Britain’s Breathing Spaces The Oakeley Arms Hotel is situated in the heart of the wild Snowdonia National Park – one of Britain’s 15 National Parks (and the most stunning, if we may say so – although of course, we are a little biased!) And this week, that is something to celebrate because it’s National Parks Week…

Walk the Wales Coast Path Here at the Oakeley Arms you’ll know by now that we are situated right on the lovely Wales Coast Path – it goes right past our door.  In the two years it’s been open we’ve had plenty of walkers and hikers pop in for a refreshing pit stop and a rest…

Super Sunday Lunch So, what are Sundays for? Catching up with the housework, tackling the ironing pile, seeing friends, visiting family, watching the Eastenders omnibus, recovering from a hangover? Here at the Oakeley Arms we think that Sundays are just made for a delicious Sunday lunch….. take some good company, delicious food, naughty pudding and…

Learnin’ the Lingo So, do you have an Autumn resolution? Something you want to get your teeth into once the balmy summer evenings and sunny BBQ days are over? Well, look no further! How about coming to learn Welsh with us here at the Oakeley Arms? The local college, Coleg Meirion Dwyfor are offering Welsh…

Adventure Capital Earlier in the week on the Oakeley blog we featured an exciting new underground trampoline adventure opening in nearby Blaenau Ffestiniog. The Bounce Below trampolines are just the latest in a line of fantastic adventure and adrenalin themed attractions to open up in North Wales, and all this talk of adventure got us…

  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…

Let’s Jump! Just a short hop from us here at the Oakeley Arms is the little town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It was once one of the busiest mining towns in the world – supplying strong Welsh slate for buildings across the world. When the slate mines closed in the middle of last century, the town…

On ‘yer bike! This week is Bike Week 2014! And here at the Oakeley Arms we’re pretty excited about it because we are all fans of a two-wheeled adventure. The idea behind Bike Week 2014 is to get us all thinking about how we can incorporate cycling into our everyday lives. Whether that be cycling…

Carry on Camping Britain’s favourite charity for wildlife is calling on nature lovers across the country to take part in a brilliant event next week to celebrate the best of British wildlife. The RSPB Big Wild Sleepout will take place between the 16th and 22nd June, and whether you want to spend a night under the stars…

Siarad Cymraeg Learning Welsh is a sure step to making friends, really getting to know the local area and picking up a new skill too, but anyone who has given it a go will know that it’s not always easy. It can sometimes be difficult to get the practice, support and help you need to…