They have only been in a romance together for less than a month, but Taylor Swift already appears to be very much part of Tom Hiddleston's family.

The US singer has been pictured going for a romantic walk along a Suffolk beach with the Night Manager actor - accompanied by his mother.

Hiddleston, 35, took 26-year-old Swift to meet his relatives just a day after he is reported to have travelled to meet her parents in America.

Dressed casually, the couple appeared relaxed as they walked hand-in-hand along Aldeburgh beach.

Swift looked as if she was making a good impression as she and Hiddleston took a stroll with his mother, Diana, along the pebbled shoreline.

The couple, whose blossoming relationship was first reported when they were spotted kissing and embracing, were also spotted on a village walk with other members of Hiddleston's family.

The start of their whirlwind romance emerged just two weeks after Swift's split from Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.

Hiddleston, who is rumoured to be in the running for the role of James Bond, met Swift at The Met Ball in New York last month.

The couple were seated next to each other at dinner and were spotted dancing together.

Swift and Harris parted from her 32-year-old former boyfriend, whose real name is Adam Wiles, after 15 months together.

Swift, who has become one of the world's biggest pop stars with hits including Bad Blood and Blank Space, has previously been romantically linked with One Direction star Harry Styles.