Whiskers & Cream

London · 3.1 mi / 5.0 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

London · 5.5 mi / 8.9 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

London · 7 mi / 12 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 · 8 mi / 12 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

Hitchin, Hertfordshire · 27 mi / 44 km

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​⁠Lounge is a cat cafe in The Arcade, a covered shopping passage in Hitchin town centre, about 15 minutes on foot from Hitchin station. Opened in May 2025 as Hertfordshire's first cat cafe, it houses rescue cats chosen by The Scratching Post cat rescue centre, which also handles adoptions for anyone who wants to give one of the cats a home. Lounge visits last 55 minutes and are booked online, with higher prices at weekends; the lounge is strictly for visitors aged 10 and over, but there are separate kids' sessions for ages 5 and up that teach children how to behave around cats. Cakes and afternoon teas, including gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free versions, come from Taste Buds Hitchin, alongside barista coffee, wine and prosecco. Evening events include cat yoga, sound baths, tarot nights, quizzes, bingo, sip-and-paint and cheese and wine tastings.

• Adoptable cats

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