Callington

Worth seeing in and around Callington

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hingston Down

   Hingston Down is a hill not far from Gunnislake in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the subject of an old rhyme, due to the prolific tin mining that formerly took place in the area: Hingston Down well ywroughtIs worth London Town dearly bought.

   5.3 km · hill in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kit Hill

   Kit Hill, at 334 metres high, dominates the area between Callington and the River Tamar in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. The word 'Kit' comes from Old English for kite, a reference to birds of prey. Buzzards and sparrowhawks can still be seen on the hill.

   2.4 km · hill and country park in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Newton Ferrers House

   Newton Ferrers House, Newton Ferrers, St Mellion, Cornwall, was built by Sir William Coryton, a lawyer and politician. The house was built between 1685 and 1695 and was one of the earliest in Cornwall to move from a Tudor to a Classical style.

   3.9 km · Grade I listed house in St Mellion, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Sampson

   St Sampson's Church, South Hill, is a Grade I listed parish church in South Hill, Cornwall, England. The present building, erected on the site of an earlier chapel, was dedicated in 1333 and enlarged in the 15th century, with restoration in the 19th century.

   4.2 km · church in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church, Callington

   St Mary's Church, Callington is a Grade I listed parish church in Callington, Cornwall, England. The present building was consecrated in 1438 on the site of an earlier chapel and was enlarged in the 15th century, with restoration in the 19th century, including work by J.P. St Aubyn and J. D. Sedding.

   100 m · anglican church in Callington, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Whiteford House

   Whiteford House was an English country house near Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. It was built in 1775 by John Call and demolished in 1913.

   4.8 km · country house in Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Mellanus

   St Mellanus church is a Grade I listed parish church in Mullion, on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England. The present building dates primarily from the 15th and early 16th centuries and includes a west tower, north and south aisles, and a south porch.

   5 km · church in Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dupath Well

   Dupath Well is a holy well house and chapel dedicated to St. Ethelred, constructed over a spring.

   2 km · Grade I listed building in Callington, Cornwall, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Callington

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Cardiff (CWL), 120 km · Bristol (BRS), 149 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 229 km

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  135 km · quickest by road, 3h 58m · £24–32
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  160 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £19–25
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  314 km · quickest by road, 5h 49m · £33–44
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