Garndolbenmaen, understood colloquially as Garn, is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the area of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae recording studios lie in the town, 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 artist Dyl Mei additionally lives in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 pupils participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils take a trip from nearby villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The variety of students going to the institution has stayed constant over the past 20 years. A number of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been developed into vacation houses. There is a pub in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is currently closed). However at the turn of the 20th century there were a number of pubs consisting of the Cross Pipes as well as Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (back road) bring about Bryncir. The Gwynedd area councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster as well as he used to run a small store (this is now shut).