Bedford Cat Café

Hitchin, Hertfordshire · 15 mi / 25 km

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​⁠Lounge is a cat cafe in The Arcade, a covered shopping passage in Hitchin town centre, about 15 minutes on foot from Hitchin station. Opened in May 2025 as Hertfordshire's first cat cafe, it houses rescue cats chosen by The Scratching Post cat rescue centre, which also handles adoptions for anyone who wants to give one of the cats a home. Lounge visits last 55 minutes and are booked online, with higher prices at weekends; the lounge is strictly for visitors aged 10 and over, but there are separate kids' sessions for ages 5 and up that teach children how to behave around cats. Cakes and afternoon teas, including gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free versions, come from Taste Buds Hitchin, alongside barista coffee, wine and prosecco. Evening events include cat yoga, sound baths, tarot nights, quizzes, bingo, sip-and-paint and cheese and wine tastings.

• Adoptable cats

Cambridge · 26 mi / 42 km

Catte ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​⁠Latte is a small rescue cat cafe on Mill Road in Cambridge, just past the railway bridge and about 15 minutes on foot from Cambridge station. Opened in August 2026, it was the city's first dedicated cat cafe and is home to a group of eight rescue cats chosen with its rescue partner. The cats arrive and leave as a settled group: adoption applications are taken for each cat, and the whole cohort moves on together before a new, already familiar group takes its place. Visits are one-hour sessions booked online in hourly slots, with a higher price at weekends, and visitors choose their seats from a floor plan when booking. Walk-ins are taken when there is space. The minimum age is 10. The cafe serves speciality coffee from Hot Numbers, matcha, tea and cakes such as tiramisu, brownies and a vegan blueberry muffin.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

London · 42 mi / 68 km

Whiskers ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​⁠& Cream is a cat cafe on Holloway Road in Upper Holloway, north London, a minute's walk from Upper Holloway Overground station and about seven minutes from Archway Underground station. Opened in November 2018 by a former NHS psychiatric nurse, it is home to around ten resident cats, including two Maine Coons, who live there permanently and are not offered for adoption. Every visit is a 90-minute booking that includes a drink, and the menu runs from artisan coffee, tea and hot chocolate to cakes, pastries and light bites. A three-tier afternoon tea is the main draw and comes in vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free and children's versions, and beer, wine and sparkling wine are served. Small adult groups book online, while parties with children under 11 or more than four adults book by phone or email. The cafe is closed on Wednesdays.

• Booking recommended

London · 45 mi / 72 km

Java ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​⁠Whiskers White City is a rescue cat cafe on Ariel Way beside Westfield London, about ten minutes on foot from Wood Lane, White City and both Shepherd's Bush stations. Opened in December 2022, it is the larger of the chain's two London branches, with an adult cat lounge and a separate kitten lounge behind glass, both step-free, plus outdoor seating. Around 30 cats and kittens from Furry Ears Rescue live here, and all are available for adoption. Visits are timed sessions of 55 minutes or longer, booked online, with separate tickets for each lounge; children from six can enter the cat lounge and from ten the kitten lounge. The licensed cafe serves coffee, cakes, sandwiches and afternoon tea. This branch hosts most of the chain's events, including kitten yoga, painting evenings and quiz nights, as well as birthday parties and private hire.

• Adoptable cats

London · 45 mi / 72 km

Java ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌⁠Whiskers Marylebone is a rescue cat cafe at 105 Great Portland Street, about seven minutes on foot from Great Portland Street station and eight from Oxford Circus. Opened in October 2020 as the first UK branch of the Swedish Java Whiskers chain, it spreads over two floors under a glass roof, with a step-free cat lounge on the ground floor and a kitten lounge downstairs. The cats and kittens come from The Scratching Post rescue in Waltham Abbey and are all available for adoption, and the chain's two London cafes have rehomed more than 1,000 cats. Visits are timed sessions of 55 minutes or longer, booked online, with separate tickets for each lounge, and drinks, cakes and sandwiches are ordered from the cafe. Children from six can enter the cat lounge and from ten the kitten lounge. Afternoon tea is served on set days, and the cafe is cashless.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

London · 48 mi / 78 km

Cat-titude ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​⁠is a cat cafe at 134 St John's Hill in Battersea, south-west London, about ten minutes' walk from Clapham Junction station. Opened in summer 2025, it has a street-level cafe that anyone can walk into for coffee, cake and light bites, and a separate cat lounge that opens onto a fully cat-proofed garden. Eight resident cats, taken in from owners who could no longer keep them, live there permanently and are not offered for adoption. Lounge visits are 90-minute sessions at fixed start times, booked online, with walk-ins until 5:30 pm and groups capped at four. All ages are welcome, though under-fives are admitted on weekdays only, and an adults-only session runs every evening. Visitors can buy treats to feed the cats but may not pick them up. The cafe has a step-free side entrance and an accessible toilet.

• Booking recommended