Betfred Opening Times Torquay
Opening times for the Betfred betting shop in Torquay, at 50–52 Union Street in the town centre. The row 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 Torquay
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— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 50–52 Union Street (TQ2 5PS).
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Betfred Torquay opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Torquay
- 1 branch
- With published weekly times
- Yes, the full week
- Opening time
- 08:30 Mon–Sat, 09:00 Sun
- Closing time
- 22:00 — every day
- Christmas Day
- Closed — required by law
Torquay has one Betfred: 50–52 Union Street, open 08:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. The 22:00 close applies every day of the week, so it matches the latest-closing bookmakers in the town. Paignton and Newton Abbot have their own branches under their own post towns.
Betfred on Union Street
Torquay’s Betfred, at 50–52 Union 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, Union Street50–52 Union Street, Torquay TQ2 5PS
The Union Street shop runs 08:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. Union Street is the main shopping street running up from the harbour towards Castle Circus, and there is a William Hill on Fleet Street and Ladbrokes shops on Market Street, Fleet Street and Vaughan Parade. Distances are straight-line estimates from Union Street. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Torquay Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for the shop in one table. Today’s column is highlighted.
With one shop the table is short, and nearly uniform: a thirteen-and-a-half-hour day from 08:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday, and a thirteen-hour Sunday from 09:00.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Street50–52 Union Street, TQ2 5PS | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Torquay
Full weekly times are published for the shop, so this section covers every day of its week.
Open earliest
08:30 Monday to Friday, 08:00 on a Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday.
Open latest
22:00, every day of the week.
Worth knowing: Torquay is a resort town, and shops here sometimes change their hours with the season. The times on this page are the published weekly hours; in high summer the Union Street shop may stay open later, and the window card is the final word.
Betfred Torquay Sunday opening times
Sunday on Union Street runs 09:00 to 22:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Street50–52 Union Street, TQ2 5PS | 09:00 | 22:00 |
Thirteen hours on a Sunday covers the racing, the afternoon football and the evening kick-offs. The Ladbrokes shops on Market Street, Fleet Street and Vaughan Parade are also listed until 22:00, so Torquay keeps late hours across the board.
Betfred Torquay 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 the Torquay shop closes on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, the Torquay shop usually runs either its 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 the Union Street shop. 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 the Torquay shop to follow its 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, and the shop would lose an hour if it applies.
| 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 Torquay 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 Torquay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Torquay branch sets its own festive times and usually posts them in the window from mid-December. The shop sits in the town centre, so its festive hours tend to track the trading pattern of the shops around the Market Place. 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 Torquay (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 50–52 Union Street branch, the only Betfred in Torquay. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes.
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 page measures your distance to the shop, and the directions button plans a route from wherever you are.
Betfred near Torquay
One shop listed under “Torquay” is actually in Newton Abbot, and Paignton has two of its own.
Directory sites file 15 Queen Street, Newton Abbot under Torquay, but Newton Abbot is about five and a half miles north and is licensed by Teignbridge District Council, so it is not on this page. Paignton, two and three-quarter miles south, is listed as its own town; the licensing register records Betfreds there at 25 Palace Avenue and 47 Victoria Street, both under Torbay Council, although current listings show only one.
The Union Street shop is licensed by Torbay Council, which also covers Paignton and Brixham. If you are heading for Paignton, Babbacombe or St Marychurch rather than the town centre, use the location button above to see how far the Union Street shop is from you.
Other bookmakers in Torquay
Betfred is one of several bookmakers in Torquay.
Torquay is not covered by the national directory we use for rival shops, so we have not listed other bookmakers here yet. Every bookmaker in the town is closed on Christmas Day by law.
We have not yet confirmed which other bookmakers trade in Torquay or their hours, so none are listed with live status on this page.
About Betfred in Torquay
| Trading name | Betfred |
|---|---|
| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Torbay Council |
| Branches in Torquay | 1 betting shop |
| With published weekly times | Yes |
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 250 miles north-east. Torquay has a single branch on Union Street, open until 22:00 every day.
For visitors, the Union Street shop is a few minutes from Torquay station and the harbour, on the main shopping street. It opens at 08:30 Monday to Saturday, 09:00 on a Sunday, and closes at 22:00 every day.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Torquay?
- One: 50–52 Union Street in the town centre, licensed by Torbay Council. Directory sites list a second under Torquay, but that shop is 15 Queen Street in Newton Abbot, about five and a half miles north.
- What time does Betfred open in Torquay?
- 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday.
- What time does Betfred close in Torquay?
- 22:00, every day of the week.
- Is the Torquay Betfred open on a Sunday?
- Yes, 09:00 to 22:00 — thirteen hours, covering the racing, the afternoon football and the evening kick-offs. The only difference from the rest of the week is the half-hour later start.
- 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 Torquay 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 the Union Street shop.
- Where is the Torquay Betfred?
- 50–52 Union Street is on the main shopping street that runs up from the harbour and Torquay station towards Castle Circus. It is open until 22:00 every day of the week.
- Are there Betfred shops in Paignton and Newton Abbot?
- Yes. Paignton, about two and three-quarter miles south, has shops on Palace Avenue and Victoria Street in the licensing register, both under Torbay Council, and is listed as its own town. Newton Abbot, five and a half miles north, has a shop on Queen Street under Teignbridge District Council, which directory sites file under Torquay.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Torquay?
- Tap “Use my current location”. The list re-orders from your position and the directions button routes you to the Union Street shop, the only Betfred in the town.