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Noisy holiday neighbours - Cornwall idyll ruined

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amateurschoolhunter · 16/07/2021 08:28

I'm currently on holiday in a small Cornish beach resort with my parents and children. This is our 7th year in a row in the same place and every year until now it's been idyllic
But yesterday a family moved into the neighbouring holiday home which has a pool in the garden. There was a lot of noise all afternoon and evening but as it was the first day I ignored it. But we were all woken today up at 7am by kids shrieking in the pool, hot tub whirring and general noise. AIBU to get on the phone to their letting agent? This is a naice holiday destination and we usually only hear seagulls

OP posts:
Jeannie88 · 17/07/2021 19:48

With staycations this year unfortunately we can't expect the same tranquility. Those who normally go on loud hols are now our neighbours. Just the way it is but you could mention it or just wear ear plugs? X

quizqueen · 17/07/2021 19:51

FYI. there's no such bird species as seagulls. I only found this out last week so think it's important everyone else knows!!!

Lokdok · 17/07/2021 20:09

Unfortunately YABU. They’re enjoying their holiday. 7am is not early when you’ve got little kids and they probably paid for the villa so they could have pool access at that time to keep them busy. Kids + pool = loud noise. Screaming, laughing, splashing. It’s normal holiday noise. You say evening but if it’s not going on loud past 10/11 at night it’s not unreasonable. Next time, try somewhere that hasn’t got such a close neighbour! Sounds like you’ve been very lucky.

Looubylou · 17/07/2021 20:18

This I s why I haven't bothered to book this year- usually lovely places full of inconsiderate people who normally go abroad. I would wait and see if first day early morning excitement settles, if it hasn't after day 2, make polite not before 8 request. Daytime noise has to be expected, and evening noise to a certain extent. We can't all be the same.

lllllllllll · 17/07/2021 20:20

This I s why I haven't bothered to book this year- usually lovely places full of inconsiderate people who normally go abroad.

This. Can’t wait until people who normally go abroad can do so again… and leave the rest of us in peace!

GreyhoundG1rl · 17/07/2021 20:26

@quizqueen

FYI. there's no such bird species as seagulls. I only found this out last week so think it's important everyone else knows!!!
What are they? Just gulls?
Mummadeze · 17/07/2021 20:42

Let them enjoy their Summer holiday and pool. The sounds of children enjoying themselves is surely not the end of the world.

Iwtwab12bow · 17/07/2021 20:46

We have a house behind our garden. They let it out and it's fully booked until October. The owner has stipulated no parties,no noise, no visitors. So far so good,but any disruption you go straight on to the owner/ letting agent and complain. Your holiday, you paid a lot,don't let second- hand noise get in the way. Anti social people should not spoil your holiday.

3Britnee · 17/07/2021 23:04

@Mummadeze

Let them enjoy their Summer holiday and pool. The sounds of children enjoying themselves is surely not the end of the world.
What about op's enjoyment of her holiday? 🤔
GreyhoundG1rl · 17/07/2021 23:22

What about op's enjoyment of her holiday? 🤔
Yes. Why is one side always cautioned to suck it up in the name of being kind?
These things work both ways.

YellowBellyCat · 17/07/2021 23:33

I do sympathise but guess at least be grateful it’s only a week. I’ve lived next door to noisy, inconsiderate arseholes for 20 years. They’ve been blasting music in the garden all day and literally only just turned it off.

I’m seriously considering taking my Alexa outside at 6am tomorrow and turning it up full blast and going out for the day!

mellicauli · 17/07/2021 23:42

I think this is the sort of thing that bothers me at the beginning of a holiday - still wound up with the effort of clearing up loose ends at work, packing, getting there etc. But after a day or two I'll relax into the holiday and it just become part of the background. Hope that happens to you too.

Macncheeseballs · 18/07/2021 00:33

Waking anyone up at an unreasonable hour whether at home or on holiday is selfish and shit

Notebooksarefabulous · 18/07/2021 00:58

"Seriously??? They are making the most of their holiday.
Leave them be.
Invest in a pair of earplugs if the early morning swimming and hot tub motor is annoying you"

Ill never understand why some people think its fine to make a racket regardless of whether its annoying to others.

And if it was you being woken/kept awake by noisy people would you still be fine about it - or is it only fine if its someone elses problem?
Its perfectly possible to have lots of fun and make no where near as much noise (and at considerably less anti social hours)

BooseysMom · 18/07/2021 03:51

7am is a typical awake time for small kids

Exactly this. In fact 7am is late. When my nieces used to stay over (every weekend) they would wake at 4-5am every day, play and scream in their room next to mine and my mum did nothing to shut them up.

Consider yourselves lucky!

JuneJuly · 18/07/2021 04:04

@BooseysMom

7am is a typical awake time for small kids

Exactly this. In fact 7am is late. When my nieces used to stay over (every weekend) they would wake at 4-5am every day, play and scream in their room next to mine and my mum did nothing to shut them up.

Consider yourselves lucky!

But do you think your mum should have done something to shut them up quieten them down a bit?
Maggiesfarm · 18/07/2021 04:34

Mine never woke at 7am on holiday, only when they were going to school and/or I was going to work. At home nobody stirred until much later unless they had to be somewhere early.

I would not have let them make noise and disturb other people so early but the situation didn't arise.

BooseysMom · 18/07/2021 07:03

But do you think your mum should have done something to shut them up quieten them down a bit?

Well yeah I do, but the long and short of it was that they were her grand kids and she much preferred them to me, her teen daughter who wanted to be out with friends and in her opinion got back in too late. I should have been up at 5am with them of course!

JuneJuly · 18/07/2021 07:47

@BooseysMom

But do you think your mum should have done something to shut them up quieten them down a bit?

Well yeah I do, but the long and short of it was that they were her grand kids and she much preferred them to me, her teen daughter who wanted to be out with friends and in her opinion got back in too late. I should have been up at 5am with them of course!

I think the point (& relevant part to this thread) of your initial post was, though, that it's inconsiderate to allow noisy kids disturb others around them when those in charge could actually do something to get them to be quieter.

I presume the "I should have been up at 5am with them..." was your mum talking? Because obviously, for a number of reasons, that is is not right.

Whenthedealgoesdown · 18/07/2021 07:56

We are not going away in our caravan now until September because of this, usually a lot of these families would be going to Florida or somewhere like that, I expect next year to be similar.

BooseysMom · 18/07/2021 07:59

i presume the "I should have been up at 5am with them..." was your mum talking? Because obviously, for a number of reasons, that is is not

Precisely. But it was a weird family set-up with a mother who was like an army lieutenant! I couldn't wait to leave tbh

Figmentofmyimagination · 18/07/2021 08:11

Plenty of more remote beautiful places in the uk. Where we go (including this year) it’s a surprise if you hear voices carrying on the wind.

3Britnee · 18/07/2021 08:21

@GreyhoundG1rl

What about op's enjoyment of her holiday? 🤔 Yes. Why is one side always cautioned to suck it up in the name of being kind? These things work both ways.
And if op decided to make loads of noise, music etc until 2-3am she'd be slated for disturbing the family and keeping the kids awake. But it's fine for them to wake her, at silly o'clock? You couldn't make it up.

Has it got any better op? I'd be very tempted to do ^ just to see if they have the cheek to tell you to be quiet. CF's.

Naunet · 18/07/2021 08:38

I’m amazed by how many people think if they’re On Holiday, they no longer have to show basic consideration for others.

Blackcat333 · 18/07/2021 18:20

You just wish you had the house with the swimming pool, don't you?! 🤓 🤣

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