Rules, London’s oldest restaurant, donated to National Trust

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1. Tue, 13 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World23:01first to report
     Rules, London’s oldest restaurant, donated to National Trust

     Historic eatery in capital’s theatreland given to heritage charity after changing hands only three times in 228 years When Thomas Rule served his first oyster to diners on Maiden Lane in London’s Covent Garden, “mad” George III was on the throne of England, John Adams was US president and William Pitt the Younger had just come up with a wheeze called income tax to pay for the Napoleonic wars. More than two centuries later, Rules , the restaurant Thomas founded in what became the capital’s...

2. Thu, 15 October 2026

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   • iDNES (Czechia)13:41
     Nejstarší restaurace v Londýně změnila majitele. Má být zachráněna navždy

     Budova legendární restaurace Rules v londýnském Covent Garden, která funguje nepřetržitě od roku 1798 a hostila britské panovníky i slavné osobnosti jako Charles Dickens či Madonna, změnila majitele. Z rukou soukromníka zamířila pod správu britské památkové organizace National Trust. Na provozu se prý nic nezmění, důvodem je obava z budoucnosti.