00 and Sherwood Park Avenue at 10:00.
- Is Betfred open late on a Sunday in Sidcup?
- Yes. All three Sidcup Betfreds stay open until 22:00 on a Sunday, the same as the rest of the week — long enough for Sunday evening football.
- 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 there other bookmakers in Sidcup?
- Betfred is the only bookmaker the directory we use lists in Sidcup itself. The nearest rivals are just outside: Coral on Blendon Road in Bexley, Jennings at St Paul’s Cray, and Paddy Power and William Hill in Welling and Bexleyheath.
- Which Betfred is nearest to Sidcup station?
- 78 High Street, about ten minutes’ walk south of the station along Station Road and the High Street. It is open until 22:00 every day.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Sidcup?
- 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 three Sidcup Betfred shops.