Lincoln Lines Ok, so we know we’re a long way from Hollywood here at the Oakeley Arms, but we were glued to the coverage of the Oscars 2013, as Daniel Day-Lewis made Hollywood history. The British actor became the first person ever to win the Oscar for Best Actor three times – leaping ahead of legendary names like Marlon Brando, Tom…

A French Stick? Well after last week’s defeat at home to Ireland, the Welsh team have got a little catching up to do this week. The team head out to Paris in time for Saturday’s match against France. Are you brave enough to make a match prediction? Here at the Oakeley Arms we’ll be cheering on the…

Holidays help you live longer! Here at the Oakeley Arms, we’ve always known that holidays are good for you. And that there should definitely be MORE of them every year (are you listening Mr Cameron – more bank holidays please…..), but a groundbreaking new study has shown that holidays can actually help you live longer!…

Dydd Santes Dwynwen Is love in the air for you today? Here at the Oakeley Arms, we’re hoping for some romance, because today is Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen’s Day), the Welsh equivalent of Valentine’s Day. Today celebrates the Welsh patron Saint of lovers – Dwynwen, and of course, like any good love story, her path to true…

Snow Business Most of the country is bracing itself for a blanket of snow and icy weather this week, as weather forecasters predict that not much of the UK will escape the white stuff. From the hotel windows here at the Oakeley Arms we can see a smattering of snow on the top of the Snowdonia hills,…

Get Walking So, it’s that time of year again. Here at the Oakeley Arms, we’re joining in with the rest of the nation as we all collectively loosens our belt buckles after throwing calorie caution to the wind. Our well stuffed bellies are still happily round after a huge Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and the 487…

Pick of the Peaks Tomorrow (11th December) is International Mountain Day. And here at the Oakeley Arms, we think that’s reason enough to celebrate the stunning Snowdonia mountains that are just a short hop from the hotel. International Mountain Day was first held in 2003, as a way to celebrate and create awareness of the…

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree….. So, is your Christmas Tree up yet? Are you a “can’t wait to get it up as soon as it’s December the 1st” kind of person, or a “chuck it up on Christmas Eve and hope for the best” type? Well, all this talk of festive forests got us to…

25 little days to go! Gosh, where did 2012 disappear to? Here at the Oakeley Arms, we can hardly believe it’s very nearly December already! But, we’re all set for the countdown to Christmas – it’ll be a busy few weeks for us here with Christmas menus, parties, dinners, buffets and presents, but that’ll just…

A Winter Wonderland Here at the Oakeley Arms we like to think we’re pretty organised, but that’s not to say that we don’t suffer from the odd bout of Christmas chaos. As the big day draws ever closer we wondered what better way there was to escape from festive stresses than to have a jolly good day…