Places to Visit
Rugby offers a wide range of attractions both within the town centre and around the borough. A mini guide is published each year detailing the full range of attractions on offer. If you would like a copy please contact the Tourist Information Centre, email: visitor.centre@rugby.gov.uk or Tel: +44 (0)1788 534970, Fax: +44 (0)1788 534979
Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Admission free.
Opening Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10am-8pm, Wednesday & Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 1pm - 5pm, Monday - Closed
Tel: +44 (0)1788 533201, Fax: +44 (0)1788 533204, email: rugbyartgallery&museum@rugby.gov.uk or visit their website www.rugbygalleryandmuseum.co.uk
Rugby Museum
Come and see the wonderful collection of Roman artefacts from Tripontium and try your hand at being an archaeologist, plus objects and old photographs telling the story of Rugby Borough.
Rugby Art Gallery
There is an exiting programme of temporary art and heritage exhibitions and events, including workshops, talks and artists residencies.
Check here for Events at the Art Gallery, or Visit their web site at Rugby Gallery and Museum
The starting point for any visit to the area, this is the
place to collect leaflets, book accommodation, check on the latest
special events and purchase souvenirs. Visitors to the Centre can
enjoy 'Rugby Discovered' a special audio-visual display bringing to
life the experience of Rugby and its history. The Visitor
Centre is also the starting point for the Rugby Pathway of Fame and
it is here that visitors will be able to make their nominations for
future inclusions in the Pathway.
Rugby School stands in the heart of Rugby and its impressive architecture dominates the southern end of the town centre. To give visitors a true insight into life at the school, guided tours are operated from Rugby School Museum at 2.30pm. The guides, many of whom are pupils, take an increasingly international mix of visitors on a fascinating discovery tour, bringing to life the School's special buildings and history.
Rugby School Museum
Music
and sound bring to life displays which reflect the heritage of this
famous school, its place in the history of rugby football and the
lives of its more notable pupils. The
museum is the starting point for tours of the school and the shop is
stocked with a range of quality items to serve as a lasting reminder
of your visit to Rugby.
Open: Monday - Saturday
10.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Sunday 1.30 - 4.30
Tel:
+44 (0)1788 556109
Rugby Football Museum
The James Gilbert Rugby Football Museum is housed in the original building where William Gilbert, boot and shoe maker for Rugby School, made the first of his world famous rugby footballs in 1842. The museum is a treasure trove of rugby memorabilia from all over the world and provides a great insight into the development of rugby football.
Open: Monday - Friday
9am - 5.00pm and Saturday 9am - 5pm. .
Tel:
+44 (0)1788 567777
Fax: +44 (0)1788
537408
The Rugby Pathway of Fame
Starting from the Visitor Centre, the Rugby Pathway of Fame is a trail of 47 bronze plaques set in the pavement taking visitors on a tour of the town. Each of these plaques will be dedicated to a legend of the sport or an historic moment in the development of the game, many nominated by rugby unions and leagues around the world.
Find out who's included in the pathway