Paws Cat Cafe

London · 23 mi / 38 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

Rye, East Sussex · 26 mi / 42 km

Kiko's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a rescue cat cafe on Winchelsea Road in Rye, East Sussex, within walking distance of the town centre and with two public car parks close by. Opened in September 2023, it moved in late 2025 from its first site at Rother Iron Works to a larger venue at 22a Winchelsea Road. The cats are fosters waiting for new homes, and adoptions are arranged with the partner charity PAW Society through an application, an independent home visit and a meeting with the whole household. Visits are hour-long sessions with an entry fee, booked online, and walk-ins are accepted when there is space. Guests must be 8 or older, remove their shoes and wash their hands on arrival, and leave bags in the boot room. The cafe serves specialty coffee, cakes, milkshakes and paninis, and runs occasional movie nights, birthday packages and a cat sponsorship scheme.

• Adoptable cats

London · 27 mi / 43 km

Cat-titude ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​⁠is a cat cafe at 134 St John's Hill in Battersea, south-west London, about ten minutes' walk from Clapham Junction station. Opened in summer 2025, it has a street-level cafe that anyone can walk into for coffee, cake and light bites, and a separate cat lounge that opens onto a fully cat-proofed garden. Eight resident cats, taken in from owners who could no longer keep them, live there permanently and are not offered for adoption. Lounge visits are 90-minute sessions at fixed start times, booked online, with walk-ins until 5:30 pm and groups capped at four. All ages are welcome, though under-fives are admitted on weekdays only, and an adults-only session runs every evening. Visitors can buy treats to feed the cats but may not pick them up. The cafe has a step-free side entrance and an accessible toilet.

• Booking recommended

London · 29 mi / 46 km

Java ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌⁠Whiskers Marylebone is a rescue cat cafe at 105 Great Portland Street, about seven minutes on foot from Great Portland Street station and eight from Oxford Circus. Opened in October 2020 as the first UK branch of the Swedish Java Whiskers chain, it spreads over two floors under a glass roof, with a step-free cat lounge on the ground floor and a kitten lounge downstairs. The cats and kittens come from The Scratching Post rescue in Waltham Abbey and are all available for adoption, and the chain's two London cafes have rehomed more than 1,000 cats. Visits are timed sessions of 55 minutes or longer, booked online, with separate tickets for each lounge, and drinks, cakes and sandwiches are ordered from the cafe. Children from six can enter the cat lounge and from ten the kitten lounge. Afternoon tea is served on set days, and the cafe is cashless.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Eastbourne, East Sussex · 29 mi / 47 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

London · 31 mi / 49 km

Java ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​⁠Whiskers White City is a rescue cat cafe on Ariel Way beside Westfield London, about ten minutes on foot from Wood Lane, White City and both Shepherd's Bush stations. Opened in December 2022, it is the larger of the chain's two London branches, with an adult cat lounge and a separate kitten lounge behind glass, both step-free, plus outdoor seating. Around 30 cats and kittens from Furry Ears Rescue live here, and all are available for adoption. Visits are timed sessions of 55 minutes or longer, booked online, with separate tickets for each lounge; children from six can enter the cat lounge and from ten the kitten lounge. The licensed cafe serves coffee, cakes, sandwiches and afternoon tea. This branch hosts most of the chain's events, including kitten yoga, painting evenings and quiz nights, as well as birthday parties and private hire.

• Adoptable cats