WHEN staying in a hotel, it can be easy to leave some things behind, such as phone chargers, make-up and keys - but some people can have more of a shock on returning home.

Budget hotel chain Travelodge has revealed some of the interesting items left behind in its Pembrokeshire hotel in 2022.

The chain revealed that items left at the Travelodge in Pembroke Dock included a box of 100 Queen Elizabeth II Cypher Platinum Jubilee crowns.

Meanwhile at the branch in St Clears, Carmarthenshire, items left behind included a gold and diamond Rolex watch, and a 60-year-old handwritten Welsh cake recipe.

At Llanelli Central Travelodge, someone left behind a three-foot tall hand-carved wooden Welsh love spoon, and a duffel bag with 50 portions of laverbread from Llanelli market.

Other items left across the chain’s Welsh hotels included a signed gold framed photo of Sir Tom Jones, a family of gnomes, a camera crew and a box of 100 Queen Elizabeth II Cypher Platinum Jubilee crowns.

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Items left behind across the UK included royal memorabilia, such as a photo album documenting Queen Elizabeth II’s life from princess to monarch, an oil portrait of the Queen, and replica of the Queen’s imperial crown.

Shakila Ahmed, a spokeswoman for Travelodge, said: “With nearly 19 million customers annually staying at our 580 UK Travelodge hotels, including our 17 hotels in South Wales, for thousands of different reasons, we do get a range of interesting items left behind.

“Interestingly the 2022 lost and found audit also revealed that we are a nation striving for a healthy lifestyle as we have seen a significant rise in smart watches being left behind in our Travelodge hotels during the last 12 months.

“When it comes to why so many of our customers forget their treasured items, it’s basically due to us all being time poor, juggling multiple tasks and being in a hurry to get from A to B. In the rush, valuable possessions are easily forgotten.”

All items left behind in Travelodge hotels are donated to local British Heart Foundation charity shops if they are not claimed within three months.