To want the kids next door to shut up now?

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OK so I know that I probably am being unreasonable but I'm tired and grumpy and want some peace..

We have a big garden. On one side is another family with kids the same age as mine, we have a low fence and can see into each others gardens. The kids play with each other all day long alongside the fence, having a great time. They don't go out until 9am at the earliest and they come in 7:30pm at the latest. I make sure they don't scream or screech loudly but they do talk and laugh quite loudly. The neighbours have the same rule.

On the other side is an older couple. They're OK. We know each others names and send Christmas cards. Other than that we don't have much interaction. They've done a couple of things over the last five years which I consider quite inconsiderate but have on the whole been decent neighbours.

Tonight they must have their grandkids over because omg there are young kids out there screaming their bloody heads off and making a loud banging noise. Not sure what it is, maybe a football but it's really irritating. It's now 20:51 and no sign of them stopping.

My kids and the kids on the other side are long since in bed, the only noise is these kids next door and the neighbour hood dogs they keep setting off with their screaming.

Is it reasonable to think they need to bring them in or tell them to be quiet now? My kids are in bed and I'd like to relax with the doors open on this hot evening without listening to other kids and it's well past 8pm!

Would you be annoyed? or suck it up as a rare occurrence?

If it is a one off I would just move as far away as possible in the house and be grateful not to have proper problem neighbours.

I'd be annoyed but I think on this occasion I would just suck it up. Now if the kids move in....

It's annoying but let it go. I suppose they hear your and your neighbours kids a lot, even if they are considerate.

As a one off I would just ignore it.

It's well past 8pm? It's the summer holidays.

So your children are loud from 9 / 7 but you're upset about a one off visit?

YABU!

It's a one off. Leave them be.

here we go again... as much as its annoying and noisey and loud, there is chuff all you can do about it!

when it comes to noise nuisance, i think the cut off is 11pm but i am sure someone on here will put me right.

you would assume that the kids have come to see their grandparents, its more than likely a one off.

im afraid you are going to have to grin and bear it.. how would you feel if these neighbours knocked on your door all the other 365 days of the year your kids and your neighbours kids have been outside spoiling their peace

It's a one off, your kids will have almost undoubtedly disturbed them at certain points so it's ridiculous for you to complain about them having it once.

Given the fact your kids are out early to late everyday I think you suck it up its one night.

You want to set the times for morning to evening playing out?

Doesn't work like that

It’s the summer holidays and it isn’t even late, it’s annoying you because your children are in bed & you want some peace 😂 my 10 year old is currently in the garden playing football. Got to make the most of this weather!

It's a one-off. Try to put some perspective on the situation. Yes, it's irritating but how do you know your neighbours don't find your kids irritating all day long everyday?

I'm with PPs - I appreciate the timing might seem late to you, but they put up with far many more hours of noise from your side!

It’s a one off, it’s the summer holidays and it’s not exactly late. Let it gooooo

Suck it up as a rare occurrence.

I reckon they probably don't love listening to your kids 'talking loudly' for 10.5 hours a day, day in day out. Have they been round to complain?

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The kids play with each other all day long alongside the fence, having a great time

ALL day long? Day in and day out? So the older couple never get a day's peace - don't you go out?

This is payback time. I'm sure they are in no hurry to usher the gc in 😆

Reverse? If not ridiculously entitled....have your neighbours complained that they would like to enjoy their garden in peace for the 10 hours your little darlings are playing out for weeks on end? If not I'd definitely keep quiet.

If you're up between 5/6am all through the summer holidays 8pm is when you need time to relax before it all kicks off again the next day. Ad infinitum.

I don't have kids, but my neighbours do and it doesn't bother me. I've said this on another thread though, and perhaps it's a quirk, but I also don't mind hearing someone mow their lawn at 7 am or having the odd party of an evening. Somehow it makes me think of my lovely little community. That said, in this heat i go to bed with a very noisy air con on which drowns out external noise!

@Vettrianofan that might suit you, but not the elderly neighbours that have to listen to OPs children 10+ hours a day!

Live and let live

Well no, not all day every day, both us and the neighbours have other things going on in our lives, the don't just play for 10 hours every day.

Just that those are the cut off times if they do play out, out of consideration.

I think noise during the day is different to noise at night.

Well considering your kids probably annoy them every single day, I’d just suck it up 🙄

and also, they are screaming and shouting and banging enough to raise hell and mine have limits on how loud they can be

But they are YOUR cut off times..... yours, not everyone else's

Theirs might be when it's dark for example. Or 9pm... or 9.10 pm