Before you set off to visit our cat cafe, make sure you have a booking!
We often have walk-in spaces, however, these are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Therefore, we always recommend booking with us--especially during weekends and school holidays--to ensure that you are not disappointed by the time you reach us!
For more information about walk-in spaces, please call us on 020 8616 9390 on the day of your visit, or follow us on Instagram or Facebook where we regularly announce walk-in availability.
Visiting from the airport?
Scroll to the bottom of the page for information on traveling to us from all major airports in and around London.
Our London Address
Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium
152-154
Bethnal Green Road
London E2 6DG
Nearest Train Stations
Closest: Shoreditch High Street (London Overground Line)
Next Closest: Liverpool St Station (London Overground, TFL Rail, London Underground: Central Line, Hammersmith and City Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line)
Next Closest: Bethnal Green (London Underground, Central Line)
The best source of Public Transport advice is London's TFL website. The TFL website can give you updates regarding line outages, planned engineering works and delays. We recommend you check it before you travel, especially on weekends, when TFL tend to do most of their engineering work.
If you need help getting from your hotel or home, we recommend using the TFL Journey Planner to find your way to us. You'll need our postcode, which is E2 6DG.
Bus Routes
The following bus routes stop on Bethnal Green Road near the Cat Emporium:
Bus route 388
Bus route 8
If you are on the bus heading east along Bethnal Green Road, you need to alight at stop Brick Lane SA and walk along the dashed red line shown in the map below.
If you are on the bus heading west along Bethnal Green Road, you need to alight at stop Brick Lane SB, and it will drop you off next to the Cat Emporium.
Parking
There is metered street parking in the area, but it's a busy area and we recommend using public transport whenever possible.
On weekends, especially Sundays when the Brick Lane markets are in full swing, parking can be very difficult.
If you need to drive for mobility reasons, we recommend allowing a little extra travel time to secure a parking space before your booking.
Please consult this web-page about parking zones in Tower Hamlets for more information. The Emporium is situated in Zone A2 on the map of controlled parking zones provided.
Here is a summary of what you need to know:
- If you are parking within this zone between the hours of 8.30am to 5.30pm on a weekday, or 8.30am to 2pm on a Sunday, you will need to pay.
- The charge for parking in this zone is £5.30 per hour (£7.95/hour for diesel vehicles).
- To make a cashless payment, you can call 020 3046 0010 or use the app RingGo, which is free to download.
- Click on the text in bold for information about parking with a blue badge in this area.
Visiting from the airport?
Here's how to travel to us from all major airports in and surrounding London:
From Heathrow Airport
By rail
Take an Eastbound Elizabeth Line train to Liverpool Street. Exit at Liverpool Street, and either walk (around 20 minutes) or take a 388 or 8 bus from Liverpool Street to Brick Lane.
OR
Take an Eastbound Elizabeth Line train and change at Whitechapel. At Whitechapel, change to a London Overground Line train and take one stop to Shoreditch High Street. Walk 5-10 minutes to the cafe.
From Monday to Sunday, the Elizabeth line runs to Heathrow terminals 2,3 and 4 every 15 minutes, and to Heathrow T5 every 30 minutes.
The journey (excluding walking and interchange times) from Heathrow to:
- Paddington - 29 minutes
- Liverpool Street (change at Paddington) - 41 minutes
Heathrow Express also runs several non-stop trains every hour to and from Paddington. From Paddington, take a Circle Line or Elizabeth Line train to Liverpool Street. Exit at Liverpool Street, and either walk (around 20 minutes) or take a 388 or 8 bus from Liverpool Street to Brick Lane.
Tube:
Take an Eastbound Piccadilly Line, change at Holborn, and take an Eastbound Central Line train to Bethnal Green. Either walk (around 20 minutes), or take a 388 or 8 bus from Bethnal Green to Brick Lane.
The Piccadilly line runs to Heathrow Airport terminals 2,3 and 5. The journey to central London is approximately 50 minutes.
From Gatwick Airport
By rail
Take a Gatwick Express or Southern Railway train to London Victoria. Take a Circle Line train to Liverpool Street. Exit at Liverpool Street, and either walk (around 20 minutes) or take a 388 or 8 bus from Liverpool Street to Brick Lane.
Gatwick Express and Southern Railway run several trains every hour to and from London Victoria.
Thameslink runs several trains every hour to and from London Bridge, City Thameslink, Farringdon and King's Cross & St Pancras International.
From Stanstead Airport
Take a Stanstead Express train to Liverpool Street. Exit at Liverpool Street, and either walk (around 20 minutes) or take a 388 or 8 bus from Liverpool Street to Brick Lane.
Stansted Express runs several trains every hour to and from Liverpool Street station. You can also connect to and from the Tube at Tottenham Hale.
Abellio Greater Anglia runs train services to Liverpool Street and Stratford stations.
By road
National Express and Terravision run coach services to and from Victoria, Liverpool Street and Stratford.
From Luton Airport
A regular shuttle bus connects Luton Airport to Luton Airport Parkway train station.
Thameslink and East Midlands Railway run a frequent service to King's Cross & St Pancras International. Change at King's Cross & St Pancras International and take a Circle, Hammersmith & City, or Metropolitan Line train to Liverpool Street. Exit at Liverpool Street, and either walk (around 20 minutes) or take a 388 or 8 bus from Liverpool Street to Brick Lane.
Thameslink also runs several trains every hour to London Bridge, Farringdon, City Thameslink and Blackfriars stations.
From London City Airport
Take a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Shadwell. Change to a London Overground Line train from Shadwell to Shoreditch High Street. Exit Shoreditch High Street and walk 5-10 minutes to the cafe.
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) runs to London City Airport every 10 minutes from Canary Wharf (journey time 18 minutes) and Bank (journey time 22 minutes).
From Southend Airport
Abellio Greater Anglia runs train services to Liverpool Street and Stratford stations. Exit at Liverpool Street, and either walk (around 20 minutes) or take a 388 or 8 bus from Liverpool Street to Brick Lane.