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Hilary and David Powell

4 tours from £365pp

Expert Overview

Married for over 50 years, Hilary and David are welcoming bridge duo with a shared love for the game and a passion for creating memorable holidays. Based in Orpington, Kent, they live close to their two daughters.

Hilary has a professional background in IT and now plays an active role in her local community. She first learned rubber bridge playing socially with friends, and since retirement has started club duplicate bridge.

David also worked in IT, beginning his career in the early days of programming and analysis before spending 26 years with the Bank of London and South America. He played bridge socially before joining a local bridge club.

When they’re not hosting, they both enjoy walking, reading, theatre and cinema. Their favourite hotels include Hotel Victoria in Wenge, Switzerland and the Rodostamo Hotel in Corfu, and they’re always looking forward to their next adventure – with Sicily, Slovenia, the south of France and the west coast of Ireland at the top of their list.

Welcoming, approachable, and always ready with a smile, Hilary and David are dedicated to making your bridge holiday as enjoyable and memorable as possible.


Top Bridge Tip from Hilary and David: Remember – playing bridge is supposed to be fun! Always be polite, patient and friendly to your partner and opponents.

4 Holidays available from £365pp

Premier Bridge

Take an indulgent bridge holiday at the luxurious, adults-only La Quinta Menorca by Portblue Boutique, with its first-class facilities and service.

  • 7 or 14 nights half-board accommodation
  • Return airport transfers from Mahon Airport
  • Services of an EBU-qualified director and friendly hosts
  • Varied bridge programme with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • 2 weekly seminars
  • Welcome drink and canapés
  • Spa
    Facilities
  • New
    Venue
  • Half
    Board

Availability:

  • 2025 26th September 3rd October
  • 2026 25th September 2nd October
Travel
  • By Air
  • Join Direct
Premier Bridge

Join us in the heart of Torquay and enjoy a fantastic location just five minutes away from the stunning seafront.

  • 4 nights half-board accommodation
  • Services of an EBU-qualified director and friendly hosts
  • Varied bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • 1 seminar
  • Devonshire cream tea
  • Welcome drink
  • Complimentary car parking
  • No Single
    Supplement
  • Half
    Board

Availability:

  • 2025 20th October
  • 2026 23rd March 4th May 19th October
Travel
  • Join Direct
Premier Bridge
Festive Bridge
New Tour

Situated in the Derbyshire countryside, elegant Makeney Hall has all the special ingredients needed for the perfect New Year bridge holiday.

  • Services of an EBU-qualified director and friendly hosts
  • Varied bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • 4 nights half-board accommodation
  • 4 evening meals with a glass of house wine
  • Prosecco and canapés on New Year's Eve
  • A light lunch on New Year's Day
  • Coaching for the excursion
  • Excursions
    Included
  • Half
    Board

Availability:

  • 2025 29th December
Travel
  • Join Direct
Premier Bridge

Soak up the sun and play bridge and bowls in gorgeous Paphos, staying at the luxurious 4-star Athena Royal Beach Hotel.

  • 10 nights half-board accommodation
  • Return airport transfers from Paphos Airport
  • Services of an EBU-qualified director and friendly hosts
  • Varied bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
  • 3 morning seminars
  • Wine and fruit on arrival
  • 5 bowls sessions
  • Complimentary dance lessons twice weekly

Availability:

  • 2026 25th February
Travel
  • By Air
  • 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
Hilary and David Powell

Hilary and David Powell

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.
Maggie Pyner

Maggie Pyner

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.
Gary and Lesley Conrad

Gary and Lesley Conrad

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.
Christine and Stewart MacFarlane

Christine and Stewart MacFarlane

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.
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.
Anne Wright

Anne Wright

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.
Gary Conrad

Gary Conrad

Gary is a Senior EBU Panel Director, Chief Tournament Director for Hertfordshire, and a dedicated trainer for EBED.
Ilona Buttinger

Ilona Buttinger

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.
Mark Hooper

Mark Hooper

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.
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