Canterbury Tails Cat Cafe

Rye, East Sussex · 27 mi / 44 km

Kiko's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe on Winchelsea Road in Rye, East Sussex, within walking distance of the town centre and with two public car parks close by. Opened in September 2023, it moved in late 2025 from its first site at Rother Iron Works to a larger venue at 22a Winchelsea Road. The cats are fosters waiting for new homes, and adoptions are arranged with the partner charity PAW Society through an application, an independent home visit and a meeting with the whole household. Visits are hour-long sessions with an entry fee, booked online, and walk-ins are accepted when there is space. Guests must be 8 or older, remove their shoes and wash their hands on arrival, and leave bags in the boot room. The cafe serves specialty coffee, cakes, milkshakes and paninis, and runs occasional movie nights, birthday packages and a cat sponsorship scheme.

• Adoptable cats

Clacton on Sea, Essex · 35 mi / 57 km

Catpawccino ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe on West Avenue in Clacton-on-Sea town centre, a few minutes on foot from the seafront and Clacton Pier. It is the town's only cat cafe, decorated in pink and white, with a group of around nine resident cats and kittens of various breeds that roam freely among the tables. Visits are timed sessions of about an hour, booked online in advance with a per-person entry fee and a lower price for children aged 2 to 10. Light bites, waffles, cakes, milkshakes and coffee are served. House rules apply: visitors wait to be let in through a double-door entry, keep noise down, sanitise their hands and do not pick up the cats, and children must be supervised at all times. The cafe also hosts birthday parties, colouring evenings and other events, and sells its own merchandise. There is no customer toilet on site.

• Booking required

Tonbridge, Kent · 35 mi / 57 km

Paws ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe in Angel Walk, a small shopping arcade off Tonbridge High Street in Kent, a short walk from Tonbridge railway station, with parking behind Angel Walk near the supermarkets. Opened in 2019 by a mother and daughter, it is now run by the daughter, Lauren Young. The cafe is the permanent home of around 17 resident cats with difficult starts, among them a pair from Romania, a group of former ferals and a deaf cat called Frank. They are not up for adoption, although the team works with local rescues. Visits are charged per person per hour, and booking online is recommended, especially at weekends and in school holidays. Children must be booked by phone, with set adult-to-child ratios. The menu covers coffee, iced drinks, cakes, scones and light savouries, and the cafe offers memberships, events and private hire.

• Booking recommended

Colchester, Essex · 43 mi / 69 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌⁠Mau House, formerly Meow Cat Cafe, is an adoption cat cafe on Eld Lane in Colchester town centre. Founded by Rebecca White in Halstead in 2023, the business moved entirely to this Colchester site in 2025, and it has rehomed several hundred cats since it began. Its cats come from rescuers it supports at home and abroad, many of them from the United Arab Emirates, and around a dozen live in the cafe at a time. Adoptions open in phases to keep a stable group, and some cats are offered for direct adoption. Visits are booked online for timed sessions with a per-person entry fee, cheaper for children, and under-twos enter free. Children of all ages are welcome, with one adult supervising no more than two children. Drinks, milkshakes and cakes are served, and the cafe is open every day.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Colchester, Essex · 43 mi / 69 km

Brews ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​⁠& Whiskers is a rescue cat cafe on Sir Isaac's Walk in Colchester town centre, a few minutes on foot from St John's multi-storey car park and the Culver Square shops. It opened in April 2025 and is run by two University of Essex graduates who foster former street cats from two partner rescues, Nine Lives Greece in Athens and Cyprus Pride House. The cats live in the cafe and roam freely until they are adopted, and visitors interested in adopting fill in an interest form and go through the rescue's checks. Visits are paid by entry fee, booked online or taken as walk-ins when slots are free, including shorter 30-minute drop-in sessions. Children must be 8 or older. The cafe serves coffee, drinks and snacks with vegan and gluten-free options, and holds evening events such as a monthly book club, pottery painting and tarot nights.

• Adoptable cats

London · 49 mi / 79 km

Lady ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌⁠Dinah's Cat Emporium is London's first cat cafe. It opened on Bethnal Green Road in 2014 and moved in April 2026 to King William Walk in Greenwich, a two-minute walk from Cutty Sark DLR station and close to the Cutty Sark and the gates of Greenwich Park. The cats are rescues the cafe takes in itself and fosters until they are adopted, and more than 80 have been rehomed since 2014. It keeps a small group of cats, so visits are quiet. Visitors book one-hour or 90-minute sessions online or walk in when there is space, and order food and drink on top of the entry fee. All baking is done in-house and is vegan, with scones and cream tea the specialities. No one under 12 is admitted, and the cats may not be picked up. On Wednesdays the cafe runs short, low-cost play sessions with takeaway drinks.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required