Looking for a weekend break as a treat?

Between February and July in five of its UK hotels, Warner Leisure are offering guests the opportunity to share the excitement of Strictly Come Dancing and to meet some of the stars of the BBC show.

These will include dancers Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova, James and Ola Jordan, Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff, Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, and Karen Hardy. They will be joined by judges Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman.

The three or four-night stays at five country hotels are designed to allow guests to feel part of the show.

They will get a taste of the glitz and glamour of the ballroom by dressing up and, if they wish, taking part in a dance competition.
They can also be judges, or simply part of the audience.

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Why not make this the year you acquire a new skill, learn a foreign language or take up a sport?

Six hours of computer tuition can be combined into a four-night, midweek break at Cricket St Thomas Hotel in Somerset through Warner Leisure Hotels www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk The course covers computer terminology, using the mouse, creating files, emailing and surfing the web.



Plus point: The hotel is a Grade II listed 1820s mansion in 160 acres of parkland.

Cost: From £259 per person, half board, sharing an Ambassador double or twin. The "Computer Skills for Beginners" supplement is £40.