To think this policy is very sad

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Yesterday my son went to the Legoland discovery centre in Manchester. He went in with his Granddad whilst my husband popped into a shop aiming to join them later (we're annual pass holders)
Anyway, when DH got to Legoland he wasn't allowed in as a lone adult. They've a policy which bans lone adults from attending even of they're meeting up with family inside. No one was free to escort him through to his DF and DS so he had to spend half an hour (FIL isn't great at picking up!) Calling his DF to get them to.come back to the entrance so they could all go in together.
This was obviously a huge nuisance for him but it got me thinking how tragic it is than we can't trust lone adults within a facility aimed at children. Obviously it's for safeguarding and is probably a good thing but it's so sad that it's even needed.

What a strange policy!

Surely all children inside are with adults anyway so they are being safe guarded by parents/responsible adult

I wouldn’t be going back

I think it's a tragedy that your DH found it a huge nuisance to wait for half an hour.

Why would a lone adult want to be around kids in such an environment?

YABU

Is that discrimination against one parent families.

I think thats sad and OTT.

What if you just want to go in and pick up a birthday present or something?

@daytripper28 here we fucking go🙄

Are adults not allowed to like Lego? Wasn’t there a big competition/programme on national telly recently?
In fact yes there was. There were adults involved too, i you should write to channel 4 and complain

www.channel4.com/programmes/lego-masters

No Aww, they are fine to go in with a child just not an adult without children.

These types of policies usually come about because there has been an incident. So they have maybe had a lone adult go in at some point in the past who has been found to be inappropriate in some way?

Youre right though it is sad its even needed. The world we live in :(

The policy and the reason for the policy is DISGUSTING there's a whole backstory here.

It's dressed up as being about child safety but in fact it was instigated SPECIFICALLY as a means of preventing one young man with learning difficulties from going there on a regular basis with his Carer.

But they obviously didn't want it to look like the disability discrimination it was

I'll see if I can find a link

I've heard of this policy before. It's a bit to me as there are unaccompanied adults literally everywhere else and it's your responsibility as a parent to watch your own child.

Ah, I didn't know the background of it ValleyClouds, that sounds awful.

Babyspider.. A single parent wouldn't go alone to legoland I assume they would take their child and therefore wouldn't be a lone adult.
I think it is sad that there has to be such a policy but I am glad it is in place!

DS1 is 27 and still obsessed with Lego, the last and present caretakers at the DC's school are obsessed with it, so is a man who works in Sainsbury's. How sad.

No it's discrimination against unescorted adults.
Yes it is sad when unaccompanied men can't enter an attraction for kids

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/legoland-stops-disabled-man-carer-5034020

I read more about it at the time and it did seem that it began because people had complained that they didn't want him there and that his presence made them uncomfortable

Yes, we do live in that sort of society now

The Legoland Discovery Centre is very much aimed at children, and younger children at that. There's absolutely nothing there to appeal to an adult who is interested in Lego.

I think this policy is fine and protects children. It is not the only place I've come across a policy like this.

You can go into the shop part at any time, whoever you are.

Valley that's appalling. You'd think they'd like regular customers.

I know it's not the same place but wasn't there a case at Legoland Windsor a couple of years ago where 2 young girls were abused by a man in one of the playpark sections? I remember seeing it on crimewatch.

For that reason it's a policy I think is needed. I've not heard of the case valley mentions, but in the case I do think they need to be able to make exceptions in some cases.

@ValleyClouds I remember when it happened and being horrified at the time!

Why can’t a lone adult like Lego? I know loads who do (I hate it, I’m crap at it and have no patience).

It’s weird but Legoland in Manchester is small, it takes about a minute to walk to the entrance when you’re in the main bit inside. It’s hardly an issue? I think the issue here was that it took so long to contact someone to get him due to not answering (you said he’s ‘not great at picking up’ the phone) - not the policy itself? Perhaps just ask him to keep his phone on loud next time.

It’s a kids place so lone adults are always going to be frowned upon. It’s not like it’s aimed at adults, its very much aimed at kids so even Lego-mad adults wouldn’t find enjoyment out of attending without a child.

I would be very interested to see if they had allowed a lone female in.

Tbf the Manchester Discovery Centre is pretty well aimed at Kids anyway. It's not going to be of interest to adult Lego fans, because it's mostly lego-themed kiddy rides fronted by a 10 minute, also pitched at kids 'tour'.

There's a definite market for a proper lego museum, mind.

Crossed posted with Valley's link. that is truly awful.

Try telling that to DS1 Frantically! He'd happily still go by himself.

What about a couple, are they not allowed, or is it just lone adults?

Disneyland is full of adults with no children and they don't seem to have any problems.

@daytripper28
Why would a lone adult want to be around kids in such an environment?

Did you actually read the OP or were you just dying to get that comment out near the top of the thread?