Purrfect Space

Brighton, East Sussex · 0.3 mi / 0.4 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.

Eastbourne, East Sussex · 19 mi / 30 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 · 31 mi / 50 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

Waterlooville, Hampshire · 39 mi / 62 km

Purrfect Paws Feline Welfare is a small independent cat rescue with a tea room on Stakes Hill Road in Waterlooville, north of Portsmouth in Hampshire. Run by volunteers, its rescue and adoption hub lets visitors have tea, coffee, sandwiches and cake in the company of the cats and kittens it is rehoming. It is not a cat cafe with permanent residents: the cats are rescues waiting for adoption, and anyone interested completes an application followed by checks and a home visit, with an adoption fee. There is no entry fee, but a minimum spend applies, and takings pay for the cats' care. From Tuesday to Friday visitors can walk in; Saturdays and school holidays are by booking only, through Facebook or by phone. An airlock porch keeps the cats safe, and dogs are welcome in the outside seating area at the front.

• Adoptable cats

Rye, East Sussex · 39 mi / 63 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 · 44 mi / 71 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