Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, known colloquially as Garn, is a village in the region of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, roughly 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the neighborhood of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen and Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae taping workshops are located in the village, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and also artist Dyl Mei also lives in Garndolbenmaen. Around 50 pupils participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils take a trip from neighboring villages consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The variety of pupils participating in the institution has actually stayed regular over the past 20 years. Most of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been developed into vacation residences. There is a club in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is now shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were several pubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (back road) bring about Bryncir. The Gwynedd area councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he used to run a little store (this is currently shut).
