Hi all If you are going to do the steamers or the walk back from howtown. Then pop in to this little bar at the back of the howtown hotel now I have read some reviews and I guess i can understand what they say about food ect but this hotel is different so don't go there expecting pub grub... More

Wonderful place. Visited many times over the years and we are some of the more recent discoverers of this very obliging and friendly place. Many have been coming for 40 years or more so the management must be doing something right. Haute Cuisine it is not-but who wants that after a hard day's walking in the fells! The great joy... More

For the perfect country retreat spend a few days and nights at the Howtown Hotel. We went in April and found it a real treat. My father in law said it was like a spell on the old QE2 but on dry land. Charming waitresses/maids in Victorian black dresses tiptoe around offering you a tray of tea or drinks from... More

Very pleasant staff, nice public reception areas and reasonable bedroom (with bathroom – some don’t have) – however, expensive for what it is, and poor food. All meals have to be taken at the set time, choice is limited, and not really very good quality. For example, Egg mayonnaise starter was an egg with a dolup helmans (or worse). Main... More

Value in every sense...as Canadians, we felt truly welcomed, not only by the Baldry family and staff, but by the other guests. Wonderful food and drinks....great conversation and a very lovely, intimate bar. The setting & scenery have been described by others much more eloquently than we could. David & Marilyn Rudd

This was our second trip to the Howtown Hotel, having first stopped off for tea in October 2012. We were so impressed we booked to stay for a few days in April. We weren't disappointed. Don't come here for the wifi.... come here to experience a few days without phones, ipads, email. Enjoy the numerous cosy lounges scattered throughout the... More

This fantastic hotel is a haven of peace and tranquillity, so it's not suitable for people looking for TV or wifi. It's old fashioned in style but the décor and furnishings are spotlessly clean. Your dogs are welcome too which is a nice touch. You get very well looked after here and the staff are very attentive. If you're not... More

We stayed at the Howtown Hotel for a long weekend last weekend, our purpose being to take full advantage of the gorgeous location near the shores of Ullswater by walking around the surrounding fells. We visit the Lakes regularly, and Ullswater occasionally, though we'd never before stayed at the Howtown. The previous hotels we'd used were larger, certainly, but with... More

Stumbled upon this on a long and hot walk when on our honeymoon many years ago but did not actually stay until about 5 years ago. Since then we have returned for a week in a holiday cottage every year. The location is stunning and the hotel utterly charming ...if you like that sort of thing. Do not expect 'have... More