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Webb Ellis Museum

Look for Webb Ellis Museum in Rugby. Around it, within 5 km, is one more place on our list. First among the places near it is Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, at 100 m.

Photo: Webb Ellis Museum, G-Man at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Rugby

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Rugby

Inside Rugby

Webb Ellis Museum is inside Rugby’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

If warmth matters, go June to September: Rugby reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°58 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°68 mm

Sep19° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec7° / 2°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rugby, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Rugby. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rugby’s full climate →

About

Webb Ellis Museum

It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Rugby
Official site: webbellisrugby.co.uk/history

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find Webb Ellis Museum

Webb Ellis Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Webb Ellis Museum

The 7 towns are led in size by Rugby, with 78,130 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Rugby

78,130 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Long Lawford

4,369 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km east of it

Clifton upon Dunsmore

1,216 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km southwest of it

Cawston

6,475 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Webb Ellis Museum is	People	Places to visit
Rugby	It’s in town	78,130	4
Long Lawford	2.1 km west of it	4,369	3
Clifton upon Dunsmore	2.4 km east of it	1,216	2
Cawston	2.5 km southwest of it	6,475	2
Dunchurch	3 km southwest of it	2,603	2
Onley	4.6 km south of it	1,667	2
Thurlaston	4.9 km southwest of it	380	2

Make a day of it

More near Webb Ellis Museum

15 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 3 historic houses and 2 museums among them.

MuseumRugby Art Gallery and Museum100 m away 2

CastleCaludon Castle14 km away 3

CastleBrinklow Castle7.7 km away 4

Historic houseCoombe Abbey11 km away 5

CastleBrandon Castle9.5 km away 6

Historic houseStanford Hall9.5 km away 7

MuseumMidland Air Museum15 km away 8

Historic houseKilworth House13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Webb Ellis Museum

Where is Webb Ellis Museum?

Webb Ellis Museum is in Rugby, Warwickshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Webb Ellis Museum?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Webb Ellis Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Rugby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Webb Ellis Museum?

Within 15 km: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum (100 m), Caludon Castle (14 km), Brinklow Castle (7.7 km) and Coombe Abbey (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Webb Ellis Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brinklow Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanford Hall: The original uploader was Asterion at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Midland Air Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kilworth House: LeamDavid, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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