Calstock is a rural parish in Cornwall set along the tidal reaches of the River Tamar, tucked into the steep, wooded slopes of the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The riverside village clusters around an old quay and is framed by a dramatic Victorian Calstock Viaduct carrying the Tamar Valley rail line; the location makes it popular with walkers, boaters and anyone after scenic river trips.
Historically the area grew on river trade and mining - copper, tin and later arsenic - leaving a landscape of engine houses, quays and industrial archaeology that now attracts visitors as much as it records the past. Today a small, active community balances tourism, agriculture and commuting, with local pubs, galleries, seasonal events and volunteer groups keeping a strong cultural and social life alongside the parish’s historic buildings.
Postcode districts covering Calstock
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Saltash 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Bodmin 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Tavistock 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Ivybridge 16.5 miles26.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Gunnislake and St. Ann's Chapel Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Chilsworthy Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Clampits Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Gulworthy Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Calstock Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- St. Dominick Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Downgate Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Callington Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Sydenham Damerel Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Calstock
PL18 9BZ, PL18 9DX, PL18 9EN, PL18 9FS, PL18 9NY, PL18 9DE, PL18 9RR, PL18 9AL, PL17 8BX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 33.6 miles54.1 km
- Exeter International Airport 39.2 miles63.1 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Calstock Railway Station 1.8 miles3 km
Hotels near Calstock Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 4.8 miles7.7 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- St. Mellion Estate 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 5 miles8 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 8.8 miles14.2 km
Schools in Calstock
- Calstock Community Primary School Primary
- Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Copper Valley Junior Academy Primary
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Antony Estate Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Home Park Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Cattewater Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Boconnoc Estate 18 miles28.9 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 18.1 miles29.1 km