Welcome to the Basingstoke Bridge Club Teaching website

Basingstoke Bridge Club is the largest bridge club in Hampshire and has over 200 members.  We have our own premises, 'Maydene' at the corner of Richmond Rd and Sherborne Rd, Basingstoke.

We have been teaching people to play bridge for over 10 years.  We offer courses for Beginners and Improvers.  We also run Tricks of the Trade online on every other Wednesday evening and Supervised Play sessions at the club on Saturday mornings.  

Please see below or browse our menu on the left which gives you more information on what we offer.

START YOUR BRIDGE JOURNEY WITH BASINGSTOKE BRIDGE CLUB

A new course for beginners is planned to start in September 2026, details subject to confirmation.

Please contact us if you are interested.

The second Beginner term started on Tuesday 24th March.

The course is held at our clubhouse - Maydene, Richmond Rd, Basingstoke, starting at 9.30 am.  The Beginners course is generally 3 terms of 10 weeks each.  Cost is £60 per term plus £30 for the course 'Red Book'.

Highly engaging lessons allowing you to learn and play.  The lessons are customised to meet the needs of the students.

Whilst students attend the course they will be Associate Members of the club.  At the end of the course, students can become Full Members of the club and can play in our normal club sessions.

For further details or to discuss enrolment please click on 'Contact us" or email basingstokebridge.teachers@gmail.com

The current Improver term started on Thursday 26th March.

The course is held at our clubhouse - Maydene, Richmond Rd, Basingstoke, starting at 9.30 am.  The Improvers course is generally 2 or 3 terms of 10 weeks each.  Cost is £60 per term plus £30 for the course 'Green Book'.

Highly engaging lessons allowing you to learn and play.  The lessons are customised to meet the needs of the students.

All students become Associate Members of the club. However, should a student wish to join any of the normal club sessions during the course, then we ask that they become Full Members.

For further details or to discuss enrolment please click on 'Contact us" or email basingstokebridge.teachers@gmail.com

Tricks of the Trade runs fortnightly on Wednesday evenings, online using RealBridge, with 12 deals to play and discuss.

Tricks of the Trade covers a wide range of topics aimed at players who are looking to develop their game.  

We hope to communicate how experienced players do things – such as judging the bidding, planning the hand, finding extra tricks, signalling, and even the occasional deception in the card play.

The topics should appeal to a wide audience, typically some of the 9-High regulars, and players who don’t need supervision in order to play. Participants will however have access to a commentator who can provide input from years of experience and playing the game in wider competitions.

This is a great opportunity to develop your feel for the game, and to develop your partnership understanding.

Click here for further details including how to book.

Saturday Mornings at the Clubhouse

The issue of supporting students from lessons into clubs and also providing learning opportunities for members is one shared by many bridge clubs. Face to Face Supervised play takes place on Saturday mornings from 9.30 to 12.30 with table supervision. There is no requirement to have a partner.

The goal is to develop more confidence in the bidding and play for those recent to the game or those with some limited experience who would like some revision of the principles of bidding and play.