Kiko's Cat Cafe

Eastbourne, East Sussex · 23 mi / 37 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Mad Catter Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on Station Parade in the centre of Eastbourne, East Sussex, a minute's walk from Eastbourne railway station. First opened in 2019 and run by its current family owners since 2022, it is home to 16 cats: eight original residents and the eight kittens two of them had in 2020. The cats are the cafe's own and are not up for adoption. They live indoors across two floors with hammocks and climbing furniture. Visits are sessions of 1 hour 15 minutes with a per-person entry fee that goes towards the cats' care, and no more than 20 guests are in the cafe at once. Bookings are taken by phone during opening hours. The minimum age is 6, including babies. The cafe serves cakes, pastries, crumpets and small savouries, with some vegan and gluten-free options, and can be hired for private sessions.

• Booking required

Tonbridge, Kent · 26 mi / 42 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

Canterbury, Kent · 27 mi / 44 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.

Brighton, East Sussex · 39 mi / 63 km

Munchies' ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌⁠Craft Cat Cafe is a cat cafe and tapas bar on Market Street in The Lanes, central Brighton, about 15 minutes' walk from Brighton station. Opened in 2024 as Brighton's first cat cafe, it is the permanent home of around eight rescued cats, who are not up for adoption; the cafe describes itself as the cats' home first. Visits are timed sessions with a welfare fee, booked online, and there are shorter 30-minute express visits and deals that pair a session with cake and coffee, cocktails or mezze. Guests are asked to stay seated for most of the visit and let the cats come to them. The minimum age is 8, and children under 14 must be supervised. The menu includes Turkish-inspired small plates, waffles, cakes, coffee and cocktails. Cat yoga, sound baths, art workshops and movie nights take place at the partner venue Purrfect Space.

Brighton, East Sussex · 39 mi / 63 km

Purrfect ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌⁠Space is a co-working and wellbeing space in Imperial Arcade, between Western Road and Dyke Road near Churchill Square in central Brighton, about ten minutes' walk from Brighton station. Opened in February 2026 by the team behind Munchies' Craft Cat Cafe, it is home to a group of rescue cats, at first six cats from Turkey, who share the room with people working at desks. It is a workplace rather than a cat cafe: guests book a desk for two hours, half a day or a full day, with tea, coffee and snacks included, and interaction with the cats is gentle and on their terms, with designated soft hours for more time with them. Evenings and weekends bring bookable cat yoga, sound baths, art workshops and movie nights. A small shop sells cat-themed work by local makers. The space holds a council animal welfare licence.

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