Welcome to Guitar Weekends – the home of quality guitar courses spanning Full Weekend Breaks (residential), Day-only courses (non-residential) and online lessons for hobbyists: raw to high beginners, all intermediate levels and even advanced players.
Since 1994, Guitar Weekends has been helping players of all abilities—from complete beginners to semi-professionals—become better, more confident musicians.
Our courses focus not just on what to play, but how and why it works, giving you the skills to keep improving long after the course has finished.
SHOP
Learn at your own pace with recordings of our previous online masterclasses, detailed PDFs and additional practice materials.
LIVE ONLINE
Join our tutors live from home for interactive Zoom lessons, complete with detailed materials and a recording afterwards.
DAY COURSES
Spend a full day learning, playing and developing your skills alongside other guitarists.
RESIDENTIAL WEEKENDS
Immerse yourself in guitar for a whole weekend of tuition, playing, jamming and socialising.
Join us on 26th September 2026 at the Holiday Inn, Scotch Corner for Strugglers Plus—the ideal course for players ready to move beyond the basics. You'll build confidence with rhythm, barre chords, CAGED triads, strumming, fingerpicking, licks, soloing and the practical theory that real musicians use every day. Along the way, you'll learn great songs from a variety of styles while developing the skills to play with others and tackle more advanced music. Expertly led by Gary Dunn, this fun, hands-on course is designed to challenge, inspire and accelerate your progress.
BOOK YOUR PLACESpend a weekend immersed in the music that shaped rock, pop, soul, funk and so much more. Develop your rhythm playing, explore the fretboard, learn blues licks and soloing, and most importantly, play loads of great music with a fantastic group of fellow guitarists. Gary Dunn will expertly guide you through all you'd like to know.
BOOK YOUR PLACEBook now and secure one of our day or residential guitar courses at a special discounted price. Places are filling quickly, and once the early booking deadline passes (30th September), any remaining places will revert to the full price.
Learn from some of the UK’s most respected guitarists and tutors on inspiring, hands-on courses designed to improve your playing, build your confidence and give you a clear path for future progress.
Don’t miss out—book today and invest in your playing. If you’d like to know more about a particular course, simply get in touch via our contact us page. We’d be delighted to help.
