Towns & cities · North East England
Howtown
Howtown — village in Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Howtown is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: CA10. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cumbria, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.5697°, -2.8626°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. 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". 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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5697, -2.8626
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Martindale
- Postcode
- CA10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikidata: Q668372 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Howtown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hairpins to Howtown - geograph.org.uk - 869958.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Howtown?
- Howtown is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10), in the parish of Martindale.
- Is Howtown a protected site?
- Yes — Howtown is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Howtown free to visit?
- Yes, Howtown is free to enter.
- How do I get to Howtown?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.