Purrfect Paws Feline Welfare

Romsey, Hampshire · 22 mi / 35 km

Paws for Thought Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on Church Street in the centre of Romsey, Hampshire, close to Romsey Abbey. Opened in September 2018 by its founder, Emma, it is the permanent home of a small group of rescue cats, most of them brought from Romania with the help of the rescue Every Life Counts, including Emmy, who lost a leg before she arrived. The cats have both indoor and outdoor space. Visits are booked by the hour online or by phone, with a suggested cat care donation per person, and food and drink are paid for separately. Children must be over 6, and the number of children in the cafe at one time is limited. The menu offers sandwiches, paninis, toasties, cakes and coffee, and afternoon tea is served in two-hour bookings made 48 hours ahead. The cafe also runs cat sponsorships and a membership club.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Bournemouth, Dorset · 38 mi / 62 km

Pause Cat Cafe is a non-profit cat cafe on Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth town centre, between the Square and the Lansdowne and about ten minutes on foot from Bournemouth railway station. Known as the first cat cafe in the south of England, it is a permanent home for around ten rescue cats, including founding residents Clifford, Liquorice and Bear, who live across two floors fitted with shelves, bunk beds and climbing spaces. Visits last an hour, with a cat-care cover charge per person added to the bill, and booking online is recommended, although walk-ins are taken when there is space. Children are welcome at reserved tables, and under-16s must be with an adult. The menu is vegetarian and vegan, with gluten-free options, coffee, smoothies and plant-based milkshakes. The cafe offers supported volunteer placements and runs occasional events such as SEN sessions, children's workshops, high tea and cat yoga.

Brighton, East Sussex · 39 mi / 62 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.

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.

London · 55 mi / 88 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 · 56 mi / 90 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