Flip a Cake Yum, yum; here at the Oakeley Arms hotel in Snowdonia, we love a good slice of cake whether it’s sponge cake, carrot cake, coffee cake or angel cake, we’re not fussy we love ’em all! But one of our all time favourites is of course the humble Welsh Cake. This simple cake with raisins…

Rugby Rugby The time of the RBS Six Nations Rugby Championships is one of our favourite times of year here at the Oakeley Arms; we love nothing more than an exciting game, cheering on our home nation! This year, the Welsh boys are fighting to keep hold of the trophy – they were last year’s…

Hello Jimmy News reached us this week here at the Oakeley Arms that the famous film company Pinewood Studios will be opening up a new studio facility in Cardiff! Pinewood are one of the best-known British film producers, with films like Superman, the Carry-On series and of course the ever popular James Bond films. Their huge studio base is…

Record Rain Drip, drip, drip, drip….. Anyone who lives in Wales will know that these last few weeks have been pretty soggy here in wet Wales. And not just with the sound of dripping rain drops but also with the crash, bang and thunder of some of the worst coastal storms the country has ever…

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.…

Halen Mon Here at the Oakeley Arms, we’re very proud of the strong food and drink culture that we have here in Snowdonia. The region is packed with fabulous local producers, supplying anything from Welsh ale, to delicious chocolate to heavenly sausages. So, when we heard that local company Halen Mon had been awarded EU…

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…

Search for a singing star! The search is on for a new singing star! News has reached us here at the Oakeley Arms that young singers across Wales are being invited to audition for a new role where they will sing with Bryn Terfel, the Welsh opera superstar. Organisers at the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod…

Welsh Route for the Commonwealth Baton This year, the famous Commonwealth Games are being held in the Scottish city of Glasgow, and to celebrate the run up to the events the Queen’s Baton Relay has begun in earnest. The Queen’s Baton Relay is an integral part of every Commonwealth Games; the aim is to bring…

Stay Storm Safe The last week has seen some of the worst storms in living memory to hit the UK, and here at the Oakeley Arms we’re wishing that all our neighbours, friends and colleagues stay safe. The west coast of Wales has been particularly affected by the January storms, with widespread flooding across coastal…