Cat Cafes in Merseyside

Hoylake, Merseyside

Jackson's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​⁠Rescue Cat Cafe is a non-profit cat cafe on Market Street in Hoylake, on the Wirral, a few minutes' walk from Hoylake station. It opened in March 2024 and is run by Jackson's Animal Rescue, whose rescue centre is in Mold, North Wales, with all money raised going to the charity. Up to 15 rescue cats live at the cafe as a group for one to two years, often cats with medical needs that would otherwise spend a long time in cattery pens. When a group leaves to be adopted, a new one moves in. The cats roam both floors and can retreat to a private upstairs apartment. Visits are booked for one or three hours, with drinks, cakes and vegan or low-gluten options paid for separately. Public sessions are for ages 11 and over, with educational sessions for younger children and quiet hours with reduced capacity.

• Booking recommended

Liverpool, Greater London

Cat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​⁠Cafe Liverpool occupies three floors of a building at the city-centre end of Bold Street, a few minutes on foot from Liverpool Central station. Run by the same company as Cat Cafe Manchester, it is home to around a dozen resident cats, several of them pedigree breeds, which live at the cafe and are not up for adoption. Visitors pay for time with the cats rather than for drinks: entry includes unlimited hot and cold drinks, walk-ins are charged by the five minutes, and an hour can be pre-booked online. Food such as toasties, paninis, scones and afternoon tea is sold separately. Children aged 4 to 9 can visit only during child-friendly sessions, and under-4s are not admitted. Quieter SEN sessions run on Tuesday mornings. Only the ground floor is step-free, as there is no lift.