Looking for a unique way to treat your mum for Mother's Day?
Stagecoach has revealed 10 ways you can treat her on Mothering Sunday this weekend.
The company's suggestions are centred on experiences that can be reached via their bus routes with a single ticket costing £2 each to some of Cumbria's finest attractions.
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One such option is a visit to the Lake District Wildlife Park in Bassenthwaite, where over 100 species, ranging from snakes to zebras, can be admired.
The park offers hands-on keeper experiences which allow visitors to get up close and personal with meerkats, tapirs and lemurs.
Alternatively you can take a stroll down Silloth's promenade, breathing in the sea air and taking in spectacular views across the Solway Firth, before warming up afterwards with a cuppa and cake at The Fairydust Emporium Café.
If your mum has a sweet tooth, why not consider a trip to the Chocolate Factory in Hawkshead, where you can create your own chocolate creations?
This activity is not just for kids, providing entertainment for the whole family.
Another option is to explore Ulverston, the birthplace of Hollywood comedy legend Stan Laurel.
Visit the world-famous Laurel and Hardy museum, before treating yourselves to fish and chips from Priory Plaice Fish & Chips.
Or you could combine a bus and award-winning boat trip in Ullswater, with every Steamer stop bar one within walking distance of a Stagecoach bus stop.
The Steamers allow visitors to kick back and relax while enjoying a view of the lake.
The artistically-inclined can enjoy the exhibitions at Brockhole's Art Gallery, which has a programme of pieces by artists from the area.
Alternatively you can take your mum on a thermal spa day in Low Wood Bay, in Ambleside, complete with an outdoor sauna, hot tubs and a fire pit.
Or you can embark on a tour of The Lakes Distillery, to the north shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, which produces award-winning spirits.
Avid walkers can take a stroll through Dora's Field, which inspired Wordsworth’s most-famous poem ‘I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud……’.
And for those keen to shop until they drop, a trip east to Newcastle could be perfect.
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