Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, known colloquially as Garn, is a town in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, about 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen and 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 also the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and musician Dyl Mei also stays in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 pupils go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several students travel from close-by villages consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and Golan. The variety of pupils going to the school has continued to be regular over the past twenty years. A lot of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have been turned into vacation homes. There is a bar in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is currently closed). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were a number of bars including the Cross Pipes as well as Dafarn Faig, this was found on the "lôn gefn" (alleyway) resulting in Bryncir. The Gwynedd county 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 tiny store (this is now closed).
