Overview
Rugby is in Eastern Tennessee.
1 sights · 1 places to eat · 3 places to stay
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Best things about Rugby
Christ Church Episcopal
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 25°F. Wettest: May and Mar. (climate data from nearby Cumberland Falls State Resort Park)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- TYS McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville/Maryville — 55 mi away (major hub). Directions
- CHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field), Chattanooga — 96 mi away. Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
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Understand
Rugby was founded by English author Thomas Hughes in 1880 as an experimental utopian colony.
See
See Christ Church Episcopal
Buy
Shop Commissary and Museum Store
Eat
Eat Harrow Road Cafe
A full menu featuring British specialties, American favorites, and home-made desserts.
Sleep
Nearby
Pickett State Park
Park · 3 listings · 14 mi away
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Park · 7 listings · 16 mi away
Pioneer
City / town · 1 listings · 22 mi away
Rocky Top
City / town · 3 listings · 31 mi away
Harriman-Rockwood
City / town · 31 mi away
Crossville
City / town · 3 listings · 34 mi away
Oak Ridge
City / town · 14 listings · 34 mi away
Monticello
City / town · 10 listings · 34 mi away
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