Kumiko Cat Lounge

Ayr · 77 mi / 125 km

Kitty ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is Ayrshire's first cat cafe, opened in November 2024 on South Harbour Street near Ayr harbour and the esplanade, a few minutes' walk from Ayr town centre. It was founded by two NHS nurses, and its cats live in the cafe full time; some were rehomed from owners who could no longer keep them and others came from All Dog Rescue Scotland, a charity that rehomes cats as well as dogs, and the group now numbers around eighteen, including Sphynx cats. Visits are one-hour sessions with an entry fee that goes towards the cats' care, running on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays with half-hour breaks between sessions. Numbers per session are limited, so booking is recommended, though walk-ins are taken when there is space. Children of all ages are welcome with supervising adults. The cafe serves coffee, tea and cakes, including vegan and gluten-free options, and hosts evening events such as paint nights.

• Booking required

East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire · 105 mi / 169 km

Purrfect ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌⁠Cafe is a cat cafe on Montgomery Street in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, close to the town centre. Opened in 2025, it is home to fourteen resident cats, most taken in after their previous families could no longer care for them, and they live in the cafe permanently. The cafe describes itself as ASD-friendly, with gentle lighting, soft seating, quiet zones and a children's area, and it offers free sessions for additional support needs schools. Visitors pay an entry fee that goes towards the cats' care, and advance booking is recommended, as sessions with no bookings may be closed. The menu covers coffee, milkshakes, smoothies, ice cream, waffles, toasties and sandwiches. Cat yoga and birthday parties are also held. The cafe is open every day.

Glasgow · 108 mi / 174 km

Purrple ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​⁠Cat Rescue is a Scottish cat welfare charity with its rescue centre and cat cafe on St Enoch Square in Glasgow city centre, beside St Enoch Subway station and about ten minutes on foot from Central and Queen Street stations. It opened in March 2026 as the successor to the Purrple Cat Cafe on Trongate and is home to more than thirty resident rescue cats, many with medical or behavioural needs. Some cats in the centre and in foster homes are available for adoption through the charity's application and home-check process. Visits last an hour and the entry fee, lower on weekdays and for members, is paid on arrival and goes to the charity. Walk-ins are welcome, though booking is advised, and groups with children need one adult for every two under-16s. Coffee, mocktails, cakes, sandwiches and soup are served, and Thursdays end with a quiz night.

• Adoptable cats

Glasgow · 108 mi / 174 km

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on Woodlands Road in Glasgow's West End, opened in 2024 near Charing Cross, a few minutes' walk from St George's Cross Subway station. Its cats share the cafe with visitors: some were raised by the owners from kittens and others were rescued and given a home here. Visits are one-hour sessions with an entry fee per person, higher at weekends, and a non-refundable deposit secures a booking; walk-ins are taken when there is space. Children must be 5 or older and accompanied at all times. Guests remove or cover their shoes, outside food and cats are not allowed, and a triple-door system keeps the cats from slipping out. The menu has coffee, tea, bubble tea, iced drinks and cakes. Students get a weekday discount outside school holidays. The cafe is open every day.

• Booking recommended

Hawkshead, Cumbria · 116 mi / 187 km

KITTchEN ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌⁠is an independent craft beer bar and bottle shop on The Square in Hawkshead, the Lake District village between Windermere and Coniston Water. Open since 2018, it specialises in Cumbrian and other independent beer and shares its rooms with several resident rescue cats. Inside is strictly for adults aged 18 and over, and dogs are not allowed in, though both are welcome at the tables outside. There is no entry fee: visitors buy a drink and sit among the cats, on a first come, first served basis, and only ticketed events can be booked. House rules ask guests not to pick up, crowd, feed or wake the cats, and to avoid flash photography. The cats take Tuesdays and Thursdays off, so the bar can be open on those days without them. Opening hours change with the seasons, and the bar hosts occasional music and quiz nights.

• Walk-ins welcome

Blackpool, Lancashire · 126 mi / 203 km

Cafe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠Meow is a cat cafe on pedestrianised Birley Street in Blackpool town centre, about ten minutes on foot from Blackpool North station. Opened in October 2022 by a local couple with a background in hospitality, it was the resort's first cat cafe. Most of the cats living at the cafe are rescues up for adoption, supplied by two local charities, Cats in Care and Tenderpaws, and kittens are often in residence alongside a few resident cats. Visitors book an hour with the cats, and the entry fee includes one drink from the standard menu, with milkshakes, frappes, cakes and other food available at extra cost. Staff talk visitors through the adoption process, and the cafe has rehomed well over a hundred cats. The building has a ramp and an accessible toilet. It is closed on Wednesdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required