The Horniman is an ethnographic and natural history museum. The shop is a museum shop. So they now want to start selling cans of Fosters and no one thinks its a bit odd? If the Horniman want to start serving alcohol with meals in the cafe they can do that now but to the best of my knowledge drinking per se in open spaces isdiscouraged by the various pieces of legislation .
I take my children to a variety of places including family pubs and parks but I still dont expect or want them to come across loads of
p**sed adults in the Horniman Gardens as a matter of course. It's predominantly a family educational venue not the 02. 14999 people drinking in such a venue is a no no. Let them start smaller to regain the lost confidence of many in the community and see how that goes. Having a half baked plan for a larger number is not the way to start.