The Olympic torch was carried through 34 towns and villages in Kent

It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience – and Kent did the county proud in turning out to see the Olympic torch.

Official estimates reveal more than 400,000 people welcomed the flame as it snaked its way through Kent last week.

And although the historic relay has now left the county, you can re-live it with our interactive map.

We asked readers to tweet us their updates and pictures using #torchreporter and their postcode.

They were plotted on our map of the county, which has now been covered in tweets following the torch’s route.

The torch was greeted with cheers and whoops from hoards of flag-waving crowds across Kent during its four-day tour through 34 towns and villages.

Official figures from Kent Police and borough councils now show how many people came out to support the torchbearers.

The torch arrived in the county on Tuesday, when around 25,000 people lined the streets of Tunbridge Wells.

Kent-born Oylmpic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes became the first celebrity to hold the torch in the county when she celebrated its arrival at Tonbridge Castle in front of around 4,500 people.

The flame was back in Kent on Wednesday, when it started its journey in Hamstreet and across the Ashford borough, where around 45,000 people turned out for the occasion.

An evening celebration in Dover, with a performance by hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks and fireworks, attracted about 12,000 spectators.

The torch left Deal on Thursday morning to cheers from around 15,000 people before a host of celebrity torchbearers were among those to tour Thanet – where crowds of an estimated 120,000 people lined the streets.

As many as 70,000 people gathered across Canterbury to catch a glimpse of the relay before a spectacular evening celebration at Leeds Castle – attended by around 8,000 people.

An estimated 10,000 people enjoyed a parallel celebration at Mote Park.

Around 40,000 people had an early start in Maidstone on Friday when the Olympic torch began its final day in the county at Mote Park before travelling up the River Medway by boat.

The relay then made its way through Medway where about 75,000 people lined the streets of Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Strood before travelling through Higham and onto Gravesham, where 47,000 turned out.

The torch then continued onto Borough Green, Seal and Sevenoaks before leaving the county.