Improver holidays are focused on both learning and play, in a friendly and social atmosphere and at a relaxed pace. They are run by experienced and friendly teachers. They are not designed for complete beginners or experienced duplicate players. Rather, they are aimed at players who have been learning and playing fairly regularly for at least a year (preferably with some experience of playing in a competitive setting) and for players seeking to develop their skills and to gain confidence to play in competitive club duplicate sessions.

Morning sessions begin with a seminar, introducing bidding and play techniques to improve your game. The seminars are followed with prepared hands to illustrate the seminar topic. Sometimes we discuss the hands as a group and other times we play the hands in an assisted session where you are able to ask for help and guidance with both bidding and play.

Examples of Morning seminar topics and prepared hands:

Opening Leads

The Losing Trick Count

Negative Doubles

One evening is a competition night run as a standard duplicate session, where prizes and EBU master points will be awarded. Other evenings are either assisted or unassisted bridge, depending on players' confidence levels. We tailor these holidays to suit the players' abilities.

Afternoons are free for you to relax or explore the area.

Above all, this will be a friendly holiday and everyone will be found a suitable partner.

Come along and give it a go! If you are at all unsure whether this holiday is suitable for you, please call us on 01656 747-700 and ask to speak with Simon.