Pancake Day takes place 47 days before\u00a0Easter Sunday. This year is on\u00a0Tuesday 5th March.<\/p>\n
Treat yourself and join in the fun on\u00a0Pancake Day in London. The Parliamentary Pancake Race is not running in 2019, but you can find other races across the city, such as the\u00a0Flippin\u2019 Good Pancake races\u00a0at Greenwich Market. Take part at the annual charity Pancake Race on Tuesday 5th March and win a medal! Also, all the participants will get a free pancake. Do you want more information? Visit Greenwich Market website<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you with us on Pancake Day order pancakes for breakfast. Our Chef makes some delicious pancakes! Enjoy!<\/p>\n ORCHIDS FESTIVAL AT KEW GARDENS<\/strong> \u2013 until 10 March<\/p>\n Escape the dreary winter with Kew\u2019s annual festival of orchids. Through a spectacular ensemble of\u00a0orchid-laden displays\u00a0along a\u00a0curated\u00a0route, Kew Gardens are celebrating Colombia this year. The flagship display\u00a0is a\u00a0carnival of animals, depicting a toucan\u00a0in flight, a hanging sloth and a swimming turtle. Kew Gardens brought to life the breath-taking\u00a0rainbow river\u00a0Ca\u00f1o Cristales\u00a0and Colombia\u2019s\u00a0incredible forests\u00a0\u2013 complete with\u00a0life-sized jaguar! With a\u00a0surprise around every corner, you\u2019ll spot\u00a0hundreds of colourful butterflies\u00a0suspended from the glass ceiling and a\u00a0floating golden-yellow\u00a0display\u00a0to honour the legend of El Dorado.\u00a0For more information visit the official\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n ST PATRICK\u2019S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL<\/strong> \u2013 16-18 March<\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to go to Ireland to enjoy the party atmosphere of St Patrick\u2019s Day 2019, there\u2019s plenty going on right here in London. The official holiday lands annually on\u00a0March 17\u00a0(a Sunday in 2019), but this year the main London celebrations take place in Trafalgar Square\u00a0on March 16-18.<\/p>\n Be amazed by flamboyant pageantry, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the UK, sports clubs and Irish dancing schools in the annual London\u00a0St Patrick’s Day Parade. The procession sets off at midday from Piccadilly and makes its way along a 1.5-mile (2.4km) route, passing some of London\u2019s most iconic landmarks, including The Ritz, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and onto Whitehall.<\/p>\n Join the\u00a0St Patrick’s Day Festival, which takes place in\u00a0Trafalgar Square\u00a0between 12pm and 6pm. At this year\u2019s three-day shindig, more than 125,000 revelers are expected to descend on\u00a0Trafalgar Square\u00a0for a lively parade of music and ceilidh dancing,\u00a0plus plenty of\u00a0things to do with the kids,\u00a0from an Irish\u00a0art exhibition\u00a0and\u00a0film festival\u00a0to Irish walking tours.<\/p>\n ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS – BILL VIOLA \/ MICHELANGELO: LIFE, DEATH, REBIRTH REVIEW<\/strong> \u2013 until 31st<\/sup> March<\/p>\n This exhibition pairs Bill Viola\u2019s powerful installations with rarely-seen drawings by Michelangelo. Journey through the cycle of life in our immersive and unparalleled show. Viola\u2019s large-scale video installations are likewise works of profound emotional impact. They combine sound and moving image to create absorbing works which slow us down and invite us to experience and reflect. These works are shown alongside Michelangelo drawings, which are on display in the UK for the first time in almost a decade. This exhibition, created in close collaboration with Bill Viola Studio, is a unique opportunity to experience two artists, born centuries apart, in a new light.<\/p>\n MAJOR PARKS IN LONDON<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether you\u2019re looking for a peaceful jogging route, a romantic spot to eat your sarnies, or simply somewhere to play catch with Fido, there\u2019s a park that\u2019s perfect for you.<\/p>\n Green Park is a peaceful triangle of mature trees and grasslands and offers a quiet retreat from city life, right next to Buckingham Palace. Visit a range of memorials, fountains and statues and look out for Royal Gun Salutes when ceremonial guns are fired to mark special royal occasions.<\/p>\n Take a leisurely stroll, zip around on a bicycle, row a boat or swim in the Serpentine at\u00a0Hyde Park<\/strong>. Whichever way you choose to explore this huge and centrally located park, there’s plenty to see and do with more than 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow, rose gardens and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.<\/p>\n St James\u2019s Park includes\u00a0The Mall\u00a0and\u00a0Horse Guards Parade, and is surrounded by landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Whitehall. Enjoy impressive views of the lake and fountain from\u00a0St James\u2019s Caf\u00e9, watch the\u00a0resident pelicans\u00a0at feeding time, or while away a sunny afternoon in a deckchair.<\/p>\n Take a stroll through this beautiful Royal Park in central London, home to\u00a0Kensington Palace, the Albert Memorial, the Peter Pan Statue, beautiful flowers, green grass for picnics, and the\u00a0Diana, Princess of Wales memorial playground.<\/p>\n Regent\u2019s Park is teeming with attractions, ranging from the animal noises of the ZSL London Zoo to its enchanting Open Air Theatre. Various food and music festivals pitch up there over the summer and rowing boat hire, bandstands, beautiful rose gardens, tennis courts, ice cream stands and eateries complete the picture.<\/p>\n One of London\u2019s finest green spaces, the park surrounds a Jacobean mansion, Holland House, named after its second owner, the Earl of Holland, whose wife (fun fact!) was the first person in England to successfully grow dahlias. They\u2019re\u00a0still grown within its 55 acres, which also houses the Japanese-style Kyoto Gardens with its koi carp and bridge at the foot of a waterfall. In summer, open-air theatre and opera are staged in the park.<\/p>\n CELEBRATE MOTHER\u2019S DAY AT THE WASHINGTON MAYFAIR HOTEL\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Say thank you to mummy by celebrating Mother\u2019s Day in style at the Washington Mayfair Hotel. Relax and enjoy a blissful afternoon together over a glass of pink prosecco and an assortment of delicate finger sandwiches, warm scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, assorted pastries and of course your choice of freshly made tea or coffee.<\/p>\n Mother\u2019s Day Afternoon Tea with a glass of Pink prosecco at \u00a345 for two <\/strong>Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st March<\/p>\n See Menu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Although the weather may still be quite cold, the first signs of\u00a0spring\u00a0appear in March in London. March in London is the month of\u00a0Pancake Day,\u00a0International Women\u2019s Day,\u00a0St Patrick\u2019s Day\u00a0and Mother\u2019s Day. 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