Rugby
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By train
Rugby railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre (the Clock Tower), with the entrance to Rugby School about 400 yards further on.
Situated on the West Coast main line there are express services to and from London approximately hourly operated by Virgin Trains The typical journey time is 55 minutes. There are direct services to Liverpool, North Wales, the Lake District and Glasgow, each served two or three times a day. Advanced booking of tickets and travel outside of peak periods (7.00 - 9.00 to London, 17.00 - 19.00 from London) is strongly recommended to avoid the highest fares.
By road
Rugby's central location in England has resulted in an excellent road network.
Rugby is situated close to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways, with Junction 18 of the M1 being five miles to the east and Junction 1 of the M6 three miles north of the town. The M45, a short spur off the M1 terminates near the village of Dunchurch, three miles south of Rugby.
The A14 trunk road linking the Midlands with East Anglia and the East Coast starts at Catthorpe, which is four miles northeast of the town.
By air
Coventry airport is only 10 miles from Rugby, but there is no direct link by public transport. Thomsonfly operate seasonal schedules to various European holiday resorts as well as Jersey. Wizz Air fly to Katowice 3 times a week.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
a nationally-recognised collection exploring the Roman past (by means of remains excavated at nearby Tripontium), Rugby's cultural heritage and the great collection of Modern Art.
James Gilbert Rugby Football Museum
the James Gilbert Rugby Football Museum, town centre, opposite the main entrance to Rugby School, open Mo-Sa 9am-5pm, housed in the building where James Gilbert made the very first rugby football in 1842, this little museum is especially popular with rugby fans. Hand-made balls are still manufactured here and the process may be viewed by visitors from Mondays to Wednesdays.
Rugby School
one of the most famous private schools in the country, is close to the town centre, but not open to the general public. A walk round its perimeter gives an excellent view of its imposing Victorian architecture and also of the field on which the game of rugby football was first played.
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