Arthog is a town, article community and also neighborhood in the Meirionnydd area in Gwynedd, north Wales consisting of the villages of Fairbourne and Friog. It is located on the A493, roughly 8 miles (13 kilometres) west of Dolgellau, as well as had a populace of 1,010 in 2001, [1] enhancing somewhat to 1,031 at the 2011 census. It is well known for its outdoor task centres as well as the nearby Llynnau Cregennen. The Arthog Outdoor Education Centre is possessed by Telford and Wrekin Council and is mostly used in term-time by colleges from the Shropshire as well as Telford & Wrekin Local Education Authorities. The various other outdoor activity centre, Min Y Don, has actually been family members owned and also run given that the 1950s. They as well are primarily used in term-time by institutions from the Midlands, yet are additionally greatly entailed with neighborhood neighborhood job. In 1894, Solomon Andrews, a Cardiff business owner, bought land forgeting the Mawddach estuary. On the website he finished Mawddach Crescent in 1902. The row of terraced residential properties was the start of a purpose-built holiday resort he intended for the location. Nonetheless the intended growth went no additionally because the surrounding land confirmed unsuitable for urban planning. During the 2nd World War, the Royal Militaries commandeered Mawddach Crescent. It came to be referred to as Iceland Camp. The marines also constructed huts on nearby Fegla Fawr, the foundation bases can still be seen between the trees above the tidewater. The village was served by Arthog railway station (on the Barmouth - Ruabon line) till the full closure of the line in 1964. The line is now a footpath called the Llwybr Mawddach (English: Mawddach Trail), as well as is preferred with both walkers as well as bicyclists. According to the 2011 census, 28.3% of the area's citizens had the ability to speak Welsh. Subsequently, Arthog had the lowest percentage of Welsh audio speakers of any kind of area in Gwynedd. 70.6% of the neighborhood's homeowners were born outside Wales.