New High Street cafe to open in Royal Wootton Bassett

Michelle Gadsden, who started Bageltastic from the kitchen of her Royal Wootton Bassett home, has applied to Wiltshire Council for a premises licence at 49 High Street.

The application reveals plans for a café selling bagels, sourdough toasties, coffee and cake, with alcohol also available for customers to drink on the premises.

It marks a major step towards an ambition Michelle spoke about five years ago, when Bageltastic was still a fledgling home-based business.

In 2021, Michelle told the Swindon Advertiser that the business had been inspired by a café visited while living in Vermont in the United States.

At the time, around 300 Montreal-style bagels were being made each weekend, with customers collecting orders from the house or receiving local deliveries.

But Michelle already had bigger ambitions, telling the paper: “My ultimate goal would be to have a cafe in Wootton Bassett.”

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Five years later, the new licence application suggests that ambition is becoming a reality.

The proposed café would occupy a terraced property between a charity shop and a salon, with a kitchen, serving area and seating on the ground floor and a smaller seating area upstairs.

There would also be a small outside area at the front.

Michelle is applying to sell beer, wine and cider, with alcohol available until as late as 10.59pm on some days.

However, the application makes clear that the business is not planning to turn into a late-night drinking venue.

Michelle says: “It is unlikely that the premises will be open past 17:00 more than four times a month, however I have applied for all days to future-proof myself.”

The application adds: “I am not intending to be a wine bar or pub.”

Instead, alcohol is envisaged mainly at lunchtimes and for occasional special events, with a charcuterie evening given as one example.

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The proposed public opening hours extend from 7.30am until 11pm on several days, while measures proposed to prevent disturbance include shutting doors, windows and the outside area after 10pm and asking customers to respect neighbours when leaving.

The application seeks to have the premises licence take effect from December 2, 2026.

Public consultation ends on November 30.