Betfred Opening Times Watford
Opening times for both Betfred betting shops in Watford: 80 High Street and 3 Clarendon Road, about 250 yards 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 Watford
--:--:-- —Watford Betfred shops open now
— —Last Betfred in Watford closes in
— —Until you share your location, “nearest” means nearest to the town centre: Betfred, 80 High Street (WD17 2BP), beside the Atria centre in the town centre.
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Betfred Watford opening times at a glance
- Betfred shops in Watford
- 2 branches
- With published weekly times
- Both of them
- Opening time
- 08:00 — both, Mon–Sat
- Closing time
- 22:00 — both, every day
- Christmas Day
- Both shops closed — required by law
Watford’s two Betfreds keep identical hours: 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday, with a 22:00 close on all seven days. They are about 250 yards apart in the town centre, so the nearer one is always the right one. Watford has twelve other betting shops, more than any other town on this site relative to its Betfred count.
Betfred on the High Street
The High Street branch, at number 80. 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 Street80 High Street, Watford WD17 2BP
80 High Street runs 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. A William Hill trades next door at number 82, sharing the same postcode and the same hours, and there is a Ladbrokes and a Paddy Power on The Parade a short walk north. 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.
Watford 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: 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday, and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday.
| Shop | Mon – Fri | Saturday | Sunday | Find the shop |
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| High Street80 High Street, WD17 2BP | 08:00–22:00 | 08:00–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 | |
| Clarendon Road3 Clarendon Road, WD17 1LB | 08:00–22:00 | 08:00–22:00 | 09:00–22:00 |
Earliest and latest Betfred shops in Watford
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 at 09:00 on a Sunday.
Open latest
Both close at 22:00, every day of the week.
A crowded high street: the Ladbrokes on The Parade, the Paddy Power at 58 The Parade and the William Hill next door at 82 High Street all open at 08:00 and close at 22:00 too, so five shops from four brands keep the same hours within a few hundred yards.
Betfred Watford Sunday opening times
Sunday runs 08:00 to 22:00 at both shops.
| Shop | Opens | Closes | Find the shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Street80 High Street, WD17 2BP | 09:00 | 22:00 | |
| Clarendon Road3 Clarendon Road, WD17 1LB | 09:00 | 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 Watford 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 Watford branches close on 25 December by law rather than by choice.
On the other bank holidays, Watford 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 Watford 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 Watford 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 Watford 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 Watford 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 Watford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Watford 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 Watford (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 High 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 Clarendon Road 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 Clarendon Road
The second branch is at 3 Clarendon Road, about 250 yards from the High Street shop and a few minutes from Watford Junction. It publishes full weekly times, so its live status is as exact as the High Street’s.
Betfred in Clarendon Road 1 shop
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Betfred, Clarendon Road3 Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1LB
Clarendon Road keeps exactly the same hours as the High Street shop: 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 22:00 on a Sunday. It is the closer of the two to Watford Junction, so it is the one to know if you are arriving by train from Euston.
Betfred near Watford
The register and current listings give different postcodes for the Clarendon Road shop.
The licensing register gives 3 Clarendon Road as WD17 1LH; current listings give WD17 1LB. WD17 1LH is absent from the Royal Mail postcode data we use for distances, so it appears to be a retired code, and we show WD17 1LB. Both sources agree on the two shops themselves, with no extras on either side.
Both shops are licensed by Watford Borough Council. Bushey, Rickmansworth, Northwood and Radlett have betting shops of their own under their own post towns; the nearest Betfred outside Watford is in Northwood.
Other bookmakers in Watford
Watford has six other betting shops between five bookmakers.
Coral and Ladbrokes have four shops each, William Hill three and Paddy Power one: twelve in total against Betfred’s two. The closest are the William Hill next door at 82 High Street, the Ladbrokes at 11–13 The Parade and the Paddy Power at 58 The Parade, all open 08:00 to 22:00 like the Betfreds.
We are still confirming full weekly times branch by branch for the non-Betfred shops in Watford, 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 Watford
| Trading name | Betfred |
|---|---|
| Licensee | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited |
| Head office | Birchwood, Warrington |
| Licensing authority | Watford Borough Council |
| Branches with a Watford address | 2 betting shops |
| In Watford 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 180 miles north-west. Watford has two branches, both open until 22:00 every day.
For visitors, either shop works: both are in the town centre and open until 22:00 every day. Clarendon Road is the nearer to Watford Junction, and the High Street shop is beside the Atria centre.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Betfred shops are there in Watford?
- Two, both in the town centre and both licensed by Watford Borough Council: 80 High Street and 3 Clarendon Road, about 250 yards apart.
- What time does Betfred open in Watford?
- 08:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on a Sunday, at both shops.
- What time does Betfred close in Watford?
- 22:00, every day of the week, at both shops.
- Do the two Watford Betfreds keep the same hours?
- Yes, exactly the same: 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 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 Watford 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 both Watford shops. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve normally close early, and New Year’s Day opens later.
- Which Betfred is nearest Watford Junction and the Atria centre?
- 80 High Street is the closer of the two to Watford High Street station and the Atria shopping centre; 3 Clarendon Road is a few minutes nearer Watford Junction. Both are open until 22:00 every day, so either works after a late train.
- How many other bookmakers are there in Watford?
- Twelve: four Coral, four Ladbrokes, three William Hill and one Paddy Power, so Betfred has the smallest estate of the five brands in the town. A William Hill sits next door to the Betfred at 82 High Street, sharing its postcode, and is also open 08:00 to 22:00.
- Why do the register and directory listings give different postcodes for Clarendon Road?
- The licensing register gives WD17 1LH and current listings give WD17 1LB. WD17 1LH does not appear in the Royal Mail postcode data we use, so it looks like a retired code; we show WD17 1LB, which is what current listings carry.
- How do I find the nearest Betfred to me in Watford?
- 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.