Feral kids in pubs aren’t the problem – feral adults are

Parents seem to stop caring in a beer garden (Picture: Getty Images)

Last summer, while enjoying a cold pint of cider in the pub garden, I watched a little boy do a wee in the outdoor play area. 

His aim into the flower pot was spot on, it has to be said. And it did raise a few giggles – but what sticks in my memory is my own children’s aghast reactions as they watched on. 

My kids may have been shocked, but he wasn’t the first child I’d seen do a public pub garden wee, and he certainly hasn’t been the last.  

Increasingly, it feels as though some parents believe the moment they arrive at a pub, and in particular, a beer garden, their kids stop being their responsibility. 

And that is why I completely understand the frustration of landlords like Read Entire Article