Tourism in the Lake District National Park has increased due to factors such as more paid holidays, shorter work weeks, higher salaries, and improved transportation. This has led to traffic congestion, environmental impacts, increasing house prices that make it difficult for local young people to live there. Conflicts exist between tourists and local farmers over land use. While tourism provides seasonal, low-skilled jobs and boosts some small businesses, it also drives gentrification and changes to rural communities.

1. Tourism in the Lake District National Park

3. Windermere Bowness Tarn Hows

4. Why has the number of visitors to the Lake District Increased? Increase in paid holidays Shorter working week – 45 hours to 37.5 Increase in average salaries so more people have more £ to spend on leisure Increase in car ownership - flexibility More time for leisure – increased use of household equipment Increased accessibility of an area Competition has kept prices low

7. Acceptable solutions? Widen the roads Build new roads e.g. by-passes Paint yellow lines – restrict on road parking Ban heavy lorries Park and ride schemes Straighten roads The area is a National Park and therefore the solution is negative planning – no improvements as this would encourage even more traffic. Traffic calming measures Improved public transport YES NO

8. What is the impact on house prices? 20% of all dwellings in the LDNP are second homes and holiday homes Why do people buy: Attracted to beautiful scenery Have the disposable income Invest in a house in an area where prices are rising Holiday home owners buy properties to rent and make money The landscape has to be preserved so…. The demand for second homes, retirement homes and local people creates much demand …. House prices rise

9. Effects: Falling population Changes in population structure – few under 45 Changes in rural communities This leads to …. Decline in services: Public bus services are removed Primary schools are closed Village shops close Low paid jobs Ways of life are not in tune with local people or support local activities Loss of community spirit Conflict: Young couple v Holiday home owners Conflict: 2 nd home owners and couple who Have lived in the Village for years

10. Choose 1 comment which shows that there may be conflict between local people and visitors to the Lake District What conflict is suggested by this comment (2 marks)

17. What do the locations of the main areas of caravan sites in the Lake District have in common? 1 mark Why have some of the lakes become honeypot sites? 4 marks