A WELL known local business, celebrated for its carpets, will throw its doors open to the public for two days in June.

Roger Oates Floors and Fabrics will be greeting visitors on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, from 10am to 4pm both days.

The business, in the Long Barn, just outside Eastnor on the Ledbury to Tewkesbury road, says its is "offering a rare glimpse into a world not usually accessible to the public".

Roger Oates has developed a traditional technique called Venetian flat weaving, to "reinvent it for the 21st century".

Refreshments on offer will include apple juice from Herefordshire based ‘Once upon a Tree’, and local cheeses.

Further details on, www.rogeroates.com or phone: 01531 632718.