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Whether you're a more novice player, a regular, or are looking to challenge yourself at a tournament level, we offer bridge holidays and experiences to suit all interests and budgets, each with hand-picked accommodation and the services of an EBU-qualified director or friendly host included.
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Featuring friendly hosts and EBU-qualified directors, someone is with you every step of the way on a First for Bridge holiday...
Anne is a host who works alongside our directors with the aim of ensuring that everyone enjoys their bridge holiday. She is friendly and approachable and enjoys her bridge, playing in several competitions near her home in Leicestershire. Anne is a qualified bridge director, and she looks forward to welcoming players of all standards.
Chris learned bridge from his mother at the age of nine, first playing Nottingham Club before moving to Acol at university and has been directing at his club since the mid-1980s. Linda started playing bridge at college, after growing up with family card games, and went on to become a county-qualified tournament director and bridge host in the mid-1990s.
Christine and Stewart MacFarlane started their own Bridge School and Club in Bath. Together, they have taught and introduced many people to this wonderful game and started running weekends away for their students in 2009. This progressed to running bridge holidays and working on cruise ships as the bridge instructors.
Gary is a Senior EBU Panel Director and Chief Tournament Director for Hertfordshire. He’s also a trainer for EBED, having helped over 200 players gain the skills to direct bridge in their own clubs. Lesley is the team’s social expert, always on hand to support solo travellers, keep the bridge room beautifully prepared, and handle all scoring and hand preparation.
Gary is a Senior EBU Panel Director, Chief Tournament Director for Hertfordshire, and a dedicated trainer for EBED.
Married for over 50 years, Hilary and David are bridge duo with a shared love for the game and a passion for creating memorable holidays. Welcoming, approachable, and always ready with a smile, the couple are dedicated to making your bridge holiday as enjoyable and memorable as possible.
Ilona learnt to play bridge as a child round the kitchen table, but really started to adopt conventions during lockdown. She went on her first bridge holiday in March 2024, which was the Majorcan Congress.
Jane brings her organisational and interpersonal skills to the forefront to make an excellent hosting team with her husband James. James has been playing bridge for over 30 years and is regularly picked for his county. Jane and James have travelled extensively in recent years to explore exotic parts of the world, such as Peru, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Julia teaches bridge to beginners and runs a supervised play session once a week. It is important to her that people learn in a friendly, welcoming environment at the pace they feel happy with.
Maggie started learning bridge in 1980. She played with my future husband, John Pyner, at Congress level for several years and reached the level of Life Master – and will hopefully become a Premier Life Master.
Mark learned the basics of bridge in his early teens from his father, and later played informally at school. It wasn’t until university that he began playing regularly in clubs. Remarkably, Mark is entirely self-taught, having never taken formal lessons – instead learning through books and conversations with fellow enthusiasts. With over 50 years of experience at the bridge table, he has played continuously since university, including at EBU congress level and as part of his county team.
Masuma's professional career as a secondary school chemistry eased her into qualifying as an EBU bridge tutor. She has also qualified as a bridge director and ran and directed at the Wensum Bridge club.
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We thoughtfully select the best hotels in fantastic destinations, ensuring that you enjoy a relaxing and memorable stay…
Westport, Ireland
Nestled in a 300-year old wood, the Westport Woods Hotel & Spa is situated on the outskirts of the vibrant town of Westport.
Boka Bay, Montenegro
The superior 4-star Carine Hotel Kumbor boasts the most stunning location, at the entrance of Boka Bay where the turquoise Adriatic Sea meets the mighty mountains of Montenegro.
The Carine Hotel Park Bijela boasts excellent recreational facilities including a private beach with sunbeds and umbrellas (additional charges apply), an outdoor pool and an exceptionally good indoor pool.
Norwich
The 4-star Sprowston Manor Hotel, Golf & Country Club is a stately 16th-century English historic house set in beautiful, landscaped grounds just 4.
Paphos, Cyprus
The Athena Beach is a luxurious 4-star hotel located right on the beachfront in Paphos, Cyprus.
"Our Play & Explore holiday to the Azores in April totally exceeded our expectations. If I was to imagine paradise or the Garden of Eden, it would be the island of Sao Miguel..."
First for Bridge run a range of different bridge holidays, from holidays for beginners to English Bridge Union overseas congresses where the bridge is more serious but played in friendly setting. This is the story of the most recent EBU overseas congress, held near Venice in October 2023.