Welcome

Calstock Parish is situated in south east Cornwall (UK), close to the Devon border. With a population of approximately 6,000 and 2,600 households, it comprises of a number of villages, the larger being Gunnislake and Calstock.

Much of the Parish is within the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and is also part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The fine landscape includes granite ridges, woodlands and rolling farm land. The River Tamar, with its attractive waterfront areas, forms the eastern border of the Parish. Within the Parish are many impressive remains of mine workings. The Parish has miles of footpaths and other public rights of way. Many of these form part of the Tamar Discovery Trail.

A brief history of the Parish can be found on the Calstock History website. Which also hosts details of the Parish Archive.

Latest News

Forest for Calstock Parish is Underway

Nov 29, 2021

We have been busy planting trees in Calstock over the weekend and were delighted to see so many volunteers turn up and help out. Today some school children have also been part of the Forest For Calstock Parish environmental initiative. Tomorrow we move onto...

Forest For Calstock Parish – starts TOMORROW

Nov 26, 2021

Fancy helping plant the next generation of trees in Calstock to give Mother Nature a hand? Tomorrow, Saturday, at 10am beside the football field we see the start of the FOREST 4 CALSTOCK PARISH planting week. Volunteers, come & help get hundreds of trees and...