MURALS and reminders of a mining past feature today as the Voice continues its serialisation of the travel book, Cornwall Favourites For One And All!: A Quick Guide To Good Places To Visit Across The County.

Voice journalist Andrew Townsend, the author of the book, says: “Our tour started in South East Cornwall on the Rame Peninsula and has gone all round the coast of the county, taking in towns such as Fowey, Falmouth, Penzance, St Ives, Newquay, Padstow and Bude, and stunning scenery. Now, on reaching the Callington area, we are back in the district from where we began.”

Cornwall Favourites For One And All!, a lovely tour around the county, is available as an ebook on Amazon.
Cornwall Favourites For One And All!, a lovely tour around the county, is available as a book and an ebook from Amazon. (Picture: Andrew Townsend)

Callington is a small, welcoming town in a beautiful part of South East of Cornwall.

One of the features of the town centre is its mural trail. More than a dozen murals, reflecting aspects of life in the town, have been painted by professionals and amateurs.

A clever mural on the side of a property. (Picture: Andrew Townsend)
A clever mural on the side of a property. (Picture: Andrew Townsend)

Some cover the side of a property while others are on a smaller scale.

Mining played a significant role in the district’s past and, today, there are still reminders in the landscape.

One of the most prominent relics is the chimney stack at the top of Kit Hill to the north east of Callington.

Kit Hill, which was given to the people of Cornwall by the Duke of Cornwall (now King Charles III) to celebrate the birth of Prince William in 1985, is the highest point in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is run as a country park.

The splendid church in the centre of Callington. (Picture: Andrew Townsend)
The splendid church in the centre of Callington. (Picture: Andrew Townsend)

Next time, we will be visiting Calstock and Gunnislake, two villages beside the River Tamar.

Our lovely tour around the county, taking in well-known spots but also lesser-known locations, offers something for everyone, from brilliant beaches, wild moorland, storm-beaten cliffs and scenic rivers to welcoming towns, pretty villages, mining heritage sites and visitor attractions.

• Andrew Townsend is a journalist and writer. More details of Cornwall Favourites For One And All!: A Quick Guide To Good Places To Visit Across The County, which is also available as an ebook, can be found via this link to Andrew’s author page on Amazon - bit.ly/AndrewTownsendAuthor