Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, recognized informally as Garn, is a village in the county 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 local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae videotaping workshops are located in the town, where Pep Le Pew's album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin as well as the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and also musician Dyl Mei likewise resides in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 pupils attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, lots of pupils travel from nearby towns including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The variety of students going to the college has stayed constant over the past twenty years. A number of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have been turned into vacation residences. There is a pub in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were a number of pubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was situated on the "lôn gefn" (back road) leading to Bryncir. The Gwynedd area 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 now shut).
