Happy Whit Bank Holiday! If you’ve been waiting patiently for the long weekend then it’s nearly here. And the even better news is that the forecast for North Wales is set to be dry, warm and sunny all weekend – well there’s a surprise, a sunny bank holiday! If you’re heading to Snowdonia this weekend (and…

There’s something about piers isn’t there? The sight of a colourful vintage seaside pier stretching out over the sea must be one of the most iconic symbols of British holiday resorts. They are a reminder of the wealth and engineering feats of the Victorian age, as well as of carefree holidays by the seaside. Pleasure piers,…

Regular readers of our blog will know that here at the Oakeley Arms we absolutely love living and working here in beautiful Snowdonia. We believe that there’s absolutely nowhere else like it in the world, let alone in Wales. It’s truly a magical destination that offers so much to see and do in a glorious…

Spring is definitely in the air here at the Oakeley Arms! And that’s because the first of the May bank holidays is nearly here! Next week will be a lovely short week for hoardes of people up and down the country, so here’s hoping for plenty of sunshine to add to the mix! So what…

Happy Easter holidays! We hope the Easter bunny paid you a visit over the weekend and left you lots and lots of chocolate treats. Are you a chocolate scoffer and you eat it all in one go, or do you savour the treats and make them last for weeks? With more than a week left…

Goodness, this year is marching ahead isn’t it? We’re almost three months in to 2016 already, and that means that Easter is almost upon us. It’s an early Easter festival this year – Easter Friday falls on March 25th, and Easter Sunday on the 27th. Many of us look forward to the extended Easter weekend…

It’s that time of year again! Spring is in the air and after a long (and very wet) winter, the mornings are getting lighter and earlier and the evenings are getting longer. It’s one of our favourite times of year…. Which got us to thinking about the gorgeous sunrises that we so often have here…

Trees, glorious treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! Here in the Ffestiniog valley, we are surrounded by hundreds of acres of beautiful trees. Old ones, ancient ones, young ones and tiny saplings. There is nothing better than to head out on one of the beautiful footpaths close by to the Oakeley Arms to walk among the forests and trees. In…

If we think Christmas is a busy time of year for us, what with all that shopping, wrapping, drinking, dancing, cooking, bickering and opening presents, then spare a thought for poor old Father Christmas…. Not only has he got presents to make, wrap and distribute for the world’s children, but he’s also got to find…

Are you feeling festive yet? What, you’re not? Not even with ALL of the supermarket Christmas adverts jostling for space in the ad breaks…… And it’s only mid November! But if there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to break out the Christmas spirit in even the Scroogest of Scrooges, it’s a day out at a wonderful…