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Posted 2008-June-30, 01:45

I'll spend about two weeks in London (Croydon). I'd like to go play some bridge one afternoon or night. Can anyone suggest a nice club in the neighborhood (or somewhere I can find easily with metro or something)? I'm not sure which day/days I'll have free. Where can I find the schedule of the club? Thanks.
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Posted 2008-June-30, 05:01

Young Chelsea Bridge Club

http://www.ycbc.co.uk/

Tube station Earl's Court.
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Posted 2008-June-30, 06:05

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I will be in London myself at the end of July and intend to spend a few hours at TGRs. But cricket has higher priority, of course, as some of you may know.

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Posted 2008-June-30, 07:39

Last time in London, a couple of years ago, I could not find the Acol Club, it had moved off Acol Street.

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Posted 2008-June-30, 21:15

A list of some UK clubs

Look under London and/or Surrey
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Posted 2008-July-01, 09:27

hm

will the tube take me home after the club night (Young Chelsea)?
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Posted 2008-July-01, 09:35

I should guess so. The club nights begin at 7 and the last tube around midnight generally. Otherwise there are night buses.
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Posted 2008-July-01, 09:57

Young Chelsea appears to be near the Earls Court tube station. From there it is easy to get to London Victoria mainline train station (only a few stops on the tube). There are frequent services from Victoria to East Croydon.

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Posted 2008-July-01, 10:04

Unfortunately Croydon is not the same as London, and is not on the tube (metro/underground) but has an overland train service.

It depends a bit where you are staying in Croydon how easy it is to get back from an evening at (e.g.) the Young Chelsea. If you are near to the main station - East Croydon - then you have to get a tube from Earl's Court (5 mins from the YC) to Victoria (would take about 10 mins), and then get a train from Victoria to East Croyden - they are quite frequent and take about 15-20 mins depending on how often they stop. You can do this until quite late at night, but it's obviously rather a hassle.

If you need to find out how to get from place (a) to place (B) in the London are, this website is very good:

http://www.journeypl...T_TRIP_REQUEST2


There are a couple of clubs in the Croydon area - look at http://www.surreycou...urreyClubs.shtm and look for clubs with a CR postcode - as I don't know exactly where you are I don't know which is closest. They are all fairly small local clubs - the site tells you when they play - and you might struggle to find a sympathetic partner. The YC or other big London clubs would be better as long as you don't mind the journey home.
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