A three-legged wandering cat has returned home to Wellington from his latest adventure, which saw him catch a bus to Bristol Airport and spend a night in a hotel.

Bagheera, who lost a leg last year when he was hit by a car near the Cades Farm roundabout, often hangs out at his nearby bus stop which is used by 24-hour airport transfer buses, and over the years has made friends with many of the drivers and passengers.

He is regularly seen hopping on and off the buses while passengers’ luggage is being loaded and unloaded.

But on this occasion he was not noticed and the Stagecoach driver continued on his two-hour journey to the airport.

Bagheera then alighted from the bus and was spotted by the driver, who realised what had happened and messaged a local Facebook group to alert his owner Amanda-Jayne Sullivan, who lives in Russet Close.

In the meantime, Bagheera visited the airport’s long-stay car park and jumped into a car, presumably to take a ‘catnap’.

Unaware he was a missing cat, the car owner removed Bagheera, who then toured the airport’s north terminal, where he was found by Nigel Wicks, a car valet at the Airport Tavern across the road.

Nigel took Bagheera in for the night and fed and watered him, so worried owner Amanda was then able to collect him the next morning.

It was just one of many occasions when Amanda has had to fetch Bagheera, although most of his adventures have been more local to places such as the Asda and Waitrose supermarkets, and Beech Grove Primary School.

Amanda said: “He causes me more stress than my kids and we are extremely relieved to have him home.

Bagheera waiting for his bus (Tindle News)

“We have had him from a kitten so the children are over the moon to see him again.

“But Bagheera becomes very stressed when kept inside, which I do not think is fair on him, so he is allowed to roam.”

Previously, Bagheera has also hitched lifts in DPD delivery vans, but the drivers also have got to know him and they take him home again once they have finished their rounds.

“He is definitely an adventurer,” said Amanda. “I think the bus stop is where he finds it most comforting as he always ends up back down there.

“When I drive past, if he is there, I will stop the car and open the passenger door and he will jump in and come home for food and then gives a little purr before he leaves again. It is routine now.

“Even though he lost his back leg on the road last year, for some reason he hangs out in the same place he was originally hit near the bus stop.”

Amanda said she had used many collars and tags on Bagheera but they always seemed to quickly disappear.

Bagheera home safe (Tindle News)