Visiting a church or chapel during the festive period was once a deep-rooted tradition across the Welsh coast. The custom may not be as strong today but visit a beautiful coastal church for some special festive inspiration. The smell of Christmas is in the air. Wisps of wood-smoke snake through the crisp, clear winter evening…

Sandcastle building is one of the greatest pleasures of a day at the beach, for old and young alike. The coastline of Snowdonia has plenty of gorgeous beaches for building practice too….. It’s a common scene on beaches along the Welsh coast – the careful planning, the furious digging, the patting and shaping, and lastly the…

Sandcastle building is one of the greatest pleasures of a day at the beach, for old and young alike. The coastline of Snowdonia has plenty of gorgeous beaches for building practice too….. It’s a common scene on beaches along the Welsh coast – the careful planning, the furious digging, the patting and shaping, and lastly the…

Welcome to our new series of travel blogs here on the Oakeley blog. This is where we’ll discover the very best places to visit in Snowdonia and North Wales – with just a weekend to explore, we’ll give you the lowdown on where, when and how to visit! So if you had just 48 little…

As the longer (and with any luck warmer) days of summer roll out lazily before us, one of the nation’s favourite pastimes is to pack a picnic and head to the great outdoors to enjoy a feast. And packing for a picnic is a truly personal affair – some won’t mind the usual cheese and…

As the longer (and with any luck warmer) days of summer roll out lazily before us, one of the nation’s favourite pastimes is to pack a picnic and head to the great outdoors to enjoy a feast. And packing for a picnic is a truly personal affair – some won’t mind the usual cheese and…

Spectacular gardens are often revered as much as the grand houses that they belong to, and for centuries stunning gardens have inspired daydreamers, artists and writers. “Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart” declared the twentieth century landscape architect and gardener, Russell Page. His clients included Prince Edward, the Duke and duchess of…

The sand dune is one of the Welsh coast’s most prominent contradictions. These vast areas that dominate the coastline of Wales are home to sprawling and enormous walls of shifting sand; at once both huge and impenetrable but also incredibly delicate and fragile. A grain of sand on its own is tiny and insignificant, but…

With the Easter holidays just around the corner and with two whole weeks with which to entertain your little monkeys, here’s our pick of the bunch of local Snowdonia Easter Events. Whether you live in Snowdonia or North Wales, or you’re here visiting during the holidays, these Snowdonia Easter Events are guaranteed to entertain the whole family…

So, the happy half term holidays are here already (it only seems like two minutes ago that the kids were going back to school after Christmas!), and we know that entertaining your little darlings for a week can soon add up to a budget blowing week of fun and games. So, if you’re visiting Snowdonia…