Clampits is a small, quiet hamlet tucked into the rural lanes of Cornwall, England, typifying the county’s inland settlements with low stone cottages, hedgerow-lined fields and views across rolling farmland. It lacks major services of its own, so life here revolves around neighbouring villages and the parish church, while narrow lanes and footpaths make it popular with walkers seeking a peaceful slice of the Cornish countryside.
Economically and socially, Clampits is rooted in agriculture and the rural economy, with a mix of working farms, a few commuters and some properties used as holiday lets; there’s a strong sense of local continuity rather than any large-scale development. Historically it reflects the patchwork of smallholdings and field systems common to the region, and its modest character is part of the attraction for those wanting a low-key, community-oriented corner of Cornwall.
Postcode districts covering Clampits
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Saltash 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bodmin 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Tavistock 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Ivybridge 16.1 miles26 km
Neighbouring places
- Harrowbarrow Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St. Dominick Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Gunnislake and St. Ann's Chapel Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chilsworthy Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Calstock Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Callington & St. Dominic Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Gulworthy Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bere Alston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Callington Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- St. Mellion Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Downgate Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Kelly Bray Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Clampits
PL17 8FF, PL17 8BJ, PL17 8FB, PL17 8DE, PL17 8DN, PL17 8DF, PL17 8DG, PL17 8BX, PL17 8DD … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 33.4 miles53.7 km
- Exeter International Airport 39.7 miles63.9 km
- Gunnislake Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Calstock Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Clampits Ad
- The Horn of Plenty 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 5.4 miles8.7 km
- St. Mellion Estate 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 8 miles13 km
- Hotel Endsleigh 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Finnygook Inn 9.9 miles15.9 km
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 1.2 miles2 km
- Antony Estate Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Home Park Stadium 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Cattewater Estate 11 miles17.6 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.7 miles22 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Boconnoc Estate 17.5 miles28.2 km