Festive Bridge at the Merrion Hotel Llandudno

12 December 2022

5 days from £525pp

Join us this year on a pre-Christmas festive bridge retreat to a Llandudno, at the excellent Merrion Hotel – a hotel that has been hosting bridge holidays for many years.

Superb location and dining at the hotel
Highly recommended bridge favourite
Llandudno is recently voted as the second most popular seaside resort in the UK
Four nights of half board accommodation

This year's pre-Christmas festive bridge get-together will be held at the fabulous Merrion Hotel in Llandudno. This hotel is popular among bridge players and is highly recommended by fellow bridge guests and staff, owing to its excellent location and superb dining.

This beachfront family-run hotel is set in a Victorian townhouse across the road from North Shore Beach. It is an 8-minute walk from the Great Orme Tramway and Llandudno Pier, and a 4-minute walk from the town centre's shops and restaurants. Which Magazine recently named Llandudno the second most popular seaside resort in the United Kingdom.

From your hotel, take in the stunning views of the Great Orme and walk along this iconic limestone headland. Visit the impressively preserved 13th century Conway Castle or take a stroll through Budnant Gardens, a historic, Grade I listed world-class horticultural garden in Wales.

What to expect from this Bridge holiday:
Our Bridge programmes will vary according to the length of your break, and, in addition to playing Bridge, and we include an interesting seminar by your bridge director on a 4-night break

Your duplicate Bridge will be available every evening between 7.45pm and 11.15pm and we endeavour to vary these evening sessions, balancing between teams and pairs, with at least one Swiss style event during a two-week Bridge break.

Bridge will also be offered some afternoons between 2.30pm and 4.45pm. These sessions are normally given over to open pairs/teams.

During your Bridge holiday nothing is obligatory, and you can play in as many, or as few, Bridge sessions as you wish. We don’t forget you are on holiday and our Bridge programmes also allow time to relax and the opportunity for you to explore the surrounding area.

Nigel & Pauline Durie

Nigel and Pauline are both retired professionals – Nigel from teaching and Pauline from teaching via a long nursing career. They have played bridge together for over 30 years, are both National Masters and have represented the North East in county matches.

Nigel is an experienced county director and has been the chairman of his local club for longer than he cares to remember. Over the last few years he has run a very popular ‘supervised improvers night’ guiding and encouraging relatively inexperienced players to gain confidence in their ability to play at a higher level. Pauline is a club director who has experience of organising local and county congresses and has been actively involved in promoting bridge in the North East. Their main interests in life outside of bridge are travel and their two delightful granddaughters.

Their aim is to ensure that guests leave us smiling and with good memories of stunning locations, enjoyable bridge, and of making new friends.

Overview

The Merrion Hotel is a family-run 3-star hotel in Llandudno. Guests can take advantage of the hotel's excellent central beachfront location, restaurant with exceptional dining, on-site bar, and excellent service. Because of the hotel's convenient location, there are numerous activities in the area, making it a favourite.