A Woolly Lesson! Here at the Oakeley Arms Hotel we’re surrounded by the lush fields, sweeping countryside and beautiful valleys of Snowdonia, and there’s quite a few residents of this landscape that love to chomp, bounce, graze and bleat their way through the seasons. They are one of our little country’s most famous features. Of course, we’re talking about…

We do like to be beside the seeeeeaside. On the coastline of Snowdonia, just a few miles from us here at the Oakeley Arms Hotel, are some of the most stunning beaches in the country. We think we’re pretty lucky to live so close to this magnificent coastline, so when it comes to looking after it, we’ll…

Castle Crazy The Oakeley Arms Hotel is set in a very special part of Wales; on the edge of Snowdonia and only a mile or two from the beautiful Welsh coast. The hills and coastline of this part of Wales are rich in history and legend, and one of our favourites, is the story of…

For Art’s Sake… This week is a very special week for Wales. Never mind all the brilliant successes of Team GB at the Olympics, it’s time for the National Eisteddfod of Wales – the most celebrated, and, some consider the most important, of all the annual Eisteddfodau  that are held each year in Wales. The Eisteddfod is a cultural festival,…

Mad Hatter Olympic Games As you know by now, here at the Oakeley Arms, we’re not ones to miss out on a sporting event (especially if it can be enjoyed from the comfort of the bar, ahem!)…. So this week, as London 2012 draws ever closer, we thought we’d investigate some alternative games; just in…

Go Cymru! Now don’t get too giddy! We don’t mean that Wales have conjured up their very own Olympic football team, but we were delighted to hear that quite a few fellow Welsh souls make up a good portion of the hopeful Team GB Football squad at the much anticipated London 2012 Olympic Games. Ryan Giggs, Aaron Ramsey,…

If you go down to the woods today….. Here at the Oakeley Arms, our guests are often asking us for recommendations for fun, family days out, and one of our absolute favourites is Gypsy Wood Park. Gypsy Wood Park is a brilliant outdoor attraction for all the family. Set in twenty acres of pretty woodland, this magical…

I bet you didn’t know…. No, silly! We’re not talking about Queen the legendary rock band (although now you come to mention it, that would make a v good future blog post….), we’re on about Her Majesty the Queen! In honour of next week’s diamond jubilee, we’re celebrating with some weird and wonderful facts about Queen Elizabeth II. How many…

Party fit for a Queen! Gosh, we are being spoilt next week. Not only have we got a fabulous four-day-weekend, thanks to the extra-long bank holiday weekend, but we’ve got the brilliant Oakeley Arms Jubilee Garden Party to look forward to. This fabulous event will take place on the bank holiday Monday 4th June, and will…

Musical Sundays We’re very lucky here at the Oakeley Arms to have many talented people living close by, and we love it when they pop in to entertain us and our customers. Regulars to the famous Oakeley Arms Sunday carvery will know that we love to have some musical accompaniment while we dine, and we’d…