Garndolbenmaen, understood informally as Garn, is a town in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, around 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the area of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen and Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae taping studios lie in the village, where Pep Le Pew's album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and also the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and musician Dyl Mei likewise lives in Garndolbenmaen. Approximately 50 students attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils take a trip from neighboring villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The number of pupils participating in the school has actually stayed constant over the past 20 years. Many of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have actually been developed into vacation residences. There is a bar in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is now closed). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were a number of bars consisting of the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (country road) bring about Bryncir. The Gwynedd county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he used to run a tiny shop (this is currently shut).