Today woke up to an overcast day, had some breakfast before going to Rugby town centre, we caught a bus and once in the centre we had a look around the town which is a nice area.We then went to the Webb Ellis Rugby Museum, which is of an interest to us as we like the sport, Rugby is where the birth of the sport is supposed of started. William Webb Ellis a pupil of the famous Rugby school ( Tom Browns Schooldays a book which was written about the school) was reputedly during a football match, supposedly instead of kicking the football , he picked it up and started running with it.....and the birth of rugby football as we know it started. We must say that it well worth the visit and a bonus it free, also Rugby' s museum about life around Rugby is also free and worth a visit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby,_Warwickshire
We then did a bit of shopping before returning to the boat, where we had some lunch and set off for a little way before mooring again for the night .
Rugby School Gates
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