Betfred Opening Times Tunbridge Wells
Opening times for both Betfred betting shops in Royal Tunbridge Wells: 18 Grosvenor Road in the town centre and 73–75 St John’s Road, about half a mile north. 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 Tunbridge Wells
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— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 18 Grosvenor Road (TN1 2AD), off the High Street.
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Betfred Tunbridge Wells opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Tunbridge Wells
- 2 branches
- With published weekly times
- Both of them
- Earliest opening
- 08:30 — Grosvenor Rd, Mon–Sat
- Closing time
- 22:00 — both, every day
- Christmas Day
- Both shops closed — required by law
Royal Tunbridge Wells has two Betfreds, and both close at 22:00 on every day of the week. The difference is in the mornings: 18 Grosvenor Road in the town centre opens at 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday, while 73–75 St John’s Road opens at 09:00 and 10:00. Directory sites show only one shop here, because they file the Grosvenor Road branch under Tonbridge.
Betfred on Grosvenor Road
The town-centre branch at 18 Grosvenor Road, a few minutes from the station. 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, Grosvenor Road18 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AD
Grosvenor Road runs 08:30 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday, the longer day of the two. It is on the busiest betting street in the town: a Coral at 21 Grosvenor Road and a William Hill at number 9 are both a few doors away and also open until 22:00. Distances are straight-line estimates from Mount Pleasant Road. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Tunbridge Wells Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for both branches in one table. Today’s column is highlighted.
The closing time is the same in every row: 22:00, seven days a week, at both shops. Only the opening times differ, with Grosvenor Road ahead by half an hour Monday to Saturday and by an hour on a Sunday.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
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| Grosvenor Road18 Grosvenor Road, TN1 2AD | 08:30–22:00 | 08:30–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 | |
| St John’s Road73–75 St John’s Road, TN4 9TT | 09:00–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 | 10:00–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Tunbridge Wells
Full weekly times are published for both branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.
Open earliest
Grosvenor Road opens at 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday. St John’s Road opens at 09:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 on a Sunday.
Open latest
Both close at 22:00, every day of the week.
Neither source has both shops: directory listings put Grosvenor Road under Tonbridge, and the licensing register lists St John’s Road but not Grosvenor Road. This page carries both, with a mention of the register-only shop in Rusthall further down.
Betfred Tunbridge Wells Sunday opening times
On a Sunday Grosvenor Road runs 09:00 to 22:00 and St John’s Road 10:00 to 22:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
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| Grosvenor Road18 Grosvenor Road, TN1 2AD | 09:00 | 22:00 | |
| St John’s Road73–75 St John’s Road, TN4 9TT | 10:00 | 22:00 |
Both cover the racing, the afternoon football and the evening kick-offs on a Sunday, since both run to 22:00. For an early Sunday bet, Grosvenor Road opens an hour before St John’s Road.
Betfred Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells shops.
| 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells |
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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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells (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 Grosvenor Road branch in the town centre. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes. St John’s Road has its own live row below and closes at the same time.
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 St John’s Road
The second branch is at 73–75 St John’s Road, about half a mile north of the centre along the A26. It publishes full weekly times, so its live status is as exact as Grosvenor Road’s.
Betfred in St John’s Road 1 shop
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Betfred, St John’s Road73–75 St John’s Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 9TT
St John’s Road runs 09:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday: the same closing time as Grosvenor Road, but a later start every day. This is the shop that appears on directory Tunbridge Wells pages, and the one the licensing register lists.
Betfred near Tunbridge Wells
The register and the directory disagree about which Tunbridge Wells shops exist.
The licensing register lists 73–75 St John’s Road and 42 High Street in Rusthall, about a mile and a half west; directory listings carry St John’s Road and 18 Grosvenor Road, filing the latter under Tonbridge. Rusthall is absent from current listings, so it has no live row here. Paddock Wood, five miles north-east and also licensed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, carries a Tonbridge postcode and is covered on our Tonbridge page.
Both shops are licensed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. If you are heading for Rusthall, Southborough or Pembury rather than the centre, use the location button above to see which Betfred is nearest.
Other bookmakers in Tunbridge Wells
Coral has the most betting shops in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Coral has four shops in the town, including 21 Grosvenor Road, 8a Camden Road and 46 Camden Road, and William Hill two, one of them at 9 Grosvenor Road. All of those are listed as open until 22:00, the same as both Betfreds, so Grosvenor Road is the stretch where four bookmakers keep the same closing time.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Tunbridge Wells, 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 Tunbridge Wells
| Trading name | Betfred |
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| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council |
| Branches with a Tunbridge Wells address | 2 betting shops |
| In the town centre | 1 of 2 — Grosvenor 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 250 miles north-west. Royal Tunbridge Wells has two branches, both open until 22:00 every day.
For visitors, 18 Grosvenor Road is the one to know: a few minutes from Tunbridge Wells station, open from 08:30 Monday to Saturday and until 22:00 every day.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Tunbridge Wells?
- Two, both licensed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: 18 Grosvenor Road in the town centre and 73–75 St John’s Road, about half a mile north. Some directory sites show only one, because they file the Grosvenor Road shop under Tonbridge.
- What time does Betfred open in Tunbridge Wells?
- Grosvenor Road opens at 08:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday. St John’s Road opens at 09:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 on a Sunday.
- What time does Betfred close in Tunbridge Wells?
- 22:00, every day of the week, at both shops.
- Which Betfred in Tunbridge Wells opens earliest?
- 18 Grosvenor Road, on every day of the week: half an hour earlier than St John’s Road from Monday to Saturday, and an hour earlier on a Sunday. Both close at 22:00, so Grosvenor Road is the longer day.
- 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells shops. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.
- Why do some sites list only one Betfred in Tunbridge Wells?
- Because directory listings file 18 Grosvenor Road under Tonbridge, five miles north, even though it is a Royal Tunbridge Wells address. The licensing register has the opposite gap: it lists St John’s Road but not Grosvenor Road. Between them, neither source alone gives the right answer for this town.
- Is there a Betfred in Rusthall?
- The licensing register lists one at 42 High Street, Rusthall, about a mile and a half west of the centre, but it does not appear in current shop listings, so we cannot show live times for it.
- Which Betfred is nearest to Tunbridge Wells station?
- 18 Grosvenor Road, a few minutes’ walk from the station and the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre. There is a Coral at 21 Grosvenor Road and a William Hill at number 9, both also open until 22:00.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Tunbridge Wells?
- 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 shops.