Tour
Learn Rugby’s remarkable story, and tour historic buildings, including the first free public library in the South.
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 (CLOSED) or the Big South Fork national park (CLOSED 4/6/2020)
Dine
Harrow Road Cafe reopens soon for Fri/Sat/Sun meals. Now try takeout lunch (daily except Sunday) at R.M. Brooks Store close by (423-628-2533).
Shop
One of a kind gifts, amazing crafts and remarkable art and “oddities” are waiting in Rugby’s Commissary and unique shops.
Stay
Rugby offers historic lodging, complete with period furnishings, or a rustic cabin feel. Get away and relax, with WIFI, or without.
HOURS of Operation
Visitor Centre
CLOSED until further notice
Harrow Road Cafe
Projects reopening soon for Fri/Sat/Sun meals. Now R.M. Brooks Store here has takeout lunch daily except Sundays (423-628-2533)
Commissary
Closed until further notice
Lodging
Closed until further notice
Rugby Printing Works
Closed until further notice
The Spirit of Red Hill Shop
Closed until further notice
The Missions Matter Shop
Closed until further notice
The Gallery at Rugby
Closed until June
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!