TravelWarner Leisure HotelsStart the New Year by trying something completely different! Start the New Year by trying something completely different!
By Tony Watts - Editor - 03/12/2008
What’s your idea of a great holiday? If it’s spending time enjoying new experiences that are not only great fun but could change the rest of your life, then you should be taking a look at Warner Leisure Hotels. And with Mature Times readers being able to claim anything up to a 25% discount, there’s never been a better time to do it!
Warners’ ‘Experience Break’ holidays really do offer something very different from the standard hotel. Yes, you enjoy superb accommodation (including the chance to stay in some of Britain’s most historic hotels), great food and excellent entertainment.
But on top of that, there is the opportunity to explore activities and pursuits that can really open up new windows in your life.
In fact there are a staggering 900 breaks on offer in 2009 – educational, entertaining and enlightening experiences that, for a very modest sum, can put you in touch with parts of you that you never knew existed!
Experts and hosts who really know their stuff on everything from antiques and art through to wildlife and wood carving are on hand to guide you through one, two day and three day courses which still leave you plenty of time to make the very most of the fabulous surroundings.
Why not learn to….Become A Chocolate Artist, Look and Feel Ten Years Younger with Channel 4’s Nicky Hambleton- Jones’ team, speak a new language or discover your paranormal abilities on the Psychic School with the Psychic Sisters, join the experts on a Ghost Hunt, take a trip on the Orient Express – you can even try your hand at Campanology (that’s bell ringing to the uninitiated!).
Not captured your interest so far? Well the dance sessions are hugely popular, teaching beginners and improvers alike to strut their stuff on the dance floor by learning all the moves for Salsa, Ballroom, Rock and Roll, Jive, Line, Irish, Country & Western… and dozens more famous dances.
Think you can do better than all those youngsters on X Factor and Pop Idol? A skilled tutor will help you find your voice. Always wanted to paint – but never quite had the nerve to join a class? Go along to one of the many taster sessions available – in oils or water colours. Having trouble with your golf drive? An expert will set you straight. Think you could do better with that digital camera if you knew how to operate all the functions? A short course at Warners will fix that too!
Perhaps you’ve always hankered after doing some creative writing but lack that little bit of confidence, maybe to express all those short stories that keep bubbling away in your mind, or to put down the life story you know you should be leaving to your grandchildren. If so, Mature Times’ editor Tony Watts runs writers weekends where beginners and experienced writers alike can come together and share their love of words – and hone their skills in a series of motivating and often moving classes.
If you adore stately homes and historic buildings there are fascinating visits to some of the finest in Britain, or you can choose to spend a day or even two immersing yourself in the history and heritage of our great cities and towns.
Gardeners are well looked after too: Warner’s own horticultural experts will show you how to tend your precious plants and then take you to beautifully maintained historic gardens for inspiration.
What about taking that hot air balloon flight you’ve always promised yourself – complete with a glass of champagne to get you in the mood? Go off roading in a powerful 4x4, or learn the mysterious arts of fly fishing and clay pigeon shooting.
Whatever you want to try, there’s almost certainly a break to fulfil your ambitions!
The midweek, weekend and full week breaks all include a sumptuous three course dinner, a comfortable en suite bedroom, a full and generous English breakfast, live nightly entertainment and numerous other daytime activities and leisure facilities. So if you’re going with a partner, they’ll have plenty to do as well – including visiting the health and beauty facilities.
Want to know more? Then why not ask for the 2009 brochure. All you have to do is go to the link below and request one online. It takes just a minute of your time – and it could be the start of a great new hobby or pursuit that will really make a positive impact in your life.
Special Offer
Subscribers to the Mature Times enewsletter can take advantage of savings up to 25%* on 2008 breaks (exclusions apply) by quoting 44MT8 when booking. Warner Leisure Hotels also have some great offers throughout 2009 - please call them for further details. You can book by calling freephone 0800 1 388 399, visit the link below or seeing your local travel agent.
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