Garndolbenmaen, understood colloquially as Garn, is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, around 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the neighborhood of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen and Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae recording studios lie in the village, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin as well as the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and artist Dyl Mei likewise stays in Garndolbenmaen. Approximately 50 students participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several students travel from neighboring villages consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The variety of students going to the institution has stayed constant over the past two decades. A lot of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been developed into vacation homes. There is a bar in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous clubs including the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was found on the "lôn gefn" (country road) leading to Bryncir. The Gwynedd county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he used to run a small store (this is now shut).