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Hewell Grange

How would you like to stay free-of-charge in this Grade II-listed building, completed in 1894. It was the seat of the Windsor-Clive family - who were originally given the estate by Henry VIII.

Now you can stay there, subject to qualifying, with all your accommodation, meals and non-alcoholic drinks completely free.

Facilities inside the marble-floored house with oak panelled walls include a gym, a snooker room and a library where you can borrow CDs and computer games.

Outside you can relax and stroll in the beautiful gardens, with manicured lawns and colourful flower beds.

There is only one snag; it is a prison and to become a resident you must have committed a crime.

One inmate serving a 15-year sentence for kidnap said the facility was 'like a hotel, except it's free".