One of Kent’s largest snowdrop displays is about to open to the public at a historic attraction.

The annual Snowdrop Walk will be in bloom at Hever Castle, near Edenbridge, with more than 150,000 bulbs turning the award-winning gardens into a carpet of white petals.

The launch of this year’s walk coincides with the reopening of the castle, which has been closed since the end of its Christmas season.

The walk is a self-guided tour that takes visitors through the grounds of the Tudor estate which was once home to Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.

The route includes some of the estate’s most eye-catching areas, such as the outer moat with its drawbridge approach, the secluded winter garden and the church gill created by former owner William Waldorf Astor.

Visitors can expect to see more than 150,000 plants on the way, including rare varieties that are not usually found in wild woodland spots.

These include the yellow-tipped Wendy’s Gold, the Green Brush with its emerald tinge and the Colossus Galanthus which, at nine inches, is one of the tallest known varieties of the winter flower.

Snowdrops in England date back to the Tudor times and were first officially recorded in 1598 under the reign of Anna Boleyn’s daughter, Queen Elizabeth I.

The plant is associated with the final days of winter and the beginnings of spring as it typically starts to appear in late January and remains until March.

The Snowdrop Walk will be open at Hever Castle from Wednesday, February 12 to Sunday, March 2. You can book tickets here.

The self-guided walk is included in a standard entry ticket.