Callington is a small market town and civil parish in east Cornwall, sitting near the River Tamar and close to the Devon border. It nestles beneath the moorland outcrops of Caradon Hill and Kit Hill, and the scars of 19th‑century copper and tin mining - engine houses and spoil tips - remain part of the landscape, reflecting the parish’s important role in the Tamar Valley mining story.
Today the parish retains a traditional market‑town feel with a parish church, local shops, community events and light industry, supported by surrounding agricultural land. Many residents commute to nearby centres such as Plymouth, while walkers and heritage visitors are drawn to the lanes, mining remains and countryside around the town.
Postcode districts covering Callington
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 12.1 miles
- St. Austell 23.4 miles
- Saltash 7.7 miles
- Bodmin 18.3 miles
- Tavistock 7.8 miles
- Ivybridge 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Callington Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 1.4 miles
- Lynher Ward 1.6 miles
- Downgate Built-up area 1.7 miles
- South Hill Parish 2 miles
- St. Mellion Parish 2.3 miles
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Stokeclimsland Parish 2.6 miles
- Venterdon Built-up area 2.7 miles
- St. Dominick Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Clampits Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Callington
PL17 7DX, PL17 7FF, PL17 7EP, PL17 7EX, PL17 7DP, PL17 7BP, PL17 8DW, PL17 7FB, PL17 8AX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 30.3 miles
- Exeter International Airport 42.4 miles
- Gunnislake Railway Station 4.2 miles
- Calstock Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Callington Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 5.4 miles
- Hotel Endsleigh 5.7 miles
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 7.7 miles
- St. Mellion Estate 4 3 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 7.3 miles
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 8.1 miles
- Elnor Guest House 3 7.7 miles
- Great Trethew Manor Hotel & Restaurant 4 7.4 miles
- Finnygook Inn 9.8 miles
- The Arundell 3 9.5 miles
Schools in Callington
- Callington Community College Secondary
- Callington Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 3.2 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 9.2 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.8 miles
- Home Park Stadium 10.9 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 12.3 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 12.3 miles
- Cattewater Estate 13 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 14.7 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 15.1 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 15.1 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.5 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.8 miles