THE hiding place of the knights who slaughtered Archbishop Thomas Becket has been visited by four actors recreating their exile.

Knaresborough Castle's 12th Century history is being reconstructed by the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Four Nights In Knaresborough.

The actors came to the castle in an effort to discover what it must have been like hiding in the building following the murder in 1170. Actors Terence Beesley, Steven Duffy, Daniel Flynn and Dominic Mafham were also given a tour of the castle ruins. The play runs from February 7 to March 8.

Updated: 11:23 Friday, January 17, 2003