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Play & Explore

Overview

Our Play & Explore holidays are perfect for the bridge player who likes to combine exploring new places with more relaxed evening bridge. During the day, we will visit local areas of interest which can include coach excursions accompanied by a local expert, walks led by your bridge host, or journeys by local transport. More information regarding the excursions will be included with each holiday. We aim to use, where possible, smaller boutique hotels and keep the table numbers lower to enable you to get to know your fellow guests. For holidays with 10 or more tables, we guarantee no half table. The evening bridge will be predominantly pairs, with team events if numbers are sufficient. Masterpoints will be awarded.  

Your holiday will also include interactive bridge seminars where you will play hands on the topic. This type of bridge holiday will suit players who are newer to the game and wish to improve their bridge, but also regular players who are simply looking for a holiday with other activities and more relaxed bridge sessions. 

4 Holidays available from £675pp

Play Bridge & Explore
New Tour

Join us on a very special bridge tour to the Azores, considered one of the most beautiful places in the world with breathtaking natural beauty.

  • 7 nights half-board accommodation
  • 2 lunches
  • Drinks package with dinner
  • Services of our friendly hosts
  • Relaxed bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • 1 weekly bridge seminar
  • Excursions and visits as described in the itinerary

Availability:

  • 2025 8th April
  • 2026 7th April
Travel
  • By Air
  • Join Direct
Play Bridge & Explore

Experience ultimate relaxation at the popular and charming Château des Comtes de Challes, set within truly beautiful surroundings.

  • 7 nights half-board accommodation
  • Fine wine with dinner
  • Services of our friendly hosts
  • Relaxed bridge sessions and interactive seminars
  • Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • Excursions and visits as described in the itinerary
  • Coach travel for excursions
  • All local taxes and porterage
  • Excursions
    Included
  • Drinks
    Package
  • Half
    Board

Availability:

  • 2025 8th June
  • 2026 7th June
Travel
  • By Air
  • Join Direct
Play Bridge & Explore

Visit Westport House, Achill Island and Connemara’s Kylemore Abbey, and take a cruise on Killary Fjord, as you discover Ireland’s west coast.

  • 5 nights half-board accommodation
  • Services of our friendly hosts
  • Relaxed bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • Welcome drink
  • Excursions and visits as described in the itinerary
  • Coach travel for excursions
  • Excursions
    Included
  • Spa
    Facilities
  • Half
    Board

Availability:

  • 2025 7th September
Travel
  • By Air
  • Join Direct
Play Bridge & Explore
New Tour

Staying at the luxury 4-star Grange Hotel, combine relaxed bridge with the delight of exploring the beautiful Lake District National Park.

  • Services of our friendly hosts
  • Relaxed bridge sessions and a seminar
  • Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • 4 nights half-board accommodation
  • Welcome drink
  • Excursions and visits as described in the itinerary
  • Coach travel for excursions

Availability:

  • 2025 15th September
  • 2026 14th September
Travel
  • Join Direct

Meet the
Team

We’ve assembled a fantastic team of directors, hosts and teachers, all dedicated to providing an engaging and supportive bridge-playing environment.

Meet the Team
John and Sarah Barker

John and Sarah Barker

Passionate about bridge, John is a fully qualified professional bridge teacher and runs his own bridge club where he also teaches. He plays regularly for Norfolk and is either playing or teaching bridge nearly every day of the week. Sarah brings her people skills and organisation to help make sure everyone has a fabulous holiday.
Colin Simcox

Colin Simcox

Colin Simcox is an EBU Panel Director who can be seen at many events, especially across the West Country and Wales. He was fortunate to learn bridge whilst at school, now some 40 years ago. Colin has been playing regularly ever since and has represented Somerset in the Tollemache Cup on many occasions, as well as the Corwen Trophy and Pachabo.
Ro Kaye

Ro Kaye

Ro enjoys playing bridge at her local club, Cheltenham. She has been chairman there and run the Congress Committee for several years too. She is actively involved in EBEDD as child protection officer and loves participating in the local youth teaching scheme as well as being one of the organisers of the Junior Spring Camp.
James and Jane Tullett

James and Jane Tullett

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.
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