Some of our Standard rooms have recently had a makeover and during our search for Welsh influenced design we came across the wonderful work of Cefyn Burgess. Born and raised in the slate quarry village of Bethesda, Cefyn graduated from Manchester with a BA (hons) in woven textiles. He then went on to gain an …
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Good Gifting
Thank you for exchanging gifts, spending time with family and sharing food here with us at the Royal Oak during the festive season. For the last 10 years we’ve been donating our Christmas card and postage money to Plan International UK. Plan International UK is a children’s charity who strive to advance children’s rights and …
Festive Lunches
We’re starting to feel a little bit festive now the nights are drawing in… …it led us to thinking about sparkly festoon fairy lights, log fires, hot chocolate, warm cinnamon rolls, spiced apples and mince pies… so to kick off our Christmas feasting season here’s our first menu a scrumptious daily festive lunch menu being …
12th October 2018 – Flair
Our next BespOAK event is a popup entitled … Flair! The creative talents of Catering Manager Paul Adams and Head Chef SamP bring you Flair – our next culinary adventure encapsulated in a thrilling selection of interactive dishes on our specials list Alongside the delectable delights of seasonal foods let our guest Flair BarTenders dazzle and amaze you with …
Holly went walking
A lake in the forest, nestled 200m above Betws-Y-Coed, Llyn Elsi is one of the walks you can embark on straight from our front door (no vehicle access required for this one and kudos for reducing your carbon footprint!) Llyn Elsi was once two lakes, however in 1914 Lord Ancaster allowed the building of the …
Wales’ Plastic Free Future
With Visit Wales’ Year Of The Sea underway it brings to mind the topic that’s high on everyones agenda at the moment…………. single use plastic. #PlasticFreeSnowdonia is a campaign pioneered and launched this year by the outdoor adventure company Breese Adventures who are based here in Betws-y-Coed. The aim is to bring together local tourism businesses who …
Fortune favours and Asian flavours
Our first BespOak event! Combining the skills of catering manager Paul Adams and Head Chef Sam Plester and their two passions- travel and food we bring you our first Pop Up event on the 11th May 2018… Asiana Sam’s travels across Vietnam, India, Cambodia and Thailand have introduced her to new flavours and subtle spicy …
Chocoholic Easter Dreaming….
In time for Easter Sous Chef Nathan has let us in on one of his favourite recipes (and also one of the most popular!) Here’s a recipe that makes 6 of them – so that’s one for each of the family including granny…
Celebratory March Menus
Special Menus – from St Davids Day to Mothering Sunday book your table for a lunch time feast on either celebratory day!
Wild Horses and their Stables…
So after an absence of a year and much feedback from the powers that be (you guys) the Stables Lodge is back! All the industry research in 2016 pointed to the fact that guests wanted more hotel facilities with their rooms, more room service, more leisure options, more enhanced room features so we set to …