Is it the same throughout Europe?
2006-08-17 09:58:18 · 7 answers · asked by aim_a_tola_3 2 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
You have to be an adult - that means 18 or over to buy and drink alcohol* in pubs/bars etc, but you can legally drink in private at any age over 5.
*under 16 may consume alcohol bought by a parent or guardian
a restaurant etc with a meal and at the licensee's discretion
*16 and over may purchase beer, porter, cider, or perry with a meal in an eating area on licensed premises (In Scotland wine also)
For legal drinking ages around the world see http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html
2006-08-18 04:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by Pontac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Legal Drinking age is 18. Regardless of if you look your age or not if you are going to a bar or nightclub you will be asked for ID. The doorstaff by law have to make sure you have ID on you for safety/medical reasons. My last "works party" we went out on a pub/club crawl and a colleague aged 39 was refused entry for having no ID! Pubs might be easier if you look older, but most places do have a "if you look under 21" policy as explained in a previous answer :) Restaurants all depend on if you think you can get away with it. Some places dont mind 16/17 yr olds having a drink with a meal but i think thats off the record !! Legally they're not allowed :) And finally .... never heard of the absolut ice bar - Sorry!
2016-03-16 23:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are legally allowed to drink in the UK at 18. However some bars don't allow drinking until 21. You can go into bars at 14, I think but you must be accompanied by an adult.....Preferably your parents.
2006-08-19 07:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Europe only recently started enforcing drinking age restrictions (as jduck indicated)...used to be in Germany (I lived there), if you could reach the bar and pay for a drink, you were not refused. Now, they've instituted these parental guidelines. Go to an Oktoberfest there, they'll be carding!
2006-08-17 10:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drinking Age In Uk
2017-01-02 11:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by stanberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
18, but i drink it now (15) its not that bigga deal every freakin one does. i see a 10 year old on street drinkin beer police do freakin nowt
2006-08-17 10:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
18years old....... but I think you're allowed to drink at home under parental supervision at 14yrs old if parents have given you the thumbs up to do so.
2006-08-17 10:08:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋