A Kent castle is giving visitors the chance to publicly declare their love for their families, pets, or even their skateboard as part of an interactive new summer campaign.

Guests at Hever Castle, near Edenbridge, are being encouraged to write a message about who or what they love, and hang a paper heart tag on a bridge within the castle's 125-acre grounds.

The scheme is similar to that of Love Lock bridges, which have sprung up in cities across the world, and see couples symbolise their unbreakable love by writing their names on a padlock which is then attached to the bridge.

However, they have proved controversial in some areas by causing damage to the structure, and so Hever bosses have instead chosen to use paper tags to ensure its own Love Bridge remains protected.

So far messages have included people declaring their love for family, to the more solid X-box, skateboard or love of gymnastics while two sweethearts have announced their engagement.

Tags and pens are available at the bridge and visitors have until the end of the summer holidays to add their messages of love.