4* luxury at the Oakeley Arms Cottages If you’re looking for holiday cottages in Snowdonia, then look no further than the Oakeley Arms! Our lovely self-catering cottages are a relatively new addition to the Oakeley, so many of our customers don’t know what lies just behind the hotel building! Once derelict stables have been lovingly renovated…

Slate Expectations We’ve been the proud owners at the Oakeley Arms now since 2003, but we’ve often wondered about the history of this magnificent Grade II listed building. After doing some research we’ve found, of course, that the Oakeley’s story is inextricably linked with that of the renowned Oakeley family of nearby Tan-y-Bwlch estate. From…

Dotted along the shores and coastlines of our beautiful country are the buildings of one of the nation’s most distinctive organisations – the unmissable lifeboat stations of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). “With courage, nothing is impossible” was the motto of Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI almost two hundred years ago. This…

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…

I am not a number….. So, the weekend we’ve all been waiting for is almost here…..It’s time for the brilliant Festival Number 6 2014 to kick off on the 5th of September – just one more sleep! The small festival is now in it’s third year, and it’s been a big hit both with festival…

Peek-a-Boo! The summer holidays are drawing to a close (one more week to go, wow they’ve gone fast this year!) and by now, your ideas on how to keep the kids entertained are probably waning, and the kids are probably less than enthusiastic about any ideas you do have! As a last attempt to see out…

Happy Bank Holiday! Gosh, it’s come around quick this year hasn’t it? It’s nearly time for the lovely, summer bank holiday. Well, we say lovely…. it’s very lovely to have a day off but if the weather reports are anything to go by, it doesn’t look as if it will be a lovely sunny day.…

Mountain Safety The Oakeley Arms is just a stone’s throw from Wales’ highest peak, Snowdon. Many of our visitors and guests come to conquer this majestic mountain and to witness the absolutely stunning view from the top on a sunny day (very hard to beat!). So it’s no surprise that this beautiful peak is attracting…

Great British Bake Off Are you watching the new series of the Great British Bake Off? The country seems to have gone baking mad! And ok, we admit it, here at the Oakeley Arms we’re glued to it too – despite the great big beard debate….. Anyway, all this talk of baking has got us…

It’s raining, it’s pouring Oh dear, the glorious heatwave we were basking in has finally broken. It’s rain, rain, rain here in Snowdonia today, with more forecast over the coming week. But, never mind we say! We think Snowdonia is beautiful whatever the weather. And if your plans to take the kids to the beach…