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Rugby is a market town in east Warwickshire, set beside the River Avon and the Oxford Canal amid gentle countryside. Rugby School, where rugby football is said to have begun, stands in the town centre near Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, and Draycote Water lies a few miles to the south west. This page helps you find things to do in Rugby, plus canal walks and places to eat and stay.
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Caldecott Park
A town-centre park with gardens and paths close to Rugby’s shops and museums.
Plan your visit →Bacco Lounge
A café-bar serving food and drinks in Rugby town centre.
Plan your visit →Brownsover Hall Hotel
A hotel with dining in a historic building on Rugby’s northern edge.
Plan your visit →Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Art exhibitions and local-history collections beside Rugby Library. Check exhibition and opening dates.
Plan your visit →The Rugby Hotel
Accommodation on Sheep Street in Rugby town centre, close to Rugby School and independent shops and restaurants.
Plan your visit →Rugby School Tours
Guided visits to Rugby School. Advance arrangements are needed; check the school’s current tour information. Tours start at the School Shop on Barby Road. No tours run from 11 October to 13 November 2026 while the shop is…
Plan your visit →Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum
A museum about rugby football on St Matthew’s Street. Confirm opening arrangements before travelling.
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Moot Hall, Keswick — Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre — Karl1587 · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre — Karl1587 · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre — Karl1587 · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Waterhead, Ambleside — Fitful · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Grasmere village — Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
Kendal Castle — Sue · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
Market Square, Penrith — Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
Whitehaven harbour — Krautrock · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bampton bridge and village, Cumbria — Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
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