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Rugby School

Rugby School

See the hallowed turf where the world famous game of Rugby football was born.

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Rugby is a town steeped in history with rich sporting heritage, a fine literary legacy and a place of scientific discovery.

Stand at the Birthplace of Rugby Football at Rugby School, where, in 1823 pupil William Webb Ellis famously caught a football and ran with it. Learn about the history and development of the game at the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

The preeminent school also had Charles Dodgson - better known under his pen name Lewis Carroll of 'Alice in Wonderland' - Salman Rushdie of 'The Satanic Verses' and the famous war poet Rupert Brooke as pupils.

Many pioneering scientific and engineering breakthroughs were made in the town including the jet engine, the discovery of helium and holography.

Read our BLOG about the day we spent it Rugby.

Or find out more at: www.therugbytown.co.uk

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Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum

Address

St Matthews Street, RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV21 3BY

Telephone
01788 567777

RUGBY

A small museum located less than 100 yards from where the game began. Match balls have been hand stitched on this site for over 180 years. A wealth of rugby memorabilia for the rugby enthusiast.
Grosvenor Hotel Rugby

Address

Clifton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3QQ

Telephone
+44 1788535686

receptiongrosvenor.hotelrugby@virgin.net

Rugby
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum

Address

Little Elborow Street, RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV21 3BZ

Telephone
(01788) 533201

ragm@rugby.gov.uk

RUGBY

Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is the cultural hub located in the centre of Rugby, a picturesque town in the West Midlands, UK.
Rugby School

Address

Lawrence Sheriff Street, RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV22 5EH

Telephone
01788 556169

bookshop@rugbyschool.net

RUGBY

Rugby School is one of the oldest public schools in England, and is renowned worldwide for being the place where the game of rugby was born and developed.

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