New neighbours issue.

Which way does the garden face? If putting up a screen in your garden to block the view would block the sun for them, they might decide that they prefer to wear clothes and keep the sun

If you can, force yourself do it in person, otherwise every good morning/taking in a package or other need for communication will be awkward.

Just say, of hi whilst your here thought I'd better let you know that my back window is my kids bedroom and it looks out onto your hot tub..pause for them to get the message and breathe.

I saw a customer in the local hot tub sales place just before Christmas, which I had never seen before. I wonder if it was them!!

Not under English law.

That will be because they're worried about accusations

You can try the note through the door, but I'd suggest putting something up on the window so they can't see

Please write to the council, it would give them such a laugh.
Of course this is absolutely a dumb idea. People can be naked in their own home ffs😂

I’m sure this woman won’t care. I’m wondering what hang ups you are giving your children that a 4 yo would come running to say that someone had their boobies out.

Put a blind or sheer curtain on the window so your children aren’t staring into next door’s garden,

I have a (very fit but not particularly young) neighbour who regularly sunbathes in the nude and walks in and out of her house without any covering at all. It is a terrace of houses that can all see into each others gardens. It doesn't bother me but a few male visitors including a gardener I hired have been a bit shocked by it. It seems to make some men very uncomfortable, much more so than the other women that come here.

Yes . ... I said a jokey note

You said "Just to save you further embarrassment".

I'm surprised. It happens all the time at our local pool
Remember it well from being a Year 10 swimming. We'd all be wrapped in towels trying to dress and fighting over the 2 booths and there'd be at least one older lady stripping her cossie off and getting under the shower

Next time, open the kids window and get them to hang out and shout “MUUUUM I CAN SEE THAT LADIES BOOBIES!!!!” as loud as they can. Hopefully they’ll take the hint 🤣

I never see that at my local swimming centre. Not in all the 40+ years I’ve lived in our town.

If he's 3 presumably he's been in a changing room with you when swimming? Naked ladies a plenty there

Older women are less inhibited in many ways and just strip off whilst younger women do the towel dance

I don't think she would be or should be tbh but the op is embarrassed

Oh leave them be. Nothing wrong with nudity.

They're just breasts 🤷‍♂️

The OP didn't bother coming back to explain how she can apparently see 'everything' when they're in the hot tub.

So weird that people think this okay aand that people should put up with it, i like my neighbours, but I don't want to see them naked! In fact I don't really want to see anyone apart from immediate family in the buff. It's not appropriate.

I am perfectly fine and accepting about bodies, often naked at home, and not inhibited, but social norms are a thing and full on nudity outside the home/in public in the UK, except for certain designated places/situations isn't socially the norm. I seriously doubt all the "get over it" lot on here would be delighted by naked neighbours in their sight line on the regular.

Gardens are not private spaces unless you really make them so. We are overlooked on three sides and overlook at least three gardens.

If they are 'old' they are probably well past giving a fuck. I had hippy parents and was 'exposed' to many naked bodies as a child. It just taught me there are different bodies and nothing really wrong with any of them. Nothing sexual about it at all.

Really? So many posters would be fine with this? I don't want to see my neighbour's boobs when looking out of the window. I do like being able to look out and see sky, trees, plants, birds so blinds or obscuring the window wouldn't be ideal either.

I think I would push a note through - welcome to the neighbourhood, are you aware how overlooked the gardens are, hot tub looks fab, have you considered adding some screening around it.

Either they'll wear swimwear, put up some screening or continue as they are. If they continue as they are, I'd then look to put some trellis in my garden to screen my view.

Just put up some trellis on your side. When you next see them just say, "I hope you don't mind we're putting up a bit of trellis, don't worry we're fine with the hot tub, but we have two little boys and you know what they can be like".

Hopefully then they'll get the hint they can be seen.

Don't get the council involved. They may well have no clue anyone can see them.
Definitely write them a note. Try and do it quite light-hearted. It doesn't need to make you fall out with them.
Certainly don't mention you find their bodies unattractive. That is unnecessary and cruel.
I guess if they totally refuse you might need to put something up on your side? Or would your kids still be able to see in?

We don't need to sexualise the human body.

But I would have a chat with DC about the difference between someone deliberately showing their genitals (in which case always tell mummy) or people swimming.

Tell your kid it's rude to stare into someone's back garden.