Santa Claus made an early visit to Gravesend.

Santa was photographed at Gravesend Station early this morning (October 22) by Leon Gower who suggested the man in red had been forced to land his sleigh in Kent due to Hurricane Gonzalo.

Mr Gower said on Twitter: "Just spotted Father Christmas on platform 2 of Gravesend train station. #HurricaneGonzalo related? "

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However, shortly after posting his picture online, Mr Gower received a tweet from a man claiming to be the real Santa Claus.

He said: "I wasn't there. It must have been an impersonator. I'm too busy taking bookings for party appearances."

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