Perhaps the food lovers among us (all of us?!) will know that today is National Fish & Chip Day! One of our favourite ever dishes; what’s not to like about lovely crispy-on-the-outside-but-squidgy-in-the-middle chips and delicious battered fish all topped off with a generous dollop of mushy peas and a sprinkling of salt and vinegar. Oooooo,…

Did you know that May is National Walking Month? Regular readers of the Oakeley blog will know that we’re big fans of walking here (who wouldn’t be with all this wonderful countryside and coast to explore?!) so we thought we’d celebrate with a special blog post dedicated to all things WALKING! National Walking Month is…

Here at the Oakeley Arms we’re incredibly proud of the rich wildlife that lives in abundance here among the wild hills, rocks, crags and forests of Snowdonia and the region. And one of the greatest success stories in the area in recent years is the Glaslyn Osprey Project. In 2004, the Ospreys caused excitement among nature…

All of this gloriously sunny weather here in Snowdonia has turned our thoughts to one of our favourite things – ice cream! We love ice cream, and on a hot, sunny day, there’s absolutely nothing better than a sticky, sweet and creamy ice cream treat. Yum! So, it’s lucky really that there are some fantastic…

Here at the Oakeley Arms we love a list, as regular readers of our blog will know. So today’s blog post is dedicated to a very simple list…. although admittedly it’s not that short. We give you the Top Ten reasons to visit Snowdonia, our gorgeous homeland. To be honest it was quite hard to…

Oh yes, there’s the whiff of chocolate, chocolate, chocolate in the air. Ooooo, and is that a hot cross bun I smell as well? Yep, you guessed it – Easter is upon us and it’s one of our favourite holidays (nothing to do with the chocolate, of course….). So, if you’re coming to beautiful Snowdonia…

Of course, you know by now that we LOVE Snowdonia; we think it’s a beautiful place to live and work and we’re very lucky! But it’s not only stunning mountains, beautiful views and gorgeous beaches that we can boast about…. oh no…. Snowdonia and North Wales is home to some of the most historic buildings…

How will you spoil your loved one this Valentine’s day? It’s fast approaching, and if soggy toast and cold tea in bed on Saturday morning just won’t cut the mustard, we better get planning….. From the traditional to the whacky and the sedate to the bonkers, there are loads of original ways to celebrate Valentines Day…

One of the most amazing things about the beautiful part of the world we live and work in here in Snowdonia is the huge assortment of wild and bird-life that we are surrounded by every day. From local ospreys to wild foxes and bottle-nosed dolphins to the humble robin red-breast. So what better way to…

So, have the January blues hit yet? The so-called Blue Monday isn’t far away (the Monday of the last full week of January has been dubbed by scientists as the most depressing of the year), and what with diets failing, Christmas bills coming in and the reality that another year at work is dawning makes January…