Darling Darlings Cat Lounge

Norwich, Norfolk · 19 mi / 31 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌⁠Cat House is a cat lounge and cat-themed arts centre in a former gospel hall on Dereham Road in Norwich, west of the city centre, with its own car park. Opened in 2023, it is home to more than 20 cats of around 14 breeds, most of them rescues, and the cats live there permanently rather than being rehomed. Lounge sessions of 60 or 90 minutes include a first drink, and there are quiet-hour sessions on Wednesday mornings and cosy evening sessions on some weekends. Advance booking online is advised. Visitors must be 10 or older, with exceptions for 8- and 9-year-olds after a cat awareness session. It serves Strangers coffee, loose-leaf teas, local cakes including gluten-free and vegan options and local beer, and visitors may bring their own sandwiches. It also has an outdoor catio, cat board games, a local cat art gallery and regular workshops.

• Booking recommended

Colchester, Essex · 61 mi / 98 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 · 61 mi / 98 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

Clacton on Sea, Essex · 62 mi / 99 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

Cambridge · 73 mi / 117 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

Canterbury, Kent · 96 mi / 154 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.