Garndolbenmaen, recognized informally as Garn, is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae taping studios are located in the village, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin as well as the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer as well as artist Dyl Mei also resides in Garndolbenmaen. Roughly 50 pupils go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, lots of students take a trip from nearby villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The variety of students attending the institution has actually stayed consistent over the past twenty years. Many of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have actually been turned into holiday houses. There is a pub in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is currently closed). However at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous pubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was situated on the "lôn gefn" (back road) causing Bryncir. The Gwynedd county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and also he used to run a small shop (this is currently shut).