Betfred Opening Times Washington
Opening times for both Betfred betting shops in Washington: Unit 35c in The Galleries shopping centre and 1–2 Front Street in Concord, 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 Washington
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— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, Unit 35c, The Galleries (NE38 7SA), inside the shopping centre.
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Betfred Washington opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Washington
- 2 branches
- With published weekly times
- Both of them
- Opening time
- 08:00 — both, Mon–Sat
- Latest closing
- 22:00 — Concord, Mon–Sat
- Christmas Day
- Both shops closed — required by law
Washington’s two Betfreds open at the same time and close four hours apart. Both start at 08:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday, but Unit 35c in The Galleries shuts at 18:00 on every day of the week, while Concord stays open until 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 20:00 on a Sunday.
Betfred in The Galleries
The town-centre branch, Unit 35c inside The Galleries shopping centre. 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, The GalleriesUnit 35c, The Galleries, Washington NE38 7SA
The Galleries shop runs 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 18:00 on a Sunday: an 18:00 close on all seven days, which follows the shopping centre’s own hours rather than the usual betting-shop evening. A Ladbrokes shares the postcode on Washington Highway, opens at 07:00 and runs until 20:00. Distances are straight-line estimates from The Galleries. Street View opens at the shop’s position, so you may need to turn the view to face the shopfront.
Washington Betfred opening times compared
The full weekly pattern for both branches in one table. Today’s column is highlighted.
The opening column is identical for both shops. The closing column is where they part: 18:00 every day at The Galleries against 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 20:00 on a Sunday at Concord.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
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| The GalleriesUnit 35c, The Galleries, NE38 7SA | 08:00–18:00 | 08:00–18:00 | 09:00–18:00 | |
| Concord (Front Street)1–2 Front Street, NE37 2BN | 08:00–22:00 | 08:00–22:00 | 09:00–20:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Washington
Full weekly times are published for both branches, so this section covers every shop on the page.
Open earliest
Both open at 08:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday.
Open latest
The Galleries closes at 18:00 every day. Concord closes at 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 20:00 on a Sunday.
After teatime, head to Concord: once The Galleries shuts at 18:00, Concord is the only Betfred open in Washington — until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday and 20:00 on a Sunday.
Betfred Washington Sunday opening times
On a Sunday The Galleries runs 09:00 to 18:00 and Concord 09:00 to 20:00.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
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| Concord (Front Street)1–2 Front Street, NE37 2BN | 09:00 | 20:00 | |
| The GalleriesUnit 35c, The Galleries, NE38 7SA | 09:00 | 18:00 |
Both cover the racing and the afternoon football on a Sunday. For an evening kick-off, only Concord is still open, and it closes at 20:00; the Ladbrokes on Speculation Place and the Paddy Power on Victoria Road run to 22:00.
Betfred Washington 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 Washington branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Washington 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 Concord and leave The Galleries unaffected, since it closes at 18:00 anyway. 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 Washington branches to follow their usual pattern for that day.
| Day | Falls on | Next date | What to expect |
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| 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 Concord; The Galleries shuts at 18:00 regardless.
| 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 Washington 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 Washington |
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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 Washington 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 Washington (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 branch in The Galleries. It tells you whether it is open right now and how long until it closes. Because it shuts at 18:00, the Concord row below is the one to check in the evening.
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 in Concord
The second branch is at 1–2 Front Street in Concord, about a mile north of The Galleries. It publishes full weekly times, so its live status is as exact as the town-centre shop’s.
Betfred in Concord 1 shop
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Betfred, Concord (Front Street)1–2 Front Street, Concord, Washington NE37 2BN
Concord runs 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 20:00 on a Sunday, four hours later than The Galleries for six days of the week. There is a Ladbrokes on Speculation Place nearby, also open until 22:00, and a Paddy Power on Victoria Road.
Betfred near Washington
The register lists the town-centre shop twice, under two postcodes.
The licensing register carries The Galleries as both NE38 7SA (“The Galleries”) and NE38 7SB (“35C The Galleries, Washington Centre”). The two records describe the same unit inside the shopping centre, so this page shows one row for it. Houghton-le-Spring, Chester-le-Street and Gateshead have their own Betfred shops under their own post towns.
Both shops are licensed by Sunderland City Council, which covers Washington as well as Sunderland itself. If you are heading for Sulgrave, Fatfield or Usworth rather than the centre, use the location button above to see which Betfred is nearest.
Other bookmakers in Washington
Ladbrokes has the most betting shops in Washington.
Ladbrokes has two: one on Washington Highway sharing The Galleries’ postcode, open 07:00 to 20:00, and one on Speculation Place open until 22:00. Paddy Power has one, on Victoria Road, also until 22:00. The 07:00 opening on Washington Highway is the earliest in the town: premises licences do not allow betting shops to open before 07:00.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Washington, 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 Washington
| Trading name | Betfred |
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| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Sunderland City Council |
| Branches with a Washington address | 2 betting shops |
| In the town centre | 1 of 2 — The Galleries |
| 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 120 miles south. Washington has two branches, one in the shopping centre and one in Concord.
For visitors, Unit 35c in The Galleries is the easiest to find, inside the shopping centre in the middle of the town, but it closes at 18:00. For anything later, Concord on Front Street is open until 22:00 Monday to Saturday.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Washington?
- Two, both licensed by Sunderland City Council: Unit 35c in The Galleries shopping centre and 1–2 Front Street in Concord, about a mile north. The licensing register lists The Galleries twice, as NE38 7SA and NE38 7SB, but it is one shop.
- What time does Betfred close in Washington?
- The Galleries closes at 18:00 on every day of the week. Concord closes at 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 20:00 on a Sunday. After 18:00 Concord is the only Betfred open in the town.
- What time does Betfred open in Washington?
- Both open at 08:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday. The opening times are identical; the whole difference between the two shops is at the other end of the day.
- Which Betfred in Washington is open latest?
- 1–2 Front Street in Concord, by four hours Monday to Saturday and two hours on a Sunday. If you want a bet in the evening, Concord 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 Washington 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’s own shop notices have stated that all its shops close at 20:00 on bank holiday Mondays, which would take two hours off Concord and leave The Galleries unaffected, since it shuts at 18:00 anyway.
- Is there a betting shop open after 20:00 on a Sunday in Washington?
- Not a Betfred: The Galleries closes at 18:00 and Concord at 20:00. The Ladbrokes on Speculation Place and the Paddy Power on Victoria Road are both listed until 22:00 on a Sunday.
- Which Betfred is nearest The Galleries shopping centre?
- Unit 35c is inside the centre itself. A Ladbrokes shares the same postcode on Washington Highway and opens at 07:00, the earliest a betting shop may legally open, running until 20:00: two hours later than the Betfred beside it.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Washington?
- 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.