Festive Bridge at the Merrion Hotel Llandudno
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.
Your Tour Includes
- 1 seminar
- 4 nights accommodation on a half board basis
- Varied bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
- Services of our EBU qualified director
Christine and Stewart MacFarlane
Christine and Stewart MacFarlane were both engineers before retiring, and have since 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. They believe bridge should be both competitive and sociable.
Christine has been on the EBU Panel since 2010 and assisted with running many congresses over the years. She has been particularly involved with the Really Easy and Progressive events to encourage newer players to play competitive.
They have two grown children and one grandchild.
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.
Hosting First for Bridge holidays ensures that she gets to know lots of guests and loves meeting up with them again at new venues.
Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 5 day itinerary
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.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
