A lot of places offer ‘kids eat free’ over the summer holidays, as well as other great deals like two for one or 50% off main meals. Here is the most up to date list of all of the best deals.

Plan free day trips - most museums are free, libraries often put on free activities over the summer holidays and there are lovely parks and woodlands across the UK with playgrounds and ponds to entertain the kids! Here is a list of some of the best free attractions in the UK.

Geocaching is a fun and free outdoor activity which is essentially a big treasure hunt. Download the app to find ‘geocaches’ across the UK (there are almost 9,000) and head out with the kids.

Over 50 West End shows are offering ‘kids go free’ with a paying adult at the theatre this summer. Here is a link to the offer and which dows are available.

Consider getting a Kids Pass - it offers much reduced rates for kids’ attractions (such as 50% off trampoline parks and theme parks) and you can sign up for £1 for the first month and cancel the subscription straight away so it doesn’t renew after the holidays.

Free sports - Tennis for Free and Park Run are both free ways to get involved in sports this summers

Make the most of cheap cinema tickets. The big cinema chains have discounted tickets for kids over the summer holidays, often for morning screenings.

For those in London this is a brilliant list of 100 free things to do with kids in London - from medieval soup making to free performances of Wind in the Willows.

A number of businesses across the UK offer free workshops for children:

• Pets at Home offer free My Pet Pal animal workshops

• Dobbies Garden Centres offer free gardening workshops for children aged between 4-10 years old

• Hobbycraft offer kids workshops for £5, from friendship bracelet workshops to slime making classes