Cat Cafes in Essex

Colchester, Essex

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌⁠Mau House, formerly Meow Cat Cafe, is an adoption cat cafe on Eld Lane in Colchester town centre. Founded by Rebecca White in Halstead in 2023, the business moved entirely to this Colchester site in 2025, and it has rehomed several hundred cats since it began. Its cats come from rescuers it supports at home and abroad, many of them from the United Arab Emirates, and around a dozen live in the cafe at a time. Adoptions open in phases to keep a stable group, and some cats are offered for direct adoption. Visits are booked online for timed sessions with a per-person entry fee, cheaper for children, and under-twos enter free. Children of all ages are welcome, with one adult supervising no more than two children. Drinks, milkshakes and cakes are served, and the cafe is open every day.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Clacton on Sea, Essex

Catpawccino ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe on West Avenue in Clacton-on-Sea town centre, a few minutes on foot from the seafront and Clacton Pier. It is the town's only cat cafe, decorated in pink and white, with a group of around nine resident cats and kittens of various breeds that roam freely among the tables. Visits are timed sessions of about an hour, booked online in advance with a per-person entry fee and a lower price for children aged 2 to 10. Light bites, waffles, cakes, milkshakes and coffee are served. House rules apply: visitors wait to be let in through a double-door entry, keep noise down, sanitise their hands and do not pick up the cats, and children must be supervised at all times. The cafe also hosts birthday parties, colouring evenings and other events, and sells its own merchandise. There is no customer toilet on site.

• Booking required

Colchester, Essex

Brews ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​⁠& Whiskers is a rescue cat cafe on Sir Isaac's Walk in Colchester town centre, a few minutes on foot from St John's multi-storey car park and the Culver Square shops. It opened in April 2025 and is run by two University of Essex graduates who foster former street cats from two partner rescues, Nine Lives Greece in Athens and Cyprus Pride House. The cats live in the cafe and roam freely until they are adopted, and visitors interested in adopting fill in an interest form and go through the rescue's checks. Visits are paid by entry fee, booked online or taken as walk-ins when slots are free, including shorter 30-minute drop-in sessions. Children must be 8 or older. The cafe serves coffee, drinks and snacks with vegan and gluten-free options, and holds evening events such as a monthly book club, pottery painting and tarot nights.

• Adoptable cats