Passport photo in Leicester: 5 places and hours

Where can I get a passport photo in Leicester?

In the city centre, around the Clock Tower, the Haymarket and Highcross there are 5 places we could check: 3 staffed photo shops, 1 self-service booth and a Post Office that takes your photo with Digital Check and Send. The Haymarket Centre has both a booth and a staffed Timpson, a few steps apart. For an online application you can also take the photo at home, with no trip at all.

Place	Address	What you get	Hours
Max Spielmann, Horsefair Street	30 Horsefair Street, LE1 5BN	Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code	Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun 11:00 to 17:00
Timpson, Victoria Parade	3/5 Victoria Parade, LE1 5FG	Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code	Mon to Sat 8:30 to 17:00, Sun closed
Timpson, Clocktower Mall	2 Clocktower Mall, Haymarket Centre, LE1 3YB	Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code	Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun 10:30 to 16:30
Photo-Me booth, Haymarket Shopping Centre	Clocktower mall entrance, Haymarket Shopping Centre	Self-service booth that prints a code for an online application	See its page
Post Office, The Shires	65 Shires Walk, High Street, LE1 4FR	Digital Check and Send: the branch takes your photo and sends your application for you (£16 plus the passport fee); no code to use yourself	Mon to Sat 9:30 to 17:30, Sun closed

Place

Address

What you get

Hours

Max Spielmann, Horsefair Street

30 Horsefair Street, LE1 5BN

Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code

Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun 11:00 to 17:00

Timpson, Victoria Parade

3/5 Victoria Parade, LE1 5FG

Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code

Mon to Sat 8:30 to 17:00, Sun closed

Timpson, Clocktower Mall

2 Clocktower Mall, Haymarket Centre, LE1 3YB

Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code

Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun 10:30 to 16:30

Photo-Me booth, Haymarket Shopping Centre

Clocktower mall entrance, Haymarket Shopping Centre

Self-service booth that prints a code for an online application

See its page

Post Office, The Shires

65 Shires Walk, High Street, LE1 4FR

Digital Check and Send: the branch takes your photo and sends your application for you (£16 plus the passport fee); no code to use yourself

Mon to Sat 9:30 to 17:30, Sun closed

Each place's address and passport photo service are from its own page (linked), checked on 5 November 2026. Hours change, especially on bank holidays, so check the place's page before you go. What you get is from each chain's own page: Max Spielmann: Passport photos, Timpson: Passport photos, Post Office: Digital Check and Send; the Photo-Me booth's code is from haymarketshoppingcentre.com.

Which one to pick

Online application: any shop or booth in the list gives you a digital code to type into GOV.UK. Or take the photo at home and upload the file.

Paper form: you need 2 identical printed photos, 45 mm by 35 mm. Shops and booths print them; at home you can print a 6×4 sheet at a photo kiosk.

Want it checked? Pick a staffed shop. Booths have nobody to check the photo, and a retake means paying again.

Want the whole application done for you? The Post Office's Digital Check and Send takes the photo and sends the application, for £16 on top of the passport fee.

Or make it at home. Picproved costs £5.99 (free while we launch) for one person's photo in every size you need, and it checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision. Make your United Kingdom Passport (online) photo

Questions

Where can I get a passport photo in Leicester?

We found 5 places in the city centre, around the Clock Tower, the Haymarket and Highcross: 3 staffed photo shops, 1 self-service booth and a Post Office with Digital Check and Send. Each one's own page lists its address and passport photos. For an online application you can also take the photo at home.

Which places in Leicester give a digital photo code?

The 4 shops and booths in the list do: their chains say the passport photos come with a digital code to type into the GOV.UK online application. The Post Office is different: it takes your photo and sends the application for you, so there is no code to use yourself.

Do I need to book a passport photo in Leicester?

Not at the shops and booths in the list, which take walk-ins in opening hours. Shops can be busy on Saturdays; a booth is quicker but nobody checks the photo.

Can I take my own passport photo instead?

Yes, for an online application. GOV.UK accepts a digital photo you or someone else takes, as long as it meets the rules: plain light background, no shadows, neutral expression, eyes open. For a paper form you need 2 identical printed photos, 45 mm high by 35 mm wide.

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