The new GAIL's bakery has officially opened in Stratford-upon-Avon today (17 September).

The craft bakery has opened at the former Jack Wills unit on High Street after weeks of work on site.

GAIL's said the bakery "pays homage" to Stratford-Upon-Avon's Tudor heritage in its design by using solid oak columns and terracotta-toned herringbone tiles to tie in with the town's "16^th century character and charm".

GAIL's was started by Yael (Gail) Mejia in the early 1990's serving top chefs and food venues in London.

In 2003, Tom Molnar and a few friends joined Yael's premium wholesale craft bakery and grew the business by opening modern neighbourhood craft bakeries that bring communities together to enjoy chef-quality baking.

The first GAIL's bakery opened in 2005 in Hampstead, serving fresh, handmade bread, sandwiches, salads, pastries, and cakes, alongside their carefully sourced house blend speciality coffee and barista made drink range

To celebrate the opening today the GAIL's team were giving out free tote bags and cinnamon buns to customers as well as passersby.

"The new opening demonstrates GAIL's ongoing commitment to making world-class, craft baking a part of every neighbourhood which has seen it open in 125 neighbourhoods across UK including London, Cambridge and across to Oxford, Brighton and Manchester," the company said.