Home of Londonβs Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust NYT - World By: Amelia Nierenberg 15 October 2026 at 04:01 The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britainβs heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark. Β© Sam Mellish/In Pictures, via Getty ImagesThe interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served Londonβs wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.