In the city centre, around the Victoria Centre and the Market Square there are 4 places we could check: 2 staffed photo shops, 1 self-service booth and a Post Office that takes your photo with Digital Check and Send. Exchange Walk is just off the Market Square; the Victoria Centre has the booth and the Post Office under one roof. For an online application you can also take the photo at home, with no trip at all.
| Place | Address | What you get | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timpson, Exchange Walk | 17a Exchange Walk, NG1 2NX | Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code | Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Max Spielmann booth, Victoria Centre | 93 Victoria Centre, NG1 3QE | Self-service booth: 4 prints with a digital code, no staff check | Mon to Sat 7:00 to 22:00, Sun 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Post Office, Victoria Centre | 124-126 Victoria Centre, NG1 3QD | 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 8:30 to 17:30, Sun 11:00 to 15:00 |
| Timpson, Sainsbury's Castle Marina | Castle Bridge Road, NG7 1GX (about 0.7 miles south of the centre) | Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code | Mon to Sat 9:00 to 18:00, Sun 10:00 to 16:00 |
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: Timpson: Passport photos, Max Spielmann: Passport photo booths, Post Office: Digital Check and Send.
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
