Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, recognized 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 villages are Dolbenmaen as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae videotaping studios lie in the town, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and also the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer as well as artist Dyl Mei additionally stays in Garndolbenmaen. Around 50 pupils go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils take a trip from neighboring towns including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The variety of students participating in the institution has actually continued to be consistent over the past twenty years. Many of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have actually been turned into holiday houses. There is a pub in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were several bars including the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (alley) leading to Bryncir. The Gwynedd region councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he made use of to run a little store (this is now closed).
