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Legoland tells 74-year-old woman 'no child, no entry '

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The Legoland Discovery Centre in Brindleyplace, Birmingham opened this week

A 74-year-old woman was stopped from entering a new Legoland attraction because she did not have any children with her.

Staff at the new Legoland Discovery Centre in Birmingham denied Yvonne Radcliff entry due to a "no adults without a child" policy.

The Lego fan who travelled especially to see the £7m attraction called the rule "nonsense".

Legoland said it wanted to make a safe environment for children.

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Ms Radcliff, from Hall Green, told the Birmingham Mail: "I walked into the Discovery Centre and a girl stopped me and said I wasn't allowed in.

"She said it's the rules and I must be accompanied by a child.

"I was shocked and appalled to tell you the truth. It's nonsense really."

The mother said she had to walk away from the attraction in Brindleyplace and go back home.

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Legoland said only adults with children were allowed at its discovery centres

Legoland said the centres were aimed at children aged three to 10.

A spokesman said they did not permit adults who are not accompanied with children, in order to "provide a safe and fun environment" for children to play.

But they said adults were welcome at adult-only evenings.

The discovery centre opened this week and has a miniature model of Birmingham, which took nine months to build and used five million Lego bricks.