Garndolbenmaen, known colloquially as Garn, is a town in the area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, roughly 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the area of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae tape-recording studios lie in the village, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and musician Dyl Mei additionally lives in Garndolbenmaen. Around 50 students participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, numerous students take a trip from close-by villages consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The number of pupils going to the institution has actually remained consistent over the past two decades. Most of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been turned into vacation homes. There is a bar in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous bars consisting of the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was situated on the "lôn gefn" (back road) bring about Bryncir. The Gwynedd region councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he made use of to run a tiny shop (this is now closed).
