Single - Wanted: Course/Activity Breaks - UK - Cheap

PasturesNew

Hi

I thought I'd post here to get some links to "value for money" weekend course/activity breaks that I could go on.

I've not had a holiday for 13 years - never been abroad.

And I don't want to go on holiday alone (it would be lonely/not a good experience), nor on a "singles holiday" with a bunch of strangers.

So I thought instead I'd go on short course/activity weekends.

NOTHING SPORTY!!! I'd like to learn new things.

So I am looking for links to places.

There is one place in Northamptonshire, by the way, that I am specifically interested in a link to ... can't remember what it's called (or I'd not need the help finding it). But it does residential weekend courses that are really quite cheap - about £100-150 I think, full board. It's in an old big house in its own grounds.

Apart from that, I am interested in possibly the following sorts of things:
1) Techy/geeky things, including programming (php/MySQL)
2) Making jewellery might be fun (nothing that would require special equipment - things I could then carry on making on my own
3) Crystals, mediumship, similar stuff
4) I would consider doing a walking weekend

Then I run out of ideas.

What I am thinking is: with weekend residential "courses" or activities, people there aren't rushing home to their families - and so will all be in the same place, for the same reason so there'll be a social side to it.

Budget.... needs to be small. So, probably MAX £250 for a weekend/full board.

Location wise, I'd be travelling from South Wales

Any links? Ideas?

Ta!

barriejohn69

I don't know whether these will be any good but touch wood they may be of some use


http://www.amatterofcourse.com/s_art.html

http://www.art.zeteo.com/index.ihtml?xpage=40

http://www10.learndirect-advice-search.co.uk/pls/hot_ufi/hc_search.adv_post_do?x=884452454303&y=0&search_what=O&cp=cp&college_name=WEOBLEY+ART+CENTRE&z=7508

http://www.farncombeestate.co.uk/about.asp?id=37

PasturesNew

Thanks, I'll check them out!