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
Neighbouring places
- Gunnislake and St. Ann's Chapel Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Chilsworthy Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Clampits Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Gulworthy Parish 1.8 miles
- Calstock Built-up area 1.9 miles
- St. Dominick Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 2.5 miles
- Downgate Built-up area 3 miles
- Callington Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Sydenham Damerel Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Calstock
PL18 9GZ, PL18 9EF, PL18 9DR, PL18 9JT, PL18 9RH, PL18 9DJ, PL17 8HX, PL18 9FD, PL18 9AY … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 33.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 39.2 miles
- Gunnislake Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Calstock Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Calstock Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 2.3 miles
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 4.9 miles
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 4.8 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 6.6 miles
- Bedford Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- St. Mellion Estate 4 3.5 miles
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 8.7 miles
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 8.8 miles
- The Eagle House Hotel 10 miles
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 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 9.1 miles
- Home Park Stadium 9.7 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 11.2 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 11.4 miles
- Cattewater Estate 11.7 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 11.8 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.2 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 17.7 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 17.7 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 18 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 18.1 miles