Siarad Cymraeg? If you’ve ever fancied learning the local lingo, now’s your chance! Welsh classes will be held at the Oakeley Arms hotel from January, courtesy of Coleg Meirion Dwyfor. See all the details below, but don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to learn something new, have some fun and meet some like-minded learners. Learn Welsh…

Here at the Oakeley Arms we love our pooches, they really are a man (and woman’s) best friend. All our holiday cottages allow four-legged friends with well behaved owners, so in this week’s blog post we’re celebrating all things dog-shaped. If you bring your pooch on holiday, then here’s our handy guide to a Dog Friendly Snowdonia…

Brilliant Blogging Did you know that this month is National Blog Posting Month? No, neither did we, but as you know, here at the Oakeley Arms we are big fans of blogging so we thought we’d celebrate in style – with another blog post, of course!! National Blog Posting Month is to celebrate all of…

Celebrating Real Ale at the Oakeley Arms Here at the Oakeley Arms we’re having a mini celebration this weekend…. and that’s because we’re delighted to announce that we recently passed the Cask Marque accreditation for real ale, because our beer is sooooooooooooo good! The Cask Marque scheme is run by an independent body who visit…

Welcome back Rugby Here at the Oakeley Arms we think it feels like a looooong time since the fabulous 6 Nations win for the Welsh Rugby Team at the beginning of the year; so we are thrilled that the Autumn International rugby games have started again. The Autumn International games are on every year in…

Looking for an injection of some extreme sports during your stay with us? You are in luck with the National White Water Centre offering high-octane thrills this October for you to unleash your wild side with. As the epicentre for all things white water rafting in Britain, the centre is one of excellence with plenty…

Oakeley Arms Holidays Gosh! Here at the Oakeley Arms we can hardly believe how fast this year is whizzing by. Summer’s over, Autumn is upon us and September is almost over. The first school term is marching on, and the October half term holidays will soon be here. So, what will you be up to?…

So, summer is well and truly over. School’s back, work’s back and any sunny summer adventures are well and truly a distant memory. The first day back to work after a holiday is one of the grimmest of the year, and the post holiday blues are almost guaranteed to strike. And to interfere with all…

Hip-Hip-Holiday! It’s one of our favourite times of year here at the Oakeley Arms Hotel. When the sun is shining, the beaches are packed and there’s a festival feeling in the air. Of course, it’s the summer bank holiday; an extra lovely day off for many people across the country and great excuse to spend…

Teatime Treats “A cup of tea is a cup of life” goes the old saying, and here at the Oakeley Arms self catering cottages in North Wales we couldn’t agree more! In the UK a staggering 165 million cups of good old tea are consumed every single day. And we don’t stop at just tea,…