Museums & Galleries · London
World Rugby Museum
📍 TW2 7BA
Photo: David Roberts from London, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- World's most prestigious collection of rugby memorabilia
- Stadium tours including Royal Box, Players' Tunnel, pitchside
- Visit the England Changing Room
- Rotating displays from 41,000 objects in the collection
- Special exhibitions such as Ireland's Call
The World Rugby Museum, housed at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, is the definitive home for everything and anything about rugby, holding the world's most prestigious collection of rugby memorabilia. You can explore permanent galleries drawn from 41,000 objects, see special exhibitions, or take a stadium tour that goes backstage to the Royal Box, Players' Tunnel, pitchside and the England Changing Room. It suits rugby enthusiasts, families and those curious about sporting heritage, and opens Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-17:00 and Sunday 11:00-17:00. The museum sits in Richmond upon Thames, just 0.6 miles from Twickenham station, with Ham and Kingston riverside beach 2.3 miles away, and there are 91 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-17:00, Sunday 11:00-17:00
- Best for
- Rugby fans and those interested in stadium history
From the attraction's own website on 13 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Cole Court
✓ Restaurant in a Georgian building serving modern British cuisine
🏖️ 1.91 miles from Ham and Kingston, River Thames
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Travelodge
✓ Just a minute's walk from Twickenham Stadium
🏖️ 1.78 miles from Ham and Kingston, River Thames
Twickenham
0.9 mi
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- Twickenham 0.6 miles
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