Oakeley Arms Hotel

The original building dates back to the 17th century, and was once part of the nearby Tan-y-Bwlch Estate.

Some local records claim that the hotel was built on the original site of the estate’s manor house (now located ¼ mile west and called Plas Tan-y-Bwlch).

[1] Sometime during the early 1840s the inn was renamed as the Oakeley Arms, in honour of the family who owned the Tan-y-Bwlch estate.

It was given a Grade II listing in 1954 because of its historical importance “as a fine example of an estate-built inn (one of several associated with the major estates of north Wales) and strong architectural character consistent with this patronage, not least in the quality of the masonry”.

In 1940 the hotel was host to the Cottesmore School from Hove Sussex, evacuated from the south coast of England.