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They turned the music down without question when you asked them to (didn't you say they even apologised?) - I don't therefore see that they were being inconsiderate, just enjoying their evening and not realising, until it was pointed out to them, that they were being so loud.  Had they NOT turned the music down, or had the noise gone on after 11pm, then they would have been inconsiderate.

I don't blame you for asking them to turn the music down - there is nothing worse than having music inflicted on you that you don't want to hear (ScampisOH decided on Sunday morning to make sure that the speakers for our i-Pod would be adequate for our wedding party next weekend .... eventhough he used my i-Pod, I didn't want to listen to it then, nor at the volume he was using and I threatened, quite forcefully, to cut the ****ing plug off the ****ing thing if he didn't turn it off, NOW!!!), but when a group is having a good evening together, it's very easy to not realise how loud it's getting.

I still don't get this.One caravan out of around 120 can have music blaring out along with the usual party noise and this  is acceptable at any time up to 11 o'clock at night. What about the other 119 campers. Do they have to stop reading because they can't concentrate, not have that nap after  a long walk,babies and young children have to have ear plugs in so they can get to sleep,others can't relax and sunbathe,  turn televisions off because they can't be heard. Of course they do because Plot Number ? wants a party and we all have to listen to the din.'Everyone is entitled to enjoy their break how they want' as Caroline has said.So there we go,we wanted to enjoy our weekend away as well.This music was blaring out from 6.00pm. I think that after listening to it for over three and half hours was enough. I know I wasn't the only one who heaved a sigh of relief when they turned it down.Yes, they did turn it down when asked and that was very kind of them  but a little more thought in the first place would have helped. Have parties, enjoy your music, nobody is saying you can't but there is a limit to what is acceptable noise.Caravan walls are thin and on sites the caravans are quite close together especially when awnings are up.It's not like being at home is it?

The owner of a site we sometimes go to is one of the most helpful and reasonable men I have ever met, but he strictly forbids TV's from being used in awnings.  And the reason is so that adjacent caravanners are not unduly disturbed by excessive noise.  There is no argument against people enjoying themselves on camp sites. But in exercising their freedom to do so, they are still obligated to ensure that adjacent campers are not forced to share their choice of enjoyment.

There is an old saying that "empty vessels make the most noise".  Away from the camp sites, perhaps these noisy people have empty lives.

Bertie. 

Quote: Originally posted by Fat Bum on 11/9/2007

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I think whether you regard something as too noisy or not depends on whether you like the noise. If someone is playing music that we like we will tolerate it much louder than if it's music we don't like.

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Absolutely spot on!!!!!

That just about sums it up. I am afraid to say that you would be buggered if I decided to crank up the tunes on my iPod - there is everything from Nine Inch Nails to folk compilations that would make Mike Harding proud. I would think twice about blasting thrash metal across a campsite - but on more than one occasion I have been sitting outside my tent or van clicking out a tune on my Bodhrán and tipper and been asked to get a bit louder or faster by campers nearby.

I am sure that every one of us has been unaware of the effect our actions have on others at some point in our lives. Are any of us so perfect that we cannot benefit from a quiet word sometimes? I know I'm not!