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Waunfawr is a large village and community on the outskirts of the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales, south of Llanrug. The community had a population of 1,427 at the 2011 census. The ward had a population of 1,676 at the 2011 census, and includes Caethro near Caernarfon.
Waunfawr railway station on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog adjoins the Snowdonia Park Brewpub and Inn at the southern end of the village. The brewpub is a recent winner of the CAMRY award for a number of its beers and voted best pub in the region for 2012.
The name Waunfaur was spelled 'Waenfawr' an anglicized version of the Welsh name, corrected by common consent in 1994 to align with the aims of the Welsh Language Society's aims to maintain the Welsh language in its proper form throughout public signage and usage.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the percentage of Welsh language speakers above age 3 was 79.5%. This was a 1.4% increase since the previous census in 2001.
The Waunfawr landscape certainly reflects the village name and is absolutely stunning with the surrounding mountains Mynydd Mawr and Moel Elio, with views of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales possible from some locations. There are a number of tourist locations for camping in Waunfawr and there is the opportunity to enjoy trekking and other Snowdonia National Park activities such as canoeing and mountain climbing.