Howtown

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]

OSgridreferenceNY455218

Civil parish

• Martindale

Post townPENRITH

UKParliament

• Westmorland and Lonsdale

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Howtown
The hamlet situated on Howtown Wyke bay on Ullswater
Howtown Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Howtown Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY455218
Civil parish	Martindale
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial 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	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.569732°N 2.862544°W / 54.569732; -2.862544

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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.

In June 2024, Howtown also became the name of a popular YouTube Channel.^[4]