Playing music in the garden - annoying or not?

[Realitea]

What is the rule on this? Dh says it’s allowed as long as it’s not between 11pm and 7am. I think it can still be reported to the council though can’t it?
And even if it’s allowed, people would still find it annoying wouldn’t they? I’d feel self conscious playing music loud knowing that I’m forcing others to hear it.
Bit of a twist to the story - it’s my dh that’s playing this music. It makes me feel on edge and embarrassed.

Anti social if loud, anti social and annoying if low.

We are surrounded mostly by trees which help drown it out, but have one neighbour, who plays it low and it is bloody irritating hearing the music is there low in the background, but not quite catching the song, and don't know who it is.

Music has no place in gardens in residential areas. Tell your dh to wear headphones.

Antisocial.

The problem is, most people like music and can play it outside loud.. But they choose not too.. How would your dh feel if one day he's got heavy rock blaring out or some ice T.. So loud he can't even hear his own music??

It's not the music, it's the volume.

I never used to, but I listen to music in my garden sometimes now.
Other neighbours can have lawnmowers, screeching kids, barking dogs, jet washers, strimmers, leaf blowers, bbqs with 10+ people and massive parties and I never complain. I think they can put up with my music for an hour or so every once in a while . All summer long the noise from the street is ridiculous, particularly all the quads and mopeds that fly around so its hardly beautiful bird song I'm ruining anyway.

I feel really guilty now
Tonight I was sitting here getting fed up with it. Went outside to tell him to turn it down and it turns out there’s an open air concert in the fields nearby. That’s what I can hear

No one wants to listen to his music. Your neighbours think he is a cunt but are too polite to say anything. A party is fine. He needs to be more thoughtful of others and less selfish.

It's fine so long as it's not causing your neighbours' drinks to jump about in their cups. A bit of music that can be heard as it's carried on the wind is just background noise.

Ditto for the beach- was sitting on one of my favourite beaches earlier when a bunch of teenagers turned up and streamed music from their phone through a very boomy blue tooth speaker. To make matters worse they sang along tunelessly to the crap they were listening too. 😡

'Allowed' (legally) has nothing to do with socially acceptable and considerate.

Does he want to be right, or does he want to have friends?

Does he care whether you want to have friends (and good relationships with neighbours and good standing in your community)?

We're fine with our neighbours, whoever gets the radio on first gets first dibs at the music! But then we do get o with our neighbours so put up with more than others would.

If it’s audible outside your garden, it’s annoying. You might be legally allowed to play loud music in your garden during the day but that doesn’t mean you should.

We have a neighbour who often plays loud music in his garden while he’s out there doing stuff, or having family round and it’s really fucking annoying.

Most people don’t realise quite how far sound carries. Most people think that if they play loud music in the daytime then everyone has to suck it up.

I hate it. People don’t realise how sound travels and can seem really loud even if they think it isn’t. It’s really inconsiderate. Use headphones!

I don't mind neighbours with some music on for a little while if it's at a reasonable volume and stops at an appropriate hour. Think, listening to music whilst sitting on the patio close to the speaker.

I would mind if it was regularly on, at an unreasonable volume, and especially if neighbour has it on loud so they can listen to it half way down the garden.

I would find it annoying, especially if it's loud (another vote for headphones) and a regular thing. And 11 pm is really late. I'd say 9 pm at the very latest. If it's occasionally, I wouldn't mind it so much but not super late/early. If the neighbours work from home it could be particularly annoying.

Really selfish.

I think it’s rude, not everyone likes music, my garden is a place of peace and tranquility for me to relax in, I wouldn’t be able to do that with music blaring out

By all means in the summerhouse on low so it can’t be heard outside, but not so loud others can hear it

It's fine occasionally, definitely not after 10pm

Entirely unacceptable unless it’s a special occasion and notified ahead with a bottle of wine, an invitation or similar. Never if gardens are in close proximity - noise carries even over half a mile or so.

I'm fine with music as long as it's not blasting out or UB40.

I think we all get a little noise from our neighbours and some music in my book is fine.

Tell your DH that listening to someone else’s audio of choice led to us moving house eventually.

I like opera. I really like opera. If I forced him to listen to opera every time he wanted to use his garden would he be pissed off? If he wanted to sit outside reading a paper or gardening and he has to listen to my opera booming out would he be annoyed? Not once but many many times?

No one has to listen to my crap invading their heads or space, and nor do I wish to receive theirs in mine.

I’m autistic with sensory issues and hypersensitive hearing, and my neighbours drive me mad by putting music on in their house with the doors open to the garden so they can hear it while sitting outside several feet away.
The bass echoes inside their tiled kitchen and I can hear the infuriating boom and vibration even when it’s not particularly loud.
I detest their choice of music, too - I want to sit in my peaceful village garden and listen to birdsong, not the neighbours’ crap.

It is annoying. It stops other people being able to sit out and enjoy their garden. Nobody else wants to hear your music, unless it’s an occasional get together with others then there is no reason other people need to hear it, use headphones.

Why can't he enjoy it indoors or with headphones on?

I experienced all night music when camping recently. Wasn't from the campsite but from the very large holiday let nearby. I was more annoyed at the choice of music as it went on, so annoying. It wasn't a DJ either, clearly a playlist and they kept skipping tracks.

I hate it. Along with barking dogs and loud phone conversations. I want peace and quiet and to listen to the birds, not have someone else's taste in music inflicted on me