great days out...
Friends of the Lake District (FLD) and the Lake District National Park Authority have worked together on the Give the Driver a Break project in 2009. This is a series of leaflets based on the some of the most scenic bus journeys in the country. Do you want to go to Langdale, Borrowdale or Ullswater for example. Then these full colour leaflets give great information about how to enjoy the best bits of the National Park without a car.
Give the Driver a Break Days Out Honister & Buttermere.Travel over Whinlatter & Honister passes to Buttermere on the Honister Rambler no 77/77A. In Keswick, get 10% off in the shop at Keswick Brewery with your bus ticket.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Borrowdale & Derwentwater. Catch the Borrowdale Rambler no 78 and use the bus and Keswick Launch for a great day. Discount on the launch with your bus ticket & get a free Lake District National Park jute bag.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Langdale Valley. Enjoy the spectacular landscapes of the Langdale valley from the 516 Langdale Rambler. Have a walk and enjoy discounts with your bus ticket at Wainwright's Inn or at Langdale Hotel & Country Club.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Ullswater & Windermere. Use the Kirkstone Rambler 517 for a spectacular journey over the Kirkstone Pass between Bowness, Windermere & to Ullswater. Shoe your 517 ticket & have a discounted cream tea at the Kirkstone Pass Inn or 20 % off in the Glenridding Hotel's Ratcher's Restaurant and Kilners Coffee House.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Keswick & Ullswater. Take the 208 Ullswater Connexion between Keswick & Ullswater. Cruise on Derwentwater & Ullswater and get a discount by showing your bus ticket.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Coniston & Ambleside. Catch the 505 Coniston Rambler and get 10% off a cruise on Coniston Water or have a lovely walk at Tarn Hows & Monk Coniston.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Ambleside & Windermere. Have a great day out from the 555 and 599 buses around Bowness, Windermere & Ambleside. Enjoy a walk or a cruise and with your bus ticket get 10% off Windermere Lake Cruises and 12% off any hot hot drink at Cafe Treff in Ambleside.
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Give the Driver a Break Days Out Sedbergh & the Howgills. Explore some of the quieter parts of Cumbria on the 564 bus between Kendal & Kirkby Stephen.
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