HORNIMAN Museum fans are invited to take a cuddly walrus for a wander this summer and photograph their flippered friend's adventures.

Although the museum's own famous walrus is currently on holiday in Margate, visitors can still pick up a cuddly toy version.

And the best holiday snap of one of the toys will  receive a £20 gift voucher. Five finalists will also be invited to the walrus’s September welcome home party.

Adrian Murphy from the Horniman Museum says: "We’d love as many people as possible to join in and celebrate our walrus’s summer holiday.

"So please leave a little space in your suitcase for a stuffed walrus and send us your best snap. From the sights of London and the British seaside to sunny Spain or the Seychelles, who knows where the walruses will wander."

Entries should be submitted by September 2 by tweeting @hornimanmuseum, posting to Instagram or uploading to Flickr or they can be sent via email to web@horniman.ac.uk.  All entries should be tagged #wanderingwalrus

The Horniman walrus is currently at the Turner Contemporary in Margate as part of their Curiosity: Art and the Pleasures of Knowing exhibition.