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Coventry Transport Museum
Houses the world's largest publicly owned collection of British road transport, including land speed record holders.
17 km · about 20 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Rugby works well as a base: 10 minutes from Dunchurch, 24km from Warwick Castle.
Rugby is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 78,117, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Rugby sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Rugby to your route.
The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum is a rugby football museum in the town centre of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, near Rugby School. It takes its name from William Webb Ellis, who is credited with inventing the game of rugby football.
The building dates from 1842, and it historically housed the Gilbert company,Read more
makers of rugby footballs, founded by William Gilbert and his nephew James. In 1983, the company was taken over by Rodney Webb, a former England international rugby union player, who conceived the idea of turning the premises into a museum, as at the time there was no museum in Britain dedicated solely to the game of rugby football. It was opened to the public four years later in April 1987.
The museum is packed with much rugby memorabilia, including a Gilbert football of the kind used at Rugby School that was exhibited at the first World's Fair, at the Great Exhibition in London and the original Richard Lindon (inventor of the rubber bladder for rugby balls) brass hand pump. Traditional handmade rugby balls are still made at the museum.
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Rugby is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.3709 latitude, -1.2642 longitude.
Rugby has a population of approximately 78,117 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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