Welcome to December! The month that’s all about shopping, tree decorating, parties, writing endless cards, cracking open the sherry and all manner of other festive treats (and one or two not so treats….) But, one thing we love about December is sinking our teeth into that first delicious mince pie of the year…. well, we…

How many sleeps until Christmas? Are you counting, or are you hiding under the bed pretending it’s not happening? Well, no more pretending….Christmas is coming! Well, just in case you’ve lost count, you’ll be excited to know that there are only 33 days until Christmas Day, yay! We’ll soon be announcing our yummy new Christmas…

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble! It’s Halloween again; the year’s scariest and spookiest night! Halloween is filled with ghosts, ghouls, witches, wizardy, spells, secrets and……pumpkins! Yes that’s right, Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without the humble pumpkin. But how on earth did this short, round orange vegetable become part of the spooky Halloween tradition? The link…

Book Worms Here at the Oakeley Arms we love a good book, when we find the time to read that is! But we agree with a recent study that confirmed what we all know really – that reading books is to the mind what exercise is to the body. It not only stimulates your brain,…

Do you Downton? Are you a fan of the hit ITV series Downton Abbey? We love it here at the Oakeley – from the outrageous characters to the amazing architecture and the incredibly stiff upper lips. We like to imagine that perhaps the wealthy Oakeley family of Plas Tan-y-Bwlch (and the namesakes of the Oakeley…

Well, that’s another summer done, can you believe it’s the middle of September already? It’s been a fantastic summer here at the Oakeley Arms; we’ve been really busy and welcomed a lot of new, and returning guests and friends to stay not only in the hotel but in the lovely holiday cottages too. We’ve also…

Let them eat Cake!!! Ok, you all know we love cake. But who doesn’t? And this week, we think we have an extra reason to go cake mad, because it’s National Cupcake Week. Oh yeah! National Cupcake Week is a celebration of all things cupcake. And although we might think that the cupcake is a…

Sing-along Summer Here at the Oakeley Arms you know we love a good tune or two, and what better way to celebrate this glorious summer we’re having by cranking up the stereo and put on some happy summer songs. And if its already raining then a good old summer song or two is sure to…

  Thinking of staying away in North Wales this summer and need a quick fix of cosmopolitan culture during? Then you need to be at Festival Number 6 as it’s a cocktail of different tastes and talents in the famed town of Portmeirion. As a worthwhile attraction in itself, Portmeirion has plenty to grab your…

Sing for Britain It’s that time of year, again (it comes around so quickly!)….. yep, it’s Eurovision time! Love it or hate it, it’s the singing competition that everyone has an opinion about! This year the contest is held in Copenhagen after their entry by Emmelie de Forest stormed the points board last year with her song…