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. Opened at appropriate location, with civil parish boundaries and names shown.
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".Ullswater AreaPlace Names in the Lake District It contains the Howtown Hotel, Outward Bound Centre and Waternook Lakeside Accommodation. Howtown was founded by the How (or Howe) family.
Transport 1 route run by Stagecoach serves the village. UB1 to Aira Force Waterfall via Pooley Bridge.
See also
Listed buildings in Martindale, Cumbria
References
External links
Howtown Centre, Howtown Map of the Lake District Lake District Walks - Ullswater Lake Walks, Howtown To Glenridding