A VISITOR trail is giving inviting tourists to see master craftsmen at work.

The trail features tours of 11 hardwood furniture makers based in or around Thirsk.

It includes makers in Thirsk, Topcliffe, Thirlby, Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe and Carlton Hushthwaite, among others.

Project director Will Richardson said: "The trail has been going for a through years.

"But recently we got a grant from the Countryside Agency, which has helped develop it as a tourist attraction."

Visitors taking the trail will get to see craftsmen at work and tour their facilities with details on a leaflet.

A free exhibition is at Rural Arts, on Castlegate, and runs on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26, between 8am and 4pm.

For details on the trail visit www.thirskfurnituretrail.co.uk