Tour
Learn Rugby’s remarkable story, and tour historic buildings, including the first free public library in the South. Tours by reservation only for groups of 10 during winter 2022.
Play
Rugby hosts scores of events each year with festivals, car shows, formal teas, Halloween and Christmas specials, even Irish Road Bowling.
Hike
Ten beautiful hiking trails (of varying difficulty) begin in Rugby and lead into the Rugby State Natural Area & the Big South Fork National Park. Trails OPEN in winter 2022.
Dine
Harrow Road Cafe is now CLOSED after a fire. BUT lunch & takeout is available at RM Brooks Store on the west end of Rugby daily except Wed. & Sun. 423-628-2533
Shop
One of a kind gifts, amazing crafts and remarkable art and “oddities” are waiting in Rugby’s Commissary. Closed until March 17, 2022. Red Hill open March weekends.
Stay
Rugby offers historic lodging, complete with period furnishings, or a rustic cabin feel. Get away and relax, with WIFI. OPEN winter 2022. (Newbury House: Suite only.)
HOURS of Operation
Visitor Centre
Thursdays through Saturdays, 9-5 Eastern, Sundays, Noon – 5 EDT. 423-628-2441 Ext. 1
Harrow Road Cafe
Closed following fire. Try RM Brooks Store for lunch daily except Wed. & Sun. 423-628-2533
Commissary
Thur. 1-4, Fri/Sat 10-5, Sun. Noon-4 EDT. 423-628-2441 Ext. 2.
Lodging
Percy & Pioneer Cottages & Newbury House + newest additions: Ivy Cottage & Ivy Annex (booking for Ivy exclusively on Airbnb)
Rugby Printing Works
Fri/Sat 10-4, Sun. 1-4 EDT
The Spirit of Red Hill Shop
Thursdays through Saturdays, 10:30-5:30 Eastern, Sundays Noon – 5 Eastern
The Gallery at Rugby
Reopens spring 2022
All Times Eastern
Directions
Historic Rugby is located on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, between Knoxville and Crossville. From Knoxville, travel either I-75 North to Exit 141 (Huntsville/Oneida), then Highway 63 to a left on Highway 27. Turn right on Highway 52 and follow the signs; or (from the west side of town) take Pelissippi Parkway (62) through Oak Ridge, then turn right onto 27 at Oliver Springs. Follow 27 to Elgin, then turn on left on 52 and follow the signs to a marked right on Rugby Pkwy.
From Crossville, follow Highway 127 North to Jamestown, then right onto Route 296 through Allardt. Follow Highway 52 to a marked left onto Rugby Pkwy. In Eastern time zone, barely!