Howtown is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, situated at a small harbour on the east shore of Ullswater in the Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Martindale.[1]

Howtown
The hamlet situated on Howtown Wyke bay on Ullswater
Howtown Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of Eden Howtown Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY455218
Civil parish	Martindale
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	017684
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.569732°N 2.862544°W / 54.569732; -2.862544

Howtown is about three and a half miles from Pooley Bridge and is best reached by water. The Ullswater 'Steamers' regularly stop there on their way from Glenridding at the southern end of Ullswater to Pooley Bridge at the northern end of the lake.

The name Howtown means "farmstead on the hill". The place name is from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning "hill" or "mound", and the Old English word tūn, meaning "town".[2][3] It contains the Howtown Hotel, Outward Bound Centre and Waternook Lakeside Accommodation. Howtown was founded by the How (or Howe) family.

See also

• Listed buildings in Martindale, Cumbria

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Howtown.

• Howtown Centre, Howtown
• Map of the Lake District
• Lake District Walks - Ullswater Lake Walks, Howtown To Glenridding

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