Howtown is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Howtown postcode: CA10 2ND

Retail in Howtown

There are great places to visit near Howtown including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.

There are a number of hills near Howtown including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Howtown area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

The area around Howtown features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

There are a number of ancient sites near Howtown including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

Howtown has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill.

Don't miss Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Howtown.

Howtown has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

The area around Howtown features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of Howtown best lakes to visit near Howtown.

Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are some of Howtown best woodlands to visit near Howtown.

The area around Howtown features a number of interesting towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

The area around Howtown features a number of interesting mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Howtown has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

There are a several good historic buildings in the Howtown area like Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

Don't miss Fairy Steps's historic monuments if visiting the area around Howtown.

There are a several good caves in the Howtown area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around Howtown boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Nature Reserves to visit near Howtown include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Howtown is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,

Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Howtown best airports to visit near Howtown.

Howtown is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,

Howtown History

There are some historic monuments around Howtown:

• Prehistoric rock art in Patterdale 40m north west of Beckstones
• Selside Pike round cairn
• Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
• Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
• Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
• Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
• Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure
• Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
• Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
• Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
• Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
• Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell
• Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
• White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
• Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Heck Beck, Bannerdale
• Askham Fell stone alignment
• High Street, Roman road
• Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
• Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
• Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
• Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
• Bowl barrow on summit of Little Mell Fell
• Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
• Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
• Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
• Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
• Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort
• Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
• Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
• Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
• Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
• Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
• The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
• Roman camp and section of Roman road on Lofshaw Hill
• Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
• Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
• Roman camp south of Field Head Farm
• Moated site of Dacre Castle
• Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
• Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
• Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
• Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
• Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
• Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head Farm
• Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
• Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
• Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge
• Round cairn on High Raise
• Medieval shieling 70m west of Trout Beck
• Prehistoric rock art in Patterdale 270m north west of Crookabeck
• Round cairn on Burn Banks
• Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn 350m south of Hartsop Hall
• Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
• Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
• Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe
• Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
• Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
• Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
• Myers Head lead mine
• Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
• Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
• Prehistoric rock art at Place Fell Cottage, 370m north east of Goldrill Bridge
• Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln
• Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
• Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath