Callington is an ideal base for an active family holiday, last minute break or short break to explore South East Cornwall.

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Callington is a market town with a population of about 4,500 and is situated in a beautiful part of the Cornish county. With a long history in copper mining, the town once stood at the gateway to one of the wealthiest copper mining centres in the world.

Callington was an area of intense industrial activity in the second half of the last century, and today the area’s employment is mainly connected to farming and tourism. The main employer in the town is the Ginsters factory which makes the famous Cornish pasty.

Callington has a variety of shops and the main trading place is at Fore Street and Biscombe’s Lane shopping arcade. The town has a lovely pannier market which is situated across from the church.

Throughout Callington the visitor will notice the beautiful murals on various buildings which have brought colour to the town. The old mining stack behind the town is now a countryside park ideal for spectacular views, picnics, walking and riding.

If you are visiting in June then you can partake in the annual Kit Hill run, definitely for the more athletic! Callington makes a great base for exploring the surrounding areas: the Tamar river valley is an area of outstanding natural beauty and nearby Callstock is a picturesque riverside Cornish village well worth a visit.

Historically the town was originally a Saxon settlement and probably was named ‘Celliwic’. For many years tin was mined in the area and the River Tamar, only 6 miles away, was used to transport the minerals.

Today the largest relic of Callington’s past is the old mining stack which dominates the town and is called Kit Hill – a 1000 ft hill crowned by an 80 ft high stack built in 1858 for the winding and stamping engine of Kit Hill Consols mine. In 1985 the hill was given to the people of Cornwall by Prince Charles to honour the birth of his son Prince William.

Back in the town it is worth a visit to the Church of St Marys, to view the ancient tombs and brasses of the Ayssheton and Willoughby families and the Celtic lantern cross in the churchyard. Well Street is where the original water supply of the town still flows.