What's it like to grow up in the Lake District?

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It's the classic story, seen an amazing property, work from home so no ties. Schools look fine. Just wonder what it's actually like to live in these rural settings day-to-day.

Public transport is problematic. Transport to schools can be. Not a great range of shops so things can be very expensive. Gets absolutely rammed with tourists at times.
Depends where in the Lakes you are.

depends where in the Lake District

I lived in the Lakes as a new graduate, it is theoretically lovely but rammed with tourists all the time. It took ages to get anywhere or do anything. Thirty minute drive to the nearest supermarket, no public transport. Young Farmers was great though, although I was clearly older there were lots of young ones and activities for them too.

So much depends where you are, you can't just say the lake district and get sensible answers any more than you can say Yorkshire or Herefordshire.
Public transport is often rubbish but whether that matters depends on you. I'm near a decent town so though I look out of my window at countryside I have lots of nice things a short drive away and I'm not in a tourist area so don't struggle with the seasonal influx like some places do.
We have a friendly community which is nice to grow up in and good schools. Mine are to young to be bored teens yet, but I'm hoping to mitigate that with being OK to play taxi and actually we used to live in a city and ferrying the kids round happens there too. We love the freedom of the outdoors activities, so much choice, the eldest does camoeing and rock climbing in p.e. for instance, but if the kids don't like those you might have frustrated kids on your hands.