Arthog is a village, post community and also area in the Meirionnydd location in Gwynedd, north Wales consisting of the towns of Fairbourne and also Friog. It is located on the A493, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Dolgellau, and had a populace of 1,010 in 2001, [1] raising a little to 1,031 at the 2011 census. It is popular for its outdoor task centres and the close-by Llynnau Cregennen. The Arthog Outdoor Education Centre is possessed by Telford as well as Wrekin Council and also is mainly used in term-time by schools from the Shropshire as well as Telford & Wrekin Local Education Authorities. The various other exterior task centre, Min Y Don, has actually been family owned and run since the 1950s. They as well are primarily used in term-time by schools from the Midlands, but are additionally heavily involved with local neighborhood job. In 1894, Solomon Andrews, a Cardiff business owner, acquired land overlooking the Mawddach estuary. On the site he completed Mawddach Crescent in 1902. The row of terraced residential or commercial properties was the beginning of a purpose-built holiday resort he intended for the area. Nevertheless the intended development went no additionally because the surrounding land showed inappropriate for urban planning. Throughout the 2nd World War, the Royal Marines commandeered Mawddach Crescent. It ended up being known as Iceland Camp. The marines also developed huts on close-by Fegla Fawr, the foundation bases can still be seen in between the trees over the tidewater. The village was offered by Arthog train station (on the Barmouth - Ruabon line) until the total closure of the line in 1964. The line is now a path called the Llwybr Mawddach (English: Mawddach Trail), and is prominent with both walkers and also bikers. According to the 2011 census, 28.3% of the area's locals were able to speak Welsh. As a result, Arthog had the most affordable percent of Welsh audio speakers of any type of neighborhood in Gwynedd. 70.6% of the area's locals were born outside Wales.