Fish tank and ukulele among bizarre items left at Wakefield Travelodge

They may not be items on many people's overnight stay list.

But a ukulele, fish tank and Nespresso machine were brought along to hotels in the district by overnight guests in the last 12 months.

The items, along with a confidential letter and children's dressing up box, were among some of the more unusual objects left behind in Travelodges in Wakefield in the past year.

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The UK budget hotel brand this week revealed a list of things at Travelodge Lost and Found offices across the country.

Other bizarre items left at hotels included a canoe and a bath full of potatoes.

An American stockbroker left London Liverpool Street Travelodge without his briefcase which contained over £500,000 worth of share certificates for a client.

And one female businesswoman sent a car to pick up her 24ct gold, lucky laughing Buddha necklace which she forgot at Bicester Travelodge after an extensive shopping spree.

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Elsewhere, the hotel manager at Manchester Trafford Park Travelodge got quite a shock after a 27ft ‘Starchaser’ space rocket was found at the hotel.

And one superstitious business man had to take a day’s holiday to come back from the Netherlands to collect his rare and lucky Montblanc, Meisterstück Solitaire Skeleton Fountain Pen worth £8,000, as he said he could not sign any paper work without it..

Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge Spokeswoman said: “With nearly 19 million customers annually staying at our 542 UK Travelodge hotels, for a wide variety of reasons, we do get some interesting items being left behind.

"This year’s inventory list includes a Starchaser space rocket, a WW2 bravery medal, deeds to land in the Scottish Highlands, a pilot’s licence, a mother-in-law and a Lionhead rabbit called Bugs Bunny.

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“Also as more business customers are staying with us than ever before, we have had some precious items being left behind such as a 50-year-old teddy bear called Rupert belonging to a high flying executive, a movie script, a rare Mont Blanc pen, share certificates worth £500k and a 24-ct lucky laughing Buddha necklace.

"The running theme our customers do tell us, is that the pace of modern life is so fast & furious that time is off the essence especially when getting from A to B and therefore valuable possessions are easily being forgotten.”

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