Cat Cafes in Tyne and Wear

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

CatPawCino ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​⁠is a garden-themed cat cafe on Newcastle's Quayside, looking out over the River Tyne. It opened in 2015. Its eight permanent residents were raised from kittens by the owner and include Ragdolls, a Birman, Scottish Folds, a British Shorthair and an Exotic Shorthair, and they share the ground-floor cat lounge with rescue cats fostered for Friendz Feline that are rehomed from the cafe. Visitors pay an entry fee for up to an hour at a table, with extra hours charged at the same rate, and booking online with a small deposit is recommended. Children shorter than 120 cm are not admitted and each adult may bring up to two children. Hands are sanitised on entry, and visitors must not feed the cats or use flash. The menu has toasties, scones, cakes, hot chocolate and iced teas, and a cat-free basement holds more seating and a shop.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

You ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠Meow is a cat cafe on Bath Lane on the western edge of Newcastle city centre, near Westgate Road and Chinatown. Spread over two floors, it is home to a large group of around 16 to 17 cats of many breeds, including Siamese, Maine Coon, Sphynx, British Shorthair and Savannah, and the cats have a quiet room downstairs that visitors cannot enter. Visits are one-hour slots booked online, and walk-ins are accepted when there is room. The entry fee includes a hot or soft drink, biscuits, a fortune cookie and a tub of treats to feed the cats; no other food is served. Children of all ages are welcome with at least one adult for every two children under 11, and carers of disabled visitors enter free. The cats must not be picked up and flash photography is not allowed. The cafe opens every day.

• Booking required

Wallsend, Tyne and Wear

Bad ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​⁠Cat Café & Rescue is a small volunteer-run cat cafe and rescue on High Street East in Wallsend, North Tyneside. All of its cats are rescues, often older cats or cats with special needs such as blindness or deafness that tend to be overlooked in shelters, and every cat is available for adoption as an indoor cat after the rescue's vetting process. The cafe passed its 200th adoption in 2026. Visits are by appointment only, booked through the cafe's Facebook page, with a modest admission fee and free entry for children under four. Quiet sessions for people with autism, sensory needs or learning difficulties run on Saturday afternoons. The menu is simple, with hot drinks, cakes and brownies, and afternoon teas, including children's versions, can be booked with admission included. The rescue also offers cat sitting to raise funds and looks for long-term foster homes.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required