Betfred Opening Times Taunton
Opening times for both Betfred betting shops in Taunton: 29 North Street and 11 East Street, a couple of minutes apart in the town centre. 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 Taunton
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— —Last Betfred in Taunton closes in
— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 29 North Street (TA1 1LW), a couple of minutes from Fore Street in the town centre.
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Betfred Taunton opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Taunton
- 2 branches
- With published weekly times
- Both of them
- Opening time
- 07:30 — both, Mon–Sat
- Closing time
- 22:00 — both, every day
- Christmas Day
- Both shops closed — required by law
Taunton’s two Betfreds keep identical hours, and they are the earliest-opening branches on this site: 07:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. A betting shop cannot open before 07:00 under its premises licence, so 07:30 is close to the legal limit. Both are in the town centre, a couple of minutes apart, so the nearer one is always the right one.
Betfred on North Street
The North Street branch, at number 29. 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, North Street29 North Street, Taunton TA1 1LW
North Street runs 07:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. It is on Taunton’s busiest betting street: a Paddy Power at 47, which also opens at 07:30, and a Ladbrokes at 50, with a BOYLE Sports round the corner on Fore Street. Distances are straight-line estimates from the town centre. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Taunton Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for both branches in one table. Today’s column is highlighted.
Every row in this table is the same for both shops: 07:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday, and 08:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
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| North Street29 North Street, TA1 1LW | 07:30–22:00 | 07:30–22:00 | 08:00–22:00 | |
| East Street11 East Street, TA1 3LN | 07:30–22:00 | 07:30–22:00 | 08:00–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Taunton
Full weekly times are published for both branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.
Open earliest
Both open at 07:30 Monday to Saturday and at 08:00 on a Sunday, the earliest opening times on this site.
Open latest
Both close at 22:00, every day of the week.
An early-opening town: the Paddy Power on North Street and the BOYLE Sports on Fore Street also open at 07:30, so the early start looks like local practice rather than one shop’s quirk. The Ladbrokes at 50 North Street opens at 09:00.
Betfred Taunton Sunday opening times
Sunday runs 08:00 to 22:00 at both shops.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Street29 North Street, TA1 1LW | 08:00 | 22:00 | |
| East Street11 East Street, TA1 3LN | 08:00 | 22:00 |
Fourteen hours on a Sunday covers the racing, the afternoon football and the evening kick-offs at either shop. The only difference from the rest of the week is the half-hour later start.
Betfred Taunton 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 Taunton branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Taunton 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 both Taunton 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 both Taunton 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 two hours off both Taunton shops.
| 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 Taunton 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 Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Taunton 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 Taunton (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 North Street branch. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes. Because both shops keep the same hours, the East Street row below will always show the same times.
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 East Street
The second branch is at 11 East Street, a couple of minutes from North Street on the other side of the town centre. It publishes full weekly times, so its live status is as exact as North Street’s.
Betfred in East Street 1 shop
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Betfred, East Street11 East Street, Taunton TA1 3LN
East Street keeps exactly the same hours as North Street: 07:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. It is the closer of the two to the Ladbrokes and Paddy Power end of North Street only by a few yards, so pick whichever is nearer to you.
Betfred near Taunton
One listed “Taunton” Betfred is actually in Bridgwater, nine miles away.
Directory sites file a Betfred at 8 High Street, Bridgwater under Taunton, but Bridgwater is about nine miles north-east and is listed as its own town, so it is not on this page. The licensing register also lists a Betfred at 2 Wellington Square in Minehead, about twenty-three miles west, which is likewise its own town. Wellington, Chard and Yeovil have betting shops but no Betfred in current listings.
Both shops are licensed by Somerset Council, which took over from Somerset West and Taunton Council in 2023; older licensing records still show the previous authority. If you are heading for Wellington, Bridgwater or Minehead rather than Taunton itself, use the location button above to see how far each shop is from you.
Other bookmakers in Taunton
Taunton has six other betting shops between five bookmakers.
Ladbrokes and William Hill have two shops each, and BOYLE Sports, Coral and Paddy Power one each. The nearest to the Betfreds are the Paddy Power at 47 North Street and the Ladbrokes at 50, with the BOYLE Sports on Fore Street a minute away. All three of those trade until 22:00, and the Paddy Power and BOYLE Sports open at 07:30 like the Betfreds.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Taunton, 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 Taunton
| Trading name | Betfred |
|---|---|
| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Somerset Council |
| Branches with a Taunton address | 2 betting shops |
| In Taunton town centre | Both |
| 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 190 miles north-east of Taunton. The town has two branches, both open from 07:30 and until 22:00.
For visitors, either shop works: both are in the town centre, a little over half a mile from Taunton station, about a quarter of a mile from Somerset County Cricket Ground, and open until 22:00 every day of the week.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Taunton?
- Two, both in the town centre and both licensed by Somerset Council: 29 North Street and 11 East Street, a couple of minutes’ walk apart.
- What time does Betfred open in Taunton?
- 07:30 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 on a Sunday, at both shops. That is the earliest opening of any Betfred covered on this site; premises licences do not allow betting shops to open before 07:00.
- What time does Betfred close in Taunton?
- 22:00, every day of the week, at both shops.
- Do the two Taunton Betfreds keep the same hours?
- Yes, exactly the same: 07:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. Whichever is nearer is the one to head for.
- 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 Taunton 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 two hours off both Taunton shops. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.
- Which Betfred is nearest to Taunton station and the County Ground?
- Both are about the same distance. 29 North Street is marginally closer to Taunton station, a little over half a mile, and to Somerset County Cricket Ground, about a quarter of a mile. Both trade until 22:00 every day, so either works after an evening finish.
- Is the Bridgwater Betfred on this page?
- No. Directory sites file 8 High Street, Bridgwater under Taunton, but Bridgwater is about nine miles north-east and is listed as its own town. This page covers the two Taunton shops only.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Taunton?
- 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 Taunton Betfred shops.