What to do when it rains (and pours!)

Hone your scrabble skills

When was the last time you tested your linguistic abilities? Brush up on them while the roads turn to rivers.

See the Damien Hirst retrospective

Its doors have just opened and the exhibit includes the first recreation of Hirst’s 1991 'In And Out Of Love' installation - complete with real butterflies.

Make homemade pizza

Pile on the toppings and serve just before our next idea!

Watch a black and white classic

Switch on Sunset Boulevard (circa 1950) or Fritz Lang’s original Metropolis. Rather see a colour flick? Stick with the classics and download Gentleman Prefer Blondes.

Take to the library (or revisit an old favourite at home)

Usher the kids out of the door and spend some quality time reading Roald Dahl to them, while you reacquaint yourself with some of the greatest children's books ever written.