How to find cheap (or free) days out for the kids, come rain or shine

A fun day out for free at Tate Modern, London adding to a giant, layered painting. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

While it is 67 years since Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat, his dire warnings about the consequences of leaving bored children stuck indoors on a rainy day still hold true.

If you don’t want Thing One and Thing Two running amok in your home, then budgeting for a few “rainy days out” during the summer holidays is a sensible plan.