More than 30 horse and carts descended on a town centre this afternoon.

The vehicles arrived in High Street, Maidstone, shortly after 2pm, with some of the riders popping into local The Brenchley and The Muggleton Inn for a drink.

The horses were tethered to lamp posts in the town before starting to leave around 3pm.

Some brief hold ups were experienced, with the police notified and officers speaking to the riders who informed them they enjoyed riding the carts and were from the countryside in Ashford.