STAR TREK star Sir Patrick Stewart enjoyed a few days away from the bridge of the Starship Enterprise when he took a short break at Finca Cortesin golf spa resort on the Costa del Sol.

Sir Patrick, best known for his role as Jean Luc Picard in the sci-fi series, took a short break with his wife, jazz singer Sunny Ozell, after performing Waiting for Godot in New York with good friend and X-Men co-star Sir Ian McKellen.

Sir Patrick also found time to indulge in his love of fast cars as he took to the roads in a new orange McLaren.

‘McLaren were crazy enough to let me behind the wheel of this beauty. A 2015 650S Spider. Glorious experience!” he Tweeted!

Sir Patrick´s next film X-Men: Days of Future Past, will be released in May.