A PENSIONER is making a 380-mile round trip in a gypsy caravan to pay a surprise visit to a South Lakeland primary school.

Daisy Sadler, 70, made the journey from Oxford to Beetham in a traditional Romany caravan pulled by two strong horses - and she is now on her way home again.

With nothing but her two dogs, Tad and Rosie-Lee, for company, Daisy is making the month-long pilgrimage to visit relatives in what was once her home village, where her niece, Christine Sharples, works as a lunch-time supervisor at Beetham CE Primary.

Daisy, who used to circuit-race Porsche's, said: "It's a long journey through the spine of England. I came to see my brother and niece and two nephews and without a doubt the trip was worth it."

Her husband, Josh, has been tracking her progress on the 'find my iPhone' app, occasionally using Google street view to find a place for her to pull in for the night.

Despite her traditional mode of transport, Daisy was not completely without modern comforts as she managed to have a pizza delivered one evening.

She visited Beetham Primary Schhol last Friday and Christine said: "I didn't know what to expect but she's the coolest auntie ever now. She's always been a bit outrageous but she set off doing this and now she's uber cool.

"It's very educational for the children too because it's something a bit different."

Wendy Nicholas, headteacher at Beetham CE Primary, said: "It's fantastic and amazing. When things like this happen on the spur of the moment you have to make the most of it. The children won't have seen anything like it. Some of them have studied houses and homes this year so this is a perfect case study!"

Daisy has already begun her return journey and according to her husband, who built the caravan, she is in no rush to get back with a homecoming date scheduled for sometime in early August.