Passport Photo Services in Reading
The Oracle Shopping Centre and Broad Street are Reading's main options for walk-in passport photos.
- Boots – The Oracle:
- The Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading, RG1 2AG
- 📞 0118 959 0333
- 🕐 Mon–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun 11am–5pm
- Reading's largest Boots. Passport photo booth and large photo counter. Late weekday opening ideal for after-work visits.
- Snappy Snaps – Reading:
- Broad Street Mall, Reading, RG1 7QE
- 📞 0118 956 9945
- 🕐 Mon–Sat 9am–5:30pm
- Professional staff-taken photos. Particularly good for children's passport photos and visa photo requirements.
- Timpson – Broad Street:
- Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2AB
- 🕐 Mon–Sat 9am–5:30pm
- Quick photos by staff against a white screen.
- Reading Post Office – The Forbury:
- 30 The Forbury, Reading, RG1 1AB
- 📞 0345 722 3344
- 🕐 Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm, Sat 9am–12:30pm
- HMPO Check & Send service.
Reading to London — Fast-Track Passport Options
Reading is just 25 minutes from London Paddington, making London's HMPO offices very accessible.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Boots in The Oracle is the most convenient — open until 7pm on weekdays. Snappy Snaps in Broad Street Mall is the best option for professional photos, children, or visa document photos.
Yes. The Forbury Post Office provides HMPO Check & Send Monday–Friday 9am–5:30pm and Saturday 9am–12:30pm.
Standard HMPO processing takes up to 10 weeks. Reading is well-positioned for urgent Fast Track or Premium appointments at London Victoria — under 1 hour away.
Yes. The Elizabeth line connects Reading to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 in approximately 40 minutes.
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