A pair of Tamworth pigs happily handled the humiliation of watching people trying to guess their weight at Aldenham Country Park this week.

The two young Tamworth Guilt pigs were on show for a competition organised by staff at the Aldenham Road park for the half-term holiday.

The visitor with the closest guess to their actual weight will be invited to name to the two pigs and will receive a six-month pass for the park. Martin Hartup, the park manager, said the competition had proved extremely popular, and had attracted 150 entries by Wednesday.

"It is going really well and we have had some very close guesses so far every family seems to by filling out an entry form," he said.

A new litter of Tamworth pigs, brothers and sisters of the two on show, also proved a hit with visitors to the farm this week.