Catpawccino Cat Café

Colchester, Essex · 13 mi / 21 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 · 13 mi / 21 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

Canterbury, Kent · 35 mi / 57 km

Canterbury ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌⁠Tails Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on Mercery Lane in the centre of Canterbury, Kent, in a building dating back to 1391 between the High Street and the gates of Canterbury Cathedral. Opened in May 2023, it is the permanent home of 31 rehomed cats, several of them hairless Sphynx, who move freely across two floors and are not up for adoption. Visits are one-hour sessions booked online, with walk-ins when space allows, a maximum of 24 guests and entry staggered every half hour. Entry costs more at weekends, and there are discounts for students and carers. All guests must be 8 or older. The cafe is fully plant-based, serving vegan coffee, cakes and light meals, and its cat-themed gift shop is open to everyone without booking. The bus station is three minutes away on foot and Canterbury East station about ten minutes.

Cambridge · 51 mi / 83 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 · 54 mi / 87 km

Lady ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌⁠Dinah's Cat Emporium is the UK'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

Tonbridge, Kent · 56 mi / 90 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