Betfred Opening Times Tranent
Opening times for the Betfred betting shop in Tranent, at 88 High Street: the only betting shop listed in the town. The row shows whether it is open right now and how long you have before it closes today.
Checking times…
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— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 88 High Street (EH33 1HH).
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Betfred Tranent opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Tranent
- 1 branch
- With published weekly times
- Yes, the full week
- Opening time
- 09:00 Mon–Fri and Sun, 08:30 Sat
- Closing time
- 20:30 Mon–Fri, 20:00 Sat, 18:00 Sun
- Christmas Day
- Closed — required by law
Tranent has one Betfred, at 88 High Street, and it is the only betting shop of any brand listed in the town. It closes earlier than most: 20:30 Monday to Friday, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday. Tranent is in Scotland, so the bank holiday dates on this page follow the Scottish calendar.
Betfred on High Street
Tranent’s Betfred, at 88 High 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, High Street88 High Street, Tranent EH33 1HH
The High Street shop runs 09:00 to 20:30 Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 20:00 on a Saturday and 09:00 to 18:00 on a Sunday. There is no other bookmaker on the street, or anywhere else in Tranent. 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.
Tranent 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: an eleven-and-a-half-hour weekday from 09:00 to 20:30, a Saturday that starts half an hour earlier and finishes half an hour sooner, and a nine-hour Sunday that ends at 18:00.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Street88 High Street, EH33 1HH | 09:00–20:30 | 08:30–20:00 | 09:00–18:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Tranent
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
20:30 Monday to Friday, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday.
Worth knowing: because this is the only betting shop in Tranent, once it closes there is nothing else in the town. The nearest alternatives are the Coral in Prestonpans, about a mile and three-quarters away and open until 21:00, and the Betfred in Musselburgh, about four miles west and open until 22:00.
Betfred Tranent Sunday opening times
Sunday on the High Street runs 09:00 to 18:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Street88 High Street, EH33 1HH | 09:00 | 18:00 |
Twelve hours on a Sunday covers the racing, the afternoon football and the evening kick-offs. The only differences from the rest of the week are a later start and a close half an hour earlier.
Betfred Tranent bank holiday opening times
Betting shops in Scotland 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 Tranent branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, the Tranent shop usually runs either its normal times for that day of the week or a slightly shorter day. Betfred’s own shop notices for Scotland have stated that all shops close at 20:00 on bank holiday Mondays, which would take half an hour off the High Street shop. Dates in the tables below are calculated on the Scottish calendar, not the English one.
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. Good Friday is a bank holiday in Scotland; Easter Monday is not, which is the main difference from the English pages on this site. Across the Easter weekend, expect the High Street 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: 08:00 and 08:30 starts |
| Easter Sunday | First Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March | — | Normal Sunday times, 09:30 start |
| Easter Monday | Day after Easter Sunday | — | Not a Scottish bank holiday: normal Monday times |
Scottish bank holidays
Scotland’s bank holiday calendar is not the same as England’s. Easter Monday is not a Scottish bank holiday, so shops trade a normal Monday. The summer bank holiday falls on the first Monday in August rather than the last. 2 January is a bank holiday in Scotland, and St Andrew’s Day on 30 November is a voluntary one that most retailers, including betting shops, treat as a normal trading day.
| Bank holiday | Falls on | Next date | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday | — | Normal weekday times |
| Early May bank holiday | First Monday in May | — | Weekday opening, 20:00 close likely |
| Spring bank holiday | Last Monday in May | — | Weekday opening, 20:00 close likely |
| Summer bank holiday (Scotland) | First Monday in August | — | Weekday opening, 20:00 close likely |
| St Andrew’s Day | 30 November, or the Monday after if at a weekend | — | Normal times for that day |
Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland. The High Street shop trades normal Monday hours, 09:00 to 20:30, unlike the English towns covered on this site, where a 20:00 bank holiday close is likely that day.
Christmas and New Year opening times
Hogmanay and New Year matter more in Scotland than anywhere else on this site, and 2 January is a bank holiday here as well as 1 January. The festive fortnight is the only stretch of the year when Tranent 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 Tranent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | — | Normal opening, early close around 18:00 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | — | Closed all day, by law |
| 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 |
| 2 January (Scotland) | 2 January, or the next weekday if at a weekend | — | Later start, close around 20:00 |
The Tranent shop sets its own festive times and usually posts them in the window from mid-December. Hogmanay is a big night in Scotland and betting shops normally close early on 31 December, with a later start on 1 and 2 January. 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 Tranent (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 88 High Street branch, the only Betfred in Tranent. 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 Tranent
Betfred’s Scottish estate is much thinner than its English one, and the nearest other branches are several miles away.
The nearest other Betfreds are in Musselburgh, about four miles west and open until 22:00, and Dalkeith, about five and three-quarter miles south-west, which closes at 20:30. Both are a short drive; Musselburgh is the one to aim for on a Sunday evening.
The High Street shop is licensed by East Lothian Council, which also licenses the Musselburgh branch. If you are heading for Prestonpans, Macmerry or Ormiston rather than Tranent itself, use the location button above to see how far the High Street shop is from you.
Other bookmakers in Tranent
Betfred is the only bookmaker in Tranent.
No Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill or Paddy Power shop is listed in the town. The closest rival branch is the Coral at 144a High Street in Prestonpans, open 08:30 to 21:00, and there is a William Hill on Portobello High Street in Edinburgh, open until 22:00.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Tranent, so they are not listed with live status on this page yet. Betfred and every other betting shop in Great Britain are closed on Christmas Day by law.
About Betfred in Tranent
| Trading name | Betfred |
|---|---|
| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | East Lothian Council |
| Branches in Tranent | 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 190 miles south. Tranent has a single Betfred on the High Street, and no other betting shop.
For visitors, Tranent has no railway station of its own: the nearest is Prestonpans, about a mile and three-quarters north-west, and the 88 High Street shop is a short bus ride or drive from there. It closes at 20:30 on weekdays and 18:00 on a Sunday.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Tranent?
- One: 88 High Street, licensed by East Lothian Council. It is also the only betting shop of any brand listed in the town.
- What time does Betfred open in Tranent?
- 09:00 Monday to Friday and on a Sunday, and 08:30 on a Saturday.
- What time does Betfred close in Tranent?
- 20:30 Monday to Friday, 20:00 on a Saturday and 18:00 on a Sunday. It is an early-closing shop: there is no Betfred betting in Tranent after 20:30 on any day.
- Is the Tranent Betfred open on a Sunday?
- Yes, 09:00 to 18:00 — nine hours, which covers the racing and the afternoon football but not the evening kick-offs. After 18:00 on a Sunday the nearest open Betfred is Musselburgh, about four miles west, which trades until 22:00.
- 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.
- Is Betfred in Tranent open on Scottish bank holidays?
- Yes. Scotland’s calendar differs from England’s: Easter Monday is not a bank holiday here, the summer bank holiday is the first Monday in August, and 2 January is a bank holiday as well as 1 January. Betfred’s own shop notices for Scotland have stated that shops close at 20:00 on bank holiday Mondays, which would take half an hour off the High Street shop.
- Are there other bookmakers in Tranent?
- No. Betfred is the only betting shop listed in the town. The nearest rival is the Coral at 144a High Street in Prestonpans, about a mile and three-quarters north-west, open until 21:00.
- Which other Betfred shops are near Tranent?
- Musselburgh, about four miles west on the way into Edinburgh, is open until 22:00 and is also licensed by East Lothian Council. Dalkeith, about five and three-quarter miles south-west, closes at 20:30.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Tranent?
- Tap “Use my current location”. The list re-orders from your position and the directions button routes you to the High Street shop, the only Betfred in the town.