One of the UK's most famous gardens for snowdrops, the National Trust’s Anglesey Abbey, is set to be transformed into a ‘sea of white’ as thousands of the delicate flower come into bloom early due to the unseasonably warm winter weather.
Anglesey Abbey, near Cambridge, has one of the finest snowdrop collections in the country, with over 240 varieties of the delicate white flower, including 20 varieties that have been discovered at the property.
This year there is a new avenue of snowdrops along the Jubilee Walk, the result of thousands of bulbs planted by staff and volunteers last spring.
The absence of an extended cold snap means that many varieties are a good two to three weeks ahead of their normal flowering time – in fact a number of snowdrops were in flower prior to Christmas.
Anglesey Abbey will be hosting its Snowdrop Festival from 27 January to 9 March, with the gardens and restaurant open between 9.30am and 4.30pm during the festival.
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