Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, understood informally as Garn, is a village in the region of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns 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 the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer as well as musician Dyl Mei also resides in Garndolbenmaen. Approximately 50 pupils go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several students take a trip from close-by towns including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The number of pupils going to the school has actually stayed consistent over the past two decades. A lot of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have actually been turned into vacation houses. There is a bar in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is now shut). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were several clubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (back road) resulting in Bryncir. The Gwynedd county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he made use of to run a small shop (this is now shut).