CATW Cafe

Eccleshall, Staffordshire · 20 mi / 31 km

Charlie's Cat Cafe is a cat cafe and small rescue on Stone Road in Eccleshall, a market town in Staffordshire between Stafford and Stone, next to the Co-op. It began on the High Street in Stone around 2019 and moved to a purpose-fitted building in Eccleshall at the end of 2022. About 18 rescue cats live in the cafe, with climbing frames, beds and play areas, and they wander among the tables while guests eat. Visitors book a table online for a session of about an hour and a half with a per-person booking fee that pays for the cats' food, vaccinations and vet bills, and walk-ins are taken until an hour before closing. Children must be at least six and accompanied by an adult. The menu covers coffee, milkshakes, cakes, Staffordshire oatcakes and light meals, and a traditional afternoon tea can be booked on Thursdays. Parking nearby is limited.

• Booking recommended

Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire · 21 mi / 35 km

My Purrfect Catè is a cat cafe on Market Lane in Hanley, the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent. Opened in 2026 as the first cat cafe in Stoke, it is a family-run venue where around 14 resident cats and kittens of several breeds live in a large lounge with cat towers, hideaways and sofas. The cats belong to the owners and are not offered for adoption. Visits are booked online as sessions of an hour and a half with a per-person fee, children under two go free, and walk-ins are not guaranteed. Guests must read the house rules before booking, and staff hand out treats and toys and explain each cat's favourite games. The cafe serves coffee, iced drinks, tea in small pots, waffles, homemade cakes and desserts. It is accessible by ramp for wheelchair users.

Liverpool, Greater London · 32 mi / 52 km

Cat Cafe Liverpool occupies three floors of a building at the city-centre end of Bold Street, a few minutes on foot from Liverpool Central station. Run by the same company as Cat Cafe Manchester, it is home to around a dozen resident cats, several of them pedigree breeds, which live at the cafe and are not up for adoption. Visitors pay for time with the cats rather than for drinks: entry includes unlimited hot and cold drinks, walk-ins are charged by the five minutes, and an hour can be pre-booked online. Food such as toasties, paninis, scones and afternoon tea is sold separately. Children aged 4 to 9 can visit only during child-friendly sessions, and under-4s are not admitted. Quieter SEN sessions run on Tuesday mornings. Only the ground floor is step-free, as there is no lift.

Wolverhampton, West Midlands · 35 mi / 57 km

The Qattery Cafe & Cats is Wolverhampton's first cat cafe, on Victoria Street in the city centre next to the Mander Centre. The ground floor is an ordinary artisan coffee shop open to walk-ins, serving hot food, sandwiches, cakes and speciality coffee, while the former function room upstairs has been turned into a lounge for 19 rescue cats. All of the cats were rescued from the streets of Qatar and brought to the UK by the owner, and they live at the cafe permanently. Visits to the cat room are booked in 30-minute sessions with a per-person fee, and two back-to-back sessions give a longer stay. Children are welcome, with no more than two under-10s per adult and under-14s accompanied, and guests are asked not to chase or pick up the cats. The cat room is reached by 21 stairs, so access is limited.

Hoylake, Merseyside · 36 mi / 57 km

Jackson's Rescue Cat Cafe is a non-profit cat cafe on Market Street in Hoylake, on the Wirral, a few minutes' walk from Hoylake station. It opened in March 2024 and is run by Jackson's Animal Rescue, whose rescue centre is in Mold, North Wales, with all money raised going to the charity. Up to 15 rescue cats live at the cafe as a group for one to two years, often cats with medical needs that would otherwise spend a long time in cattery pens. When a group leaves to be adopted, a new one moves in. The cats roam both floors and can retreat to a private upstairs apartment. Visits are booked for one or three hours, with drinks, cakes and vegan or low-gluten options paid for separately. Public sessions are for ages 11 and over, with educational sessions for younger children and quiet hours with reduced capacity.

• Booking recommended

Hindley, Greater Manchester · 39 mi / 63 km

PawPurrs Halfway House is a small cat rescue charity in Hindley, near Wigan, that runs a charity shop on Ladies Lane next to Asda, a short walk downhill from Hindley station. Alongside the rails of pre-loved clothes, books, DVDs and bric-a-brac, the shop has a rescue room where cats waiting for new homes live, and visitors are welcome to sit with them and give them a fuss, either inside or at the sheltered seating outside. The cats are strays, abandoned cats and pregnant cats taken in by the charity's founder, and all are neutered, vaccinated and treated before they are rehomed. There is no entry fee; shop sales and donations pay for vet care. Tea and coffee are no longer served. Anyone interested in adopting is asked to phone first to find out which cats are ready for homes. Opening hours are short, from Wednesday to Saturday.

• Adoptable cats