GOOD NEWS FOR THE AUTUMN OF 2026!

THE 2nd ALPINE BRIDGE REUNION

As promised, we are arranging a second Reunion in Stamford for the dates of October 6th - 9th, 2026 with a similar format to the first one in 2025 that was so enjoyable for us all...see the report below.

Sadly, this might have to be our very last Alpine Bridge event, so we hope to make it into a very special few days which will also give everyone a chance to take a tour of the remarkable Burghley House which is situated close to the Hotel.

This should be a special reunion for all of those who would like to meet up again with us for one last time for a few days of fun, fine food and friendly but competitive duplicate Bridge...although...we never say 'never' !

Once more, we have decided to hold the event at the charming old William Cecil Hotel in Stamford, Lincolnshire and have reserved all of the rooms for the three nights, including the larger function suite for the Bridge events. The William Cecil is a fabulous old house attached to the Burghley estate just on the Southern edge of the lovely old town.

The Hotel is on the Old Great North Road!

Have a look at their website...

Stamford Railway station is within walking distance for those wishing to travel by train, but the hotel has a large free Car Park for guests bringing their own cars. There is a pleasant garden and sitting out area and a gate with direct access to the extensive grounds of the whole estate...well worth the visit which we have planned for the Wednesday morning.

The Hotel has some 25 bedrooms of various shapes and sizes and it has now built a great reputation for its friendliness and fine food. Four of the rooms are on the ground floor, and will be held for those with walking difficulties, while the upstairs rooms can be accessed from a wide staircase near to the reception area, but sadly there is no lift due to the building's age and status.

There will be plenty of Bridge sessions to enjoy, as well as having plenty of free time to go exploring. The historic Old town of Stamford is a few Hundred yards stroll away over the river bridge. Here, on the Friday morning, you will find a superb street market with fine food stalls and many other things to buy before you return home.

The River Welland in Stamford

The Hotel owns the Bull and Swan, a traditional old Pub, about 200 yards down the road and we are planning a private Oktoberfest party night for us all in their pretty garden 'Ski chalet' on the Wednesday evening. This should remind us all once again of the good times out in Champagny where we had many fun nights together. There will be lots of good quality Germanic style food to enjoy and hopefully a little bit of suitable music to make the evening go with a swing! Afterwards there will be a late evening session of fun Bridge.

The cost will be reasonable although there are going to be four types of room available as before, all with a price difference, and even a rather nice suite at the expensive end of the scale... so, expect to pay between £450 - £650 per person for double occupancy of your chosen room but with a supplement of around £50 per day for single occupancy. One of the Ground floor rooms in a small coach house annexe has wheelchair access directly from the car park should anyone need it.

We are still working out the final programme, but expect the cost of the special Oktoberfest Party night to be in the region of £45 per person depending on what arrangements are made. Day tickets for Burghley House and gardens are around £25, but we are hoping to arrange group rates if enough of us want to do the tour.

So...why not come and join us in early October for our second Reunion in the lovely old town of Stamford? Please send your details and a request for further information by clicking on our E-MAIL FORM

ALPINE BRIDGE GRAND REUNION EVENT 2025

The Grand Reunion event took place in the lovely old town of Stamford on November 11th - 14th where we took over all of the rooms at the delightful William Cecil Hotel on the edge of Burghley Park. It was a great success, with 51 guests enjoying three days of good Bridge, fine food and lots of fun. There are lots of photographs to see on the Archive Page at the top of the photo gallery.

The Alpine party in the local Pub's ski chalet was a great night and where we were able to show guests a new Video of ski-ing in Champagny which has been kindly produced by a good friend, Peter Hemmings. He has generously let us add it to our website so If you would like to see it again,or see it for the first time, please click "start/play" button below...

© 2018 Peter Hemmings

FORMER SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Our final Summer Bridge holiday took place in Guernsey from September 16th - 23rd 2023 and was greatly enjoyed by those present, many of whom had been supporting us regularly for over 25 years. The Farewell dinner at the Hotel was truly remarkable.

All of the details and an extensive picture gallery of all of our past holidays can be seen on our Archive pages HERE

AlpineStock Bridge and Ski Holidays

(Alpine Bridge is now known as AlpineStock Bridge in Europe and the Alpine ski resorts.)

January 2026

Sadly, due to delays in the construction of the new hotel in Serre Chevallier StockenBridge Breaks are unable to arrange a Ski and Bridge Holiday in 2026. However, we understand that many of our former guests are arranging to meet up during the season in other resorts. We can arrange to put you in touch if you would like to join one of these groups....one of which has just returned to the UK after a wonderful two weeks in Les Menuires where Angela and Lorne arranged a great time for around 20 former guests! Lorne enjoyed his Birthday celebration on the first week...   ....which was followed by some fresh snowfalls for the second week. Hopefully there will be 24 places in this group next January for those keen to continue their Alpine Bridge friendships on and off the piste. Further details will be available in due course.

January 2027