Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, known colloquially 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 community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae taping studios 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 artist Dyl Mei additionally lives in Garndolbenmaen. Around 50 pupils attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils travel from close-by villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The number of students attending the college has actually stayed regular over the past two decades. Much of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been become vacation homes. There is a pub in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is now shut). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were several pubs including the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was situated on the "lôn gefn" (back road) resulting in Bryncir. The Gwynedd region councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster as well as he made use of to run a little store (this is now closed).
