This year, I took the day off work for Pancake Day to watch one of the races, and I was looking forward to the Inter-livery Pancake Day Race, but it was rained out. I headed a ten minute walk away to watch the Leadenhall Pancake Day Race at Leadenhall Market. This year marks the fifteenth year of the race, which is put on by the Lamb Tavern at the market. I watched this race a few years ago for the first time, though I did catch part of one of the earliest races in 2011. Due to schools being off, the area was very crowded.
I watched the teams compete. They had to run one way and flip the pancake three times, then pass it to their team mate, who had to race it back. This was good fun. This year, they used bowler hats for everyone participating. Only one person dressed up; I do like the costumes so it's a shame others do not dress up.
Hopefully I will get to the Inter-livery Pancake Day race next year, if the rain holds.
Check out some of my Pancake Day posts:
- Japanese Souffle Pancakes from Coffee Addict (2023)
- TFL Tube Lockdown Strike Pancake Day (2022)
- Lockdown Pancake Day 2021 (2021)
- Happy Pancake Day! Pancakes at Pancs, Covent Garden (2020)
- Pancakes: "Crème de la Crêpe" in Covent Garden (2020)
- Pancake Day at "Where the Pancakes Are" in Flat Iron Square, (Borough, London) (2019)
- Leadenhall Market Pancake Day Race (2019)
- Pancake Day at Outsider Tart (Chiswick, London) (2018)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2017 (2017)
- Happy Pancake Day - Balan's Soho Society (Westfield)! (2016)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2015 (2015)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2014 (2014)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2013 (2013)
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