Guidebook for Rugby
Food Scene
Pizza Express
5 Ely StPrezzo Italian Restaurant Rugby
2 Regent StKuni's Coffee & Comics
2 Market PlCafé Vin Cinq Restaurant
25 High StThe Famous Mr Chips
21 Lower Hillmorton RdBacco Lounge
16 Regent StBar-type restaurant
Cave
27 High StreetA bar -restaurant type lounge
Shopping
Asda Rugby Superstore
12 Chapel StIf you need to get some shopping done in Rugby there are convenient spots in the middle of town at Rugby Central and Clocktowers, but there’s another raft of stores are in the north at this retail park on the River Avon.
Fashion brands like H&M, Marks & Spencer, Next and Topshop are all here, while there’s a Nike factory store and a clutch of eateries like Nando’s.
The location is handy as right next door, on the south bank of the Avon, is the Junction One Retail Park, which has food chains like Subway and KFC, as well as a Cineworld multiplex cinema, Laura Ashley and Matalan.
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Elliott's Field
Leicester RoadIf you need to get some shopping done in Rugby there are convenient spots in the middle of town at Rugby Central and Clocktowers, but there’s another raft of stores are in the north at this retail park on the River Avon.
Fashion brands like H&M, Marks & Spencer, Next and Topshop are all here, while there’s a Nike factory store and a clutch of eateries like Nando’s.
The location is handy as right next door, on the south bank of the Avon, is the Junction One Retail Park, which has food chains like Subway and KFC, as well as a Cineworld multiplex cinema, Laura Ashley and Matalan.
Alma Supermarket
21 Clifton RdA local Eastern European supermarket
Co-op
Mewburn Road5 minutes walk from CV225AA
Premier - Winfield Supermarket
323 Clifton Rd5 minutes walk from CV213SG
Entertainment & Activities
Rugby Theatre Society
Henry StreetLocal Theatre
Drinks & Nightlife
The Merchant's Inn
5 Little Church StThe Victoria Inn
1 Lower Hillmorton RdINSIDE THE 22 X CV22
2 Lawrence Sheriff StLocal bar at night time and cafeteria at day time
Arts & Culture
Rugby Library and Information Centre
Little Elborow StreetTown Hall
B5414Council
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Little Elborow StreetNewly opened at the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum in 2016, the World Rugby Hall of Fame is a celebration of rugby football’s greatest players and the sport’s defining moments.
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World Rugby Hall of Fame and Visitor Centre
Little Elborow StreetNewly opened at the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum in 2016, the World Rugby Hall of Fame is a celebration of rugby football’s greatest players and the sport’s defining moments.
Rugby Theatre is a highly regarded amateur performing arts venue, with dedicated teams putting on big budget musicals, modern drama, classic plays and farces.
Rugby Theatre Society
Henry StreetRugby Theatre is a highly regarded amateur performing arts venue, with dedicated teams putting on big budget musicals, modern drama, classic plays and farces.
Getting Around
Enterprise Car & Van Hire - Rugby
12 Corporation StRailway Station
The town centre has been spruced up with newly planted trees and flowers, and has fun little details like a series of oval brass plaques embedded in the pavement celebrating rugby football’s famous figures.
On the edge of this pedestrianised zone with its gaslights and tall Victorian townhouses is the Market Place.
There you’ll find the Jubilee Clock Tower, built in 1887 to celebrate Victoria’s golden jubilee.
Rugby has had a market since 1235 and this trades beneath the clock tower on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays from 08:30 to 16:00.
Rugby Market
18 Market PlThe town centre has been spruced up with newly planted trees and flowers, and has fun little details like a series of oval brass plaques embedded in the pavement celebrating rugby football’s famous figures.
On the edge of this pedestrianised zone with its gaslights and tall Victorian townhouses is the Market Place.
There you’ll find the Jubilee Clock Tower, built in 1887 to celebrate Victoria’s golden jubilee.
Rugby has had a market since 1235 and this trades beneath the clock tower on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays from 08:30 to 16:00.
On the east bank of the Draycote Reservoir are the headquarters of TOFT, a luxury wool and knitwear company.
On an average day you can come for a visit, exploring the company’s lakeside grounds, which are grazed by the herds of alpacas that produce TOFT’s wool.
Naturally you can also browse the shop and its fabulous selection of wools, patterns and kits for projects.
You can also check TOFT’s website for details of open days and knitting, crochet and amigurumi workshops.
Every Thursday evening there’s a “hangout” for knitters and crocheters to share tips and get free advice over a cup of coffee.
TOFT Studio
On the east bank of the Draycote Reservoir are the headquarters of TOFT, a luxury wool and knitwear company.
On an average day you can come for a visit, exploring the company’s lakeside grounds, which are grazed by the herds of alpacas that produce TOFT’s wool.
Naturally you can also browse the shop and its fabulous selection of wools, patterns and kits for projects.
You can also check TOFT’s website for details of open days and knitting, crochet and amigurumi workshops.
Every Thursday evening there’s a “hangout” for knitters and crocheters to share tips and get free advice over a cup of coffee.
Parks & Nature
Caldecott Park
Evreux WayRugby used to be on two railway lines, as the West Coast Mainline was joined by the Great Central Railway, which had a huge network across central and northern England.
The last passenger train departed Rugby central in 1969, 70 years after the line was built, and now the railway has become a well looked after walking route.
For one thing, the Great Central Walk is convenient, as the line cut right through the middle of Rugby.
At Hillmorton Road you can nose around the ruins of an old station, while there are historic brick bridges at regular intervals, built at the end of the Victorian period.
The walk is a nature reserve managed by Rugby Borough Council.
Kestrels and warblers breed here in spring, and in summer there are 24 butterfly species including common blue and marbled white.
Great Central Walk
Great Central WalkRugby used to be on two railway lines, as the West Coast Mainline was joined by the Great Central Railway, which had a huge network across central and northern England.
The last passenger train departed Rugby central in 1969, 70 years after the line was built, and now the railway has become a well looked after walking route.
For one thing, the Great Central Walk is convenient, as the line cut right through the middle of Rugby.
At Hillmorton Road you can nose around the ruins of an old station, while there are historic brick bridges at regular intervals, built at the end of the Victorian period.
The walk is a nature reserve managed by Rugby Borough Council.
Kestrels and warblers breed here in spring, and in summer there are 24 butterfly species including common blue and marbled white.
Moments from the town centre in Rugby’s northern suburbs there’s a conserved parcel of old countryside.
The Swift Valley Nature Reserve is on the River Swift, and has wet and dry woodland, marshes, pasture and hedges.
There’s also a fascinating disused arm of the Oxford Canal, with watercress and yellow water lilies growing on its muddy edges.
The reserve was once arable farmland, and retains its ridge and furrow plough markings.
The land has long since turned into pasture for cows and is bedded with wildflowers like goat’s beard and meadow crane’s bill in summer.
The damper woodland by the river has lovely willows and alders, while away from the water are oaks footed by bulbs like snowdrops and daffodils that flower in early spring.
Swift Valley Nature Reserve
Brownsover RoadMoments from the town centre in Rugby’s northern suburbs there’s a conserved parcel of old countryside.
The Swift Valley Nature Reserve is on the River Swift, and has wet and dry woodland, marshes, pasture and hedges.
There’s also a fascinating disused arm of the Oxford Canal, with watercress and yellow water lilies growing on its muddy edges.
The reserve was once arable farmland, and retains its ridge and furrow plough markings.
The land has long since turned into pasture for cows and is bedded with wildflowers like goat’s beard and meadow crane’s bill in summer.
The damper woodland by the river has lovely willows and alders, while away from the water are oaks footed by bulbs like snowdrops and daffodils that flower in early spring.