Top 20 Barbershops in England - Treatwell (2024)

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Thanks to a barbering tradition natural to a hirsute region, and a more liberal visa regime than Middle Eastern countries, Turkish barbers have established a potent brand in Britain.

While there are no set rules on how much to tip a barber, the general rule is to tip around 10 to 20% cost of the haircut and this means if your haircut cost £20, a 10 to 20 percent tip will be £2 to £4. However the amount you tip ultimately depends on your satisfaction with the services and how much you can afford.

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As entrepreneurs running small businesses, barbershop owners are always looking for ways to save money. It feels like every dollar spent cuts into profits and running a cash-only shop helps you avoid paying for a point-of-sale system and credit card processing fees.

Turkish barbers are skilled at the trimming and maintenance of beards and moustaches and take direction from you to ensure the shape and style are as requested. Often, hot towels are used before trimming to steam the skin and free underlying pores of impurities.

A YouGov poll – from 2020, so you'll need to add a fair bit for inflation – found most men (40%) paid between £10 and £14.99 for a haircut, while 29% paid between £5 and £9.99. That's an average of £12.17. And women? The most common range is £20 to £24.99, but that accounts for only 13%.

Try to talk in inches or centimetres rather than vague terms. If you want a half inch trim, say so. If you can't describe the length in inches, you could also ask for it in hair clipper guard lengths. So if you usually have a #3 haircut on the top and sides, you can simply ask for this using those precise terms.

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Tipping is appreciated but not always appropriate in London. There are some situations where it is customary, for example in restaurants. However, tips in the UK are discretionary and depend on the quality of the service you receive.

"Chicker" is a co*ckney rhyming slang word for haircut.

An example number 3 haircut is a crew cut. You can have the sides cut short with a number 3 but leave the top longer. The sides and back in this hairstyle are usually faded, while the top is left with more length and styled how you'd like it.

As a junior barber, after completing your training, you can expect to earn about £40-£60 per day in salary, and £20 in tips. If you work a 6-day week and 50 weeks per year, this equates to earnings of £18,000 to £24,000. With time and experience, a pro barber can earn as much as £1000 per week or £50k per year.

Callum Butler - Barber of The Year 2023

The 2023 competition saw Dundee based Barber Callum Butler claim the prestigious Barber of The Year Title. We sat down with Callum to find out a little bit more about him, how he came to create his winning entry, and his plans for the future.

Andrew Barton is one of the UK's most celebrated hairdressing names. With over three decades of hairdressing experience, Andrew Barton is renowned as hairdressing royalty. During his career, he has amassed an impressive collection of prestigious awards, including British Hairdresser of the Year and British Hair Icon.

Famous Barbers like A.B. Moler and Edmond Roffler helped create curriculum and styling techniques still used today.

The most expensive hair cut cost £8,000 ($16,420) and was made by Stuart Phillips at the Stuart Phillips Salon in Covent Garden, London, UK, on 29 October 2007.