You can’t get a tastier - and cheaper - tradition than Pancake Day.

It's Shrove Tuesday today, so we're celebrating the day with some tasty facts and where to go to see some flipping fun across the county.

Hollingbourne, near Maidstone, has been home to a hotly-fought contest for nine years.

The traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake race hosted by the Hollingbourne Women’s Institute today from 1.30pm to 3pm on the Lance Memorial playing field. There are Ladies WI walking and running races; a children’s race from 2pm followed by the under fives, teachers, parents and grandparents. The event is free and equipment is provided, with instructions on how to toss your pancake on the day, plus rosettes for the winners.

Westgate on Sea near Margate will also be holding a traditional pancake race today. Organised by the town council, the charitable, not for profit, races will be held along Station Road in the heart of Westgate from 10am.

THE FACTS

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.

Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was a time of fasting and Shrove Tuesday was the start of 40 days of abstinence, so tempting flour, eggs and sugar needed to be out of reach.

Around 52 million eggs are used in the UK on Pancake Day, which is 22 million more than usual.

The record for the highest pancake toss is 9.47m (31ft 1in) made in New York in 2010.

The annual pancake race in Olney, Buckinghamshire, dates back to 1454.