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Unique Bridge at Blenheim Palace
5 days from £750pp
Your Tour Includes
- A unique bridge experience at Blenheim Palace with lunch
- Services of an EBU-qualified director and friendly hosts
- Varied bridge sessions with Masterpoints and prizes awarded
- 1 seminar
- 4 nights half-board accommodation with car parking
- Welcome drink
- Coach travel to Blenheim Palace
Your Team
Holiday Overview
Join us in Oxfordshire for a wonderful bridge experience, staying at the Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa, set in 17 acres of beautiful countryside. The highlight of this unique holiday is sure to be playing bridge at the UNESCO-listed Blenheim Palace! We have a fantastic day planned, including tea or coffee on arrival before free time to explore the palace and grounds at leisure with lunch included.
Blenheim Palace is grandeur on the largest of scales. It was given to the 1st Duke of Marlborough by Queen Anne and her grateful nation as thanks for his stunning victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. The palace has magnificent English Baroque architecture and expansive, stunning parkland just waiting to be discovered.
We then head to the Marlborough Room, originally the palace kitchen, for an exciting afternoon of bridge within the walls of this grand, centuries-old landmark. You don't want to miss out – this delightful holiday will most definitely be one to remember!
Please note: sessions throughout this holiday are duplicate bridge with Masterpoints to be awarded.
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 5 day itinerary
Your Bridge Programme
Your duplicate bridge will be available every evening from day 1 to day 3 between 7:30pm and 10:00pm or 10:30pm, and we endeavour to vary these evening sessions.
Bridge will also be offered some mornings or afternoons at the hotel, with an afternoon bridge session at Blenheim Palace also included. These sessions are normally given over to open pairs/teams.
Masterpoints are awarded on evening bridge sessions, and on day sessions with over 5 tables.
We also include an interesting bridge seminar as part of your programme, hosted by your EBU-qualified director.
During your 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 programme also allows time to relax, giving you the opportunity to explore the surrounding area.
Make your own way to the hotel today and meet our bridge team and your fellow players. Enjoy a welcome drink and dinner followed by evening bridge.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
Today we enjoy a morning bridge session followed by free time to explore this afternoon.
After dinner, we include an evening bridge session at the hotel.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
Today, we enjoy a morning seminar and afternoon bridge.
This evening will include dinner followed by a bridge session.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
- Seminar
After a leisurely breakfast, we travel by coach to Blenheim Palace. On arrival, we enjoy tea and coffee before exploring the palace at leisure with lunch.
At Blenheim Palace, there’s an overarching aura of history and achievement. Couple that with a grand building in a perfect setting, and there’s no wonder that UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site.
Blenheim Palace was given to the 1st Duke of Marlborough by Queen Anne and her grateful nation as thanks for his stunning victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. Sir John Vanbrugh’s magnificent English Baroque architecture reflects not only the 1st Duke’s military achievements, but also Vanbrugh’s own feeling that the palace should, at the same time, be a monument to Queen Anne’s glory.
The parkland as you see it today, looking so natural with its sweeping lake and hanging beech wood is, in fact, man-made, constructed laboriously between 1764 and 1774 to the far-sighted plans of the master landscaper, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.
We then head to the Marlborough Room for an exclusive afternoon bridge session. This was originally the palace kitchen and has a beautiful double-vaulted ceiling rising to the full height of the palace, along with two stunning chandeliers and a huge fireplace.
At the end of the afternoon, we rejoin the coach and return to the hotel for a leisurely dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge at Blenheim Palace
After breakfast, it’s time to check out of the hotel and make your own way home.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa.
Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa
Set in 17 acres of beautiful countryside, the Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa is a lovely countryside retreat. The hotel offers comfortable rooms, an indoor pool and spa facilities. It's the perfect location for a relaxing escape or as a base to explore Oxfordshire's famous attractions.
Hotel Facilities
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Lift
- Room Service Available
- Sauna or Steam Room
- Gym
- Dog Friendly (selected rooms)
- Free Car Parking
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Telephone
- Free Wifi
- Iron or Trouser Press
Single Room Supplement from £150.00
