Ten of the best restaurants and cafes in Lancashire to get a pancake this Shrove Tuesday - March 1

Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday, Anglo-Saxon Christians went to confession and were “shriven” (absolved from their sins). A bell would be rung to call people to confession. This came to be called the “Pancake Bell” and is still rung today.

Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday, so the date varies from year to year and falls between February 3 and March 9.

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If you don't fancy making a mess yourself, there are plenty of delicious pancakes, crepes and other tasty sweet treats to be scoffed at some of the fine eateries in Lancashire.

Here are some of them:

The Pancake Hut at Ribby Hall Village - Ribby Rd, Kirkham

One Google reviewer said: "Went here today with my daughter and her friend. The pancakes are lovely and reasonably priced. The staff also went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with our order and made us feel very welcome."

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Bread & Butter - Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston