Are Betting Shops Open Today?
Yes: betting shops in Great Britain open every day of the week. The median Ladbrokes, William Hill or Coral shop opens 08:30 to 22:00 on weekdays and 09:00 to 20:00 on Sundays, across 2,982 of 6,200 shops, read in October 2026. We cannot confirm bank holidays or 24 December to 1 January: the shop finders give no hours for them.
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- Hours read 10 to 20 October 2026
- Verified 20 October 2026
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| Days betting shops open | Monday to Sunday: 2,978 of 2,982 shops trade on a Sunday |
|---|---|
| Median hours, Mon to Fri | 08:30 to 22:00 |
| Median hours, Sat | 08:30 to 21:30 |
| Median hours, Sun | 09:00 to 20:00 |
| Shops open by 10:00 on a weekday | 2,980 of 2,982 |
| Shops still open at 21:00 on a weekday | 2,090 of 2,982 |
| Latest closing time | 22:00: no shop we measured trades later |
| Ladbrokes median hours | Mon to Sat 08:30–21:30; Sun 09:00–20:00 (1,540 of 2,019 shops) |
| William Hill median hours | Mon to Fri 08:30–22:00; Sat 08:00–21:30; Sun 09:30–20:30 (920 of 1,251 shops) |
| Coral median hours | Mon to Fri 08:30–21:30; Sat 08:30–21:00; Sun 09:30–19:00 (535 of 661 shops) |
| Betfred, Paddy Power, JenningsBet and BoyleSports | No median: we hold hours for 78 of 1,405, 15 of 348, 1 of 98 and 2 of 85 shops |
| Bank holidays, and 24 December to 1 January | Not confirmed: 0 of 2,982 shop listings give a holiday date |
| Legal hours by default | No gambling from 10pm to 7am unless the licensing authority removes the condition |
| Shops in Great Britain | 6,200 licensed high-street betting shops on the Gambling Commission register |
| Facts checked | 20 October 2026. Hours read from the Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral shop finders, 10 to 20 October 2026. The chain rows reuse each brand page's figures, which also count 13 shops whose latest hours came from OpenStreetMap. Legislation and Paddy Power read 20 October 2026. Bank holidays from GOV.UK, fetched 20 October 2026. |
What Time Do Betting Shops Open Today?
Betting shops open at 08:30 on a weekday, at the median across the 2,982 Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral shops whose hours we read in October 2026. 2,640 of them (88.5%) open by 09:00, and 2,980 by 10:00. Saturday’s median opening is 08:30. Sunday starts later: the median shop opens at 09:00, and 2,939 of the 2,982 are open by 10:00. The earliest any shop we measured opens is 07:00.
What Time Do Betting Shops Close Today?
Betting shops close at 22:00 on a weekday, at the median, and none of the 2,982 shops we measured closes later than 22:00. 2,090 of them (70.1%) are still open at 21:00 on a weekday. Saturday’s median closing is 21:30. Bookies close earliest on Sunday, at 20:00 at the median, when 961 of the 2,982 are still open at 21:00.
Can a Betting Shop Stay Open After 22:00?
A betting shop can stay open after 22:00 only if its licensing authority has removed a default condition from its premises licence. Under the Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, a betting premises licence has a default condition that no facilities for gambling are provided between 10pm and 7am. The matching Scotland Regulations 2007 set the same condition. None of the 2,982 shops we measured trades after 22:00.
Which Bookmakers Open Earliest and Close Latest?
William Hill opens earliest and closes latest of the three chains we can measure: 08:00 on Saturdays and 22:00 Monday to Friday, at the median across 920 of 1,251 William Hill shops. Ladbrokes keeps 08:30 to 21:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 to 20:00 on Sundays, across 1,540 of 2,019 shops. Coral keeps 08:30 to 21:30 Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 21:00 on Saturdays and 09:30 to 19:00 on Sundays, across 535 of 661 shops. Coral closes earliest, at 19:00 on Sundays. The William Hill betting shops page lists William Hill’s branches with the hours we hold for each.
We hold hours for too few Betfred, Paddy Power, JenningsBet and BoyleSports shops to state a median: 78 of 1,405 Betfred, 15 of 348 Paddy Power, 1 of 98 JenningsBet and 2 of 85 BoyleSports.
Are Betting Shops Open on Sundays?
Yes. Betting shops open on Sundays: 2,978 of the 2,982 shops we measured trade on a Sunday, from 09:00 to 20:00 at the median. That is 30 minutes later and 2 hours earlier than a weekday. Only 961 of them (32.2%) are still open at 21:00 on a Sunday.
Are Betting Shops Open on Bank Holidays?
Bank-holiday hours are the one thing the shop finders do not give: 0 of the 2,982 shop listings we read give a holiday date, so this page does not say whether betting shops open on a bank holiday. The same goes for 24 December to 1 January. On those dates every shop listing on this site reads “hours not confirmed”. Scotland’s bank holidays differ from England and Wales: Scotland adds 2 January and St Andrew’s Day on 30 November, holds its summer bank holiday on the first Monday in August rather than the last, and has no Easter Monday.
Are Betting Shops Open on Christmas Day?
Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral give no Christmas Day hours in their shop finders, so this page does not say whether their shops open on 25 December. Paddy Power’s help page lists its shops as closed that day; we read it on 20 October 2026.
Are Bookies Open Today in Wales and Scotland?
Bookies in Wales and Scotland open every day of the week. In Wales the median shop opens 08:30 to 21:30 Monday to Friday and 09:30 to 19:00 on Sunday, across 121 of 267 Welsh shops. In Scotland it opens 09:00 to 22:00 Monday to Friday and 09:30 to 20:30 on Sunday, across 401 of 677. The same 10pm-to-7am default applies in all three nations: England and Wales share one set of regulations, and Scotland’s set the same condition. Wales also shares England’s bank holidays. This directory covers betting shops in Great Britain and holds no Northern Ireland premises.
Opening hours read from the Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral shop finders, 10 to 20 October 2026; bank holidays from GOV.UK, fetched 20 October 2026; premises from the Gambling Commission public register. The chain rows reuse each brand page's figures, which also count 13 shops whose latest hours came from OpenStreetMap. Legislation and Paddy Power’s help page read 20 October 2026. Page reviewed 20 October 2026.