Pub landlady permanently bans children because they are ‘feral’ and ‘too noisy’

A landlady has been met with a wave of criticism after she announced that children will no longer be welcome in her pub.

Lucy Draper, sixty-seven, announced after a busy Father’s Day weekend that children under the age of twelve will no longer be allowed into The Compass Inn, located in Winsor, Hampshire. 

Writing on Facebook on June 20th, she explained that she and her staff had dealt with a family ‘with no respect for other diners as their children were so badly behaved.’

The Compass Inn / Facebook

“Unfortunately when we take bookings we have no idea if children are going to behave in an adult environment. 

“Today we had complaints about the rowdy children, we had to move people to a quieter area, apologise for them and the staff had to put up with the backlash this family created.”

Lucy went on to explain that all bookings with children that weekend would still be honoured but, starting from Monday this week, they will no longer be allowed on the premises.

She concluded: “It’s a shame that I have had to make this decision but we are ultimately an adult only pub but some families disregard this fact that we expect their children to behave which unfortunately is not always the case.”

The Compass Inn / Facebook

Lucy later elaborated on the children’s behaviour, telling the Advertiser and Times: “The children were jumping up and down on chairs, literally screeching. It was the kind of noise that goes straight through you.

“We were packed because it was Father’s Day. The parents did nothing to stop them, even after I had a polite word. It ruined everyone else’s lunch. I had to move one table away from them because the noise was so unbearable. The kids were just feral.”

Lucy’s decision has had a mixed reaction online, with some people applauding her for her ‘firm but fair’ stance, but with others slamming her for discrimination.

The Compass Inn / Facebook

One social media user wrote: “Thank you for creating a peaceful adults only environment. These types of places are few and far between.”

However, another noted: “Most parents have impeccably mannered and well behaved children. Wouldn’t it be better, rather than tar every family with the same brush, to offer an adult only area for adults who clearly don’t like kids?”

As it stands, Lucy has remained firm on her stance and hasn’t lifted the children ban.