Try a stay in the slammer

FANCY a holiday in a prison?

Head to Freemantle,#Australia, where the city’s 19th century jail has been re-opened as a 200-bed hostel by YHA Australia.

Guests can sleep in the original cells or in prison warders’ cottages. There is a mix of dormitory accommodation and private rooms.

This #one-of-a-kind hostel that has the original fabric of the prison (including walls, floors, and cells) and its history is interpreted and displayed throughout the building.

The site dates back to 1829, when the area – dubbed the Swan River Colony – was designated for free settlers. But the settlement's fledgling agricultural industry floundered. With the colony's future looking bleak, convict labour was introduced and the prison was built.

yha.com.au



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YHA enters the glamping market

THE YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION (YHA) in England and Wales has invested £1 million in camping, glamping, and cabin facilities at 63 of its hostels.

As well as hostels and camping pods, the YHA’s alternative accommodation includes glamping, for people who like camping but don't like roughing it. Solar-powered luxury bell tents are available at six YHAs in the south-west of England. The tents come with a double bed and three singles. Rates start at £70 a night.

Caroline White, chief executive of YHA (England and Wales), said: ‘We have so many properties with great outdoor space, acres in some instances, that it made sense to utilize it to entice more people to stay with and experience YHA. 

‘We acknowledge that not everyone wants a home-from-home experience when on holiday, but guests who choose to camp or glamp with YHA have access to our great self-catering facilities, bars, cafes, restaurants, and indoor communal areas should the weather be awful.’

www.yha.org.uk/places-to-stay/camping-and-cabins

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