Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, recognized informally 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 community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the neighborhood Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae taping workshops are located in the town, 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 also artist Dyl Mei additionally stays in Garndolbenmaen. Roughly 50 pupils attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, lots of pupils take a trip from close-by villages consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The variety of students participating in the college has stayed constant over the past two decades. Most of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have been become holiday houses. There is a bar in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is now shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous bars consisting of the Cross Pipes as well as 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 participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and also he used to run a small shop (this is now shut).
