Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, understood informally as Garn, is a village in the region 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 towns are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional 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 and the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and artist Dyl Mei likewise resides in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 students go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, lots of students take a trip from nearby towns including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and Golan. The variety of pupils participating in the institution has remained constant over the past two decades. Most 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 closed). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous clubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (country 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 closed).
