Betfred Opening Times Southsea
Opening times for both Betfred betting shops in Southsea: 71 Palmerston Road in the town centre and 131–133 Eastney Road to the east. Both show whether they are open right now and how long you have before they close today.
Checking times…
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Time now in Southsea
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— —Last Betfred in Southsea closes in
— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 71 Palmerston Road (PO5 3PP), off the High Street.
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Betfred Southsea opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Southsea
- 2 branches
- With published weekly times
- Both of them
- Opening time
- 08:30 — both, Mon–Sat
- Latest closing
- 22:00 — Eastney Rd daily; Palmerston Rd Sundays
- Christmas Day
- Both shops closed — required by law
Southsea’s two Betfreds keep unusual hours. Eastney Road runs 08:30 to 22:00 on every day of the week, Sunday included, with not even a later Sunday start. Palmerston Road closes at 21:00 Monday to Saturday but stays open until 22:00 on a Sunday, so it is one of the few Betfreds that is open later on a Sunday than on a weekday. Portsmouth’s other seven Betfreds are covered on a separate page.
Betfred on Palmerston Road
The town-centre branch at 71 Palmerston Road, on Southsea’s main shopping street. 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, Palmerston Road (town centre)71 Palmerston Road, Southsea PO5 3PP
Palmerston Road runs 08:30 to 21:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. It is on Southsea’s main shopping street, a few minutes from the seafront and Southsea Common. Distances are straight-line estimates from the Palmerston Road precinct. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Southsea Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for both branches in one table. Today’s column is highlighted.
Both open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday. The difference is in the evening: Eastney Road closes at 22:00 every day, while Palmerston Road closes at 21:00 during the week and 22:00 on a Sunday.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
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| Palmerston Road (town centre)71 Palmerston Road, PO5 3PP | 08:30–21:00 | 08:30–21:00 | 09:00–22:00 | |
| Eastney Road131–133 Eastney Road, PO4 8DZ | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Southsea
Full weekly times are published for both branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.
Open earliest
Both open at 08:30 Monday to Saturday. On a Sunday, Eastney Road opens at 08:30 and Palmerston Road at 09:00.
Open latest
Eastney Road closes at 22:00 every day. Palmerston Road closes at 21:00 Monday to Saturday and 22:00 on a Sunday. On a weekday evening after 21:00, Eastney Road is the only Southsea Betfred still open.
The steadiest shop in Southsea: 131–133 Eastney Road runs 08:30 to 22:00 on every day of the week — thirteen and a half hours, seven days, no variation at all.
Betfred Southsea Sunday opening times
On a Sunday both Southsea shops are open until 22:00: Eastney Road from 08:30 and Palmerston Road from 09:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
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| Eastney Road131–133 Eastney Road, PO4 8DZ | 08:30 | 22:00 | |
| Palmerston Road (town centre)71 Palmerston Road, PO5 3PP | 09:00 | 22:00 |
Both are open until 22:00 on a Sunday, covering the racing, the afternoon football and the evening kick-offs. For Palmerston Road that means an hour later than on any weekday.
Betfred Southsea 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 Southsea branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Southsea 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 an hour off Palmerston Road and two hours off Eastney Road. 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 Southsea 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 an hour off Palmerston Road and two hours off Eastney Road.
| 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 Southsea 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 Southsea |
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| 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 Southsea branch sets its own festive times and usually posts them in the window from mid-December. The dates in these tables update automatically each year.
How the live opening times work
Everything live on this page reads the clock in Southsea (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 Palmerston Road branch. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes. On a weekday evening Eastney Road stays open an hour longer, so check its own row below after 21:00.
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 both lists re-order themselves, and the directions button points to whichever of the two branches is closer to you.
Betfred on Eastney Road
The second branch is at 131–133 Eastney Road, about a mile and a quarter east of Palmerston Road, towards Milton and Eastney. It publishes full weekly times, so its live status is as exact as the Palmerston Road shop’s.
Betfred in Eastney Road 1 shop
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Betfred, Eastney Road131–133 Eastney Road, Southsea PO4 8DZ
Eastney Road runs 08:30 to 22:00 on every day of the week. It is the nearer of the two to Fratton Park, a little over half a mile away, and there is a Ladbrokes a few doors along at 153–155 Eastney Road.
Betfred near Southsea
Southsea is part of the city of Portsmouth, and Portsmouth’s other Betfreds are close by.
Portsmouth has seven more Betfred branches, including Fratton Road, Arundel Street in the city centre, The Hard by the Historic Dockyard, and North End, Copnor, Cosham and Drayton. Portsmouth is covered on its own page. The licensing register also lists a Betfred at 5 Albert Road, Southsea, which does not appear in current listings, so we have not given it a live row.
Both Southsea shops are licensed by Portsmouth City Council. If you are heading for Fratton, Milton or Old Portsmouth rather than Southsea itself, use the location button above to see which Betfred is nearest.
Other bookmakers in Southsea
Ladbrokes is the only other bookmaker the directory lists in Southsea.
Ladbrokes has two shops in Southsea, at 161–163 Albert Road and 153–155 Eastney Road, the second a few doors from the Eastney Road Betfred.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Southsea, so they are not listed with live status on this page yet. Every bookmaker in the town is closed on Christmas Day by law.
About Betfred in Southsea
| Trading name | Betfred |
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| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Portsmouth City Council |
| Branches with a Southsea address | 2 betting shops |
| In Southsea town centre | 1 of 2 — Palmerston Road |
| 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 200 miles north. Southsea has two branches, one in the town centre and one to the east.
For visitors, 71 Palmerston Road is the one to know: on the main shopping street, a few minutes from the seafront. On a weekday evening after 21:00, head for Eastney Road instead.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Southsea?
- Two, both licensed by Portsmouth City Council: 71 Palmerston Road in the town centre and 131–133 Eastney Road to the east, near Milton. The licensing register also lists a Betfred at 5 Albert Road, but it does not appear in current listings.
- What time does Betfred open in Southsea?
- Palmerston Road opens at 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday. Eastney Road opens at 08:30 every day of the week, Sunday included.
- What time does Betfred close in Southsea?
- Eastney Road closes at 22:00 every day. Palmerston Road closes at 21:00 Monday to Saturday but stays open until 22:00 on a Sunday.
- Which Betfred in Southsea is open latest on a Sunday?
- Both, until 22:00. Unusually, Palmerston Road closes an hour later on a Sunday than it does during the week.
- 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 Southsea 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 an hour off Palmerston Road and two hours off Eastney Road. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.
- Which Betfred is nearest to Fratton Park?
- 131–133 Eastney Road, a little over half a mile south-east of the ground and open until 22:00 every day. Palmerston Road is about a mile and a half away, in the town centre near the seafront.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Southsea?
- 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 Southsea Betfred shops.