Organisations
For business development, tourism and council matters, the site to see is Rugby Borough Council
Also helpful (including public transport information) is the site of Warwickshire County Council
Try the Business Resource Centre
or Rugby First
while here is the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
and the Local Strategic Partnership, Rugby Forward, is here
We also have the Rugby BID website here - the Business Improvement District. Their database is here
Rugby Webb Ellis Round Table raises funds for good causes as well as having a good time
Rugby's railway users have the RRUG to represent them
If you would like to be part of an online Warwickshire community, then check out this website
Stately Homes and Gardens
A few miles North-east of Rugby is Stanford Hall ...
... and not too far away in Northamptonshire (Rugby lies very close to the county boundary) are Canons Ashby House, Cottesbrooke Hall, Holdenby House, and Kelmarsh Hall
The former home of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Althorp House, is open to visitors from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. during the summer. Advance booking is recommended
Further afield, but still in Warwickshire are Arbury Hall, Baddesley Clinton, Charlecote Park, Compton Verney, Coughton Court, Farnborough Hall, Kenilworth Castle, Kinwarton Dovecote, Packwood House, Upton House, and Warwick Castle
Leisure
This site contains a whole lot of interesting stuff about Warwickshire!
Rugby has a superb Art Gallery and Museum. Why not see what it has to offer?
This is the Enjoy Rugby website
Rugby gardens, garden centres, gardening events and advice are all here!
Our popular Leisure Centre is the Ken Marriott Leisure Centre
The Headquarters of the HDRA is at Ryton Organic Gardens, between Rugby and Coventry...
... while close by is the Brandon Marsh Nature Centre ...
... not forgetting Coombe Country Park
... and Draycote Water with its Visitor Centre and cafeteria
... and last but not least Ryton Pools Country Park
Rugby is within a loop of the Oxford Canal and many of our visitors arrive by narrowboat. Visit the website of British Waterways and if walking along the towpath is more to your liking, then this site is unmissable
While away a pleasant evening at Rugby Theatre ...
... or go to the multi-screen cinema at Cineworld
If you require the services of a Blue Badge Tourist Guide to add authenticity to your event, then click here
Custom-painted ceramics at your own function with Pots of Fun
If Acoustic, Roots and Contemporary Music is your scene, then go to Folk on the Fosse ...
... unless soul's your thing
Sometimes the Royal British Legion in Brinklow has open events
The Tantalus Project is about removing the boundaries between art and life, taking installations into the high street and fusing art with everyday life
Rugby Sea Cadets are very active, and you learn a lot too ...
Rugby's Villages
Sport
Bilton Ajax is the oldest junior football club in Rugby
Burn off that energy at Rugby and Northampton Athletics Club
Here is the Draycote Water Sailing Club
The headquarters of the Auto Cycle Union is in Rugby
Read about the history of Clifton Rugby Football Club
Information and Media
Rugby's award-winning local radio station, Rugby FM, broadcasts on 107.1. Here is their site
For news, features and What's on, visit the Rugby Advertiser
For local news, local services and local information, go to the Rugby Observer
And finally, for our trio of local newspapers, our evening daily: the Coventry Evening Telegraph
What's going on in Rugby?
Local History
For local history, try Chris Hicks' pages
Tourism
Our area on the Visit Britain website is here
Here's Visit Heart of England
Fabulous photos throughout this site!
Retail and Estate Agents
Our indoor shopping centre is Clock Towers
If you are moving to Rugby, then here are some of our Estate Agents: Bradford and Bingley, Brown and Cockerill, Cawood Jefferies, Greenwood, Howkins & Harrison, Newman, Shipways, Your Move
Worship
For the Rugby Church Forum, follow this link
The Church at nearby Ashby St Ledgers
The Revel Group of Parishes (Brinklow, Churchover, Harborough Magna with Easenhall, Monks Kirby, Pailton with Stretton-under-Fosse, Willey)
Health and Fitness
Find out about the Rugby Primary Care Trust
And here is Rugby Hospital Radio
Worth supporting is the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
Sports Massage Therapy with Julie Hinds
Food and Drink
We thoroughly approve of this latest venture! - the Hearty Breakfast Club
Local Societies and other organisations
Rugby Christmas Cracker raises money for good causes every December
Dunchurch Photographic Society
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