Up FOUR a Challenge? Summertime finally made an appearance here at the Oakeley Arms over at the weekend, yay! Saturday and Sunday were stunning days with bright blue skies and the vivid sunshine making the mountains of Snowdonia even more beautiful than usual. So, if this sunny weather has turned your mind to an outdoor…

So, when was the last time you treated yourself to a good old night out at the theatre? Theatre performances are ever popular during the busy festive season with the traditional Christmas pantomimes, but there’s a gem of a theatre right here on the doorstep of the Oakeley Arms that we think deserves to be celebrated…

Small Business, Big Dreams Here at the Oakeley Arms we are always rooting for small, local businesses like ourselves so we were fascinated to read about the results of a recent study by The Federation of Small Businesses in Wales (FSB Wales) In a research programme that interviewed over 200 school and university students in Wales, the FSB…

We’ve said before (just once or twice!) how proud we are of the beautiful area we live and work in here at the Oakeley Arms. We’re lucky enough to be on the edge of the coast as well as a stone’s throw from the rugged peaks of Snowdonia. Well, as this week is Clean Coasts…

Eurovision Song Contest 2013 What do you get when you cross 39 European countries, outrageous costumes, singing grannies, warbling twins, bizarre set-designs and enough sequins to sink an army of glitzy dress designers? No, we’re not talking about the Oakeley Bar on a Saturday night! It’s the annual Eurovision Song Contest of course; a musical…

Feeling Peckish? “Too few people really understand a good sandwich” said the American food writer and critic James Beard. And here at the Oakeley Arms, we are inclined to agree with ol’ Mr Beard. You may think that the humble sandwich is one of the simplest food stuffs in the world, and indeed it can…

Can you believe a whole year has whizzed by since the Wales Coast Path opened on the 5th May 2012? No, neither can we! The path has been a huge success, with statistics showing that almost 3 million people had used the path in 2012 and that it is worth approximately £16million to the economy…

Here at the Oakeley Arms, we are very proud of the stunning area we live in; just a stone’s throw from both the striking mountains of Snowdonia and the beautiful beaches of the North Wales coastline. So we were thrilled to read last week about a new poll by the local Daily Post Newspaper that…

It seems that there really is no escape from the fast-paced world of social media these days. Here at the Oakeley Arms we’ve embraced the world of Facebook, Blogging and Twitter and think it’s a great way to interact with our customers, guests and friends, but a recent news story shows that even the most traditional…

In 2011, we wrote about the plight of a local cinema to the Oakeley Arms, and the determined group of campaigners who are fighting to save it. You can read our original story here, but we’ve recently heard news that the campaign to save the vintage cinema has moved to the next level. Porthmadog’s Coliseum…