Rules, London’s oldest restaurant, donated to National Trust
2 sources·Updated October 13, 2026
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- Guardian UK·4h agoRules, 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…
Read at Guardian UK → - The Independent·4h ago£11m site of London’s oldest restaurant given to the National Trust
The site at 34-35 Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, central London, has been home to Rules since 1798
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