All Aboard at Tan-y-Bwlch Here at the Oakeley Arms we are proud to live in stunning Snowdonia, with its incredible scenery, marvellous mountains and spectacular coastline. And one of the best ways to appreciate the beauty of Snowdonia is on a ride through the Vale of Ffestiniog aboard the Ffestiniog Railway. And did you know…

Wales’ National Day Happy St David’s Day, or Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant to all our lovely guests, customers and friends. Tomorrow is the 1st of March, which is of course the national day of Wales, and an important date in the calendar for any proud Welsh person! We all know that the cheery daffodil is the…

Sir Tom hits the coast Some exciting news has reached us here at the Oakeley Arms which makes us wish that summer would hurry up and get wiggle on! We’ve heard that the one and only Welsh legend Sir Tom Jones will be headlining at Access All Eirias, one of the great north Wales festivals planned for this summer.…

Love is in the air….. Are you feeling romantic today? We’re feeling all of a flutter here at the Oakeley Arms because it’s Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen’s Day), which is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine’s Day. As with many great stories, the tale of old St Dwynwen is not really a happy one. Dwynwen…

All Aboard! Here at the Oakeley Arms hotel, we’re a stone’s throw from one of the most famous vintage narrow gauge railway lines in the world. The Ffestiniog Railway sprang into life in the nineteenth century as a way to transport thousands of tonnes of slate from the mountains of Snowdonia to the local port…

An Autumn Amble Summer is certainly over and if this weekend’s weather is anything to go by, then Winter is closing in (Christmas will soon be here… have you heard that uttered this week yet?!). But you don’t have to hide away under the duvet watching Sunday repeats of the X-Factor (well, you can if you want);…

This coming week is a special one across North Wales (even more special than usual, we hear you cry?!). This weekend marks the start of the Open Doors Wales 2013 heritage weekend. In a nutshell, it means that special buildings and areas that aren’t usually accessible to the public throw their doors open to anyone…

Borth-y-Gest The next beautiful Snowdonia location in our “Day Out In….” series comes from the picturesque village of Borth-y-Gest, just a stone’s throw from the Oakeley Arms, and a mile from the town of Porthmadog. Blink and you’ll miss this tiny coastal village, but there’s plenty to see and do here, although it’s best saved…

Here at the Oakeley Arms Hotel in Snowdonia, we think we are pretty spoilt to live in such a beautiful part of Snowdonia and there are loads of stunning days out and things to do and see that make the most of the beautiful landscape. One thing we want to celebrate on today’s blog post…

Blaenau Ffestiniog The next in our “Day Out In….” series comes from high up in the hills of Gwynedd. The town of Blaenau Ffestiniog was once one of the wealthiest towns in North Wales, all thanks to it’s seemingly endless supply of grey “gold” – they precious slate that was found under the hills and…