Rules restaurant changes hands and gains National Trust protection

Summary

Rules, described as London's oldest restaurant, is changing hands for only the fourth time in more than 200 years and is now protected by the National Trust, Smithsonian Magazine reports. This follows an earlier report that the restaurant was donated to the trust.

Timeline

1. Smithsonian Magazine

   15 Oct 2026, 16:24 UTCSource ↗

   Smithsonian Magazine reports that Rules, a historic London restaurant, is changing hands for only the fourth time in more than 200 years and is now protected by the National Trust.