Headroom

Cheap and cheerful, but I use any of the 4 superb barbers in this joint and am never disappointed. I can just walk in and typically get a cut with less than 15 mins of waiting, no appointments taken or necessary.
There are plenty of beardy hipster barbers kicking around Brighton nowadays, but I’m not someone who feels comfortable in those kind of places. I just want a straight-​up haircut, no messing.
There are often a bunch of rockabilly types coming into Headroom though, I think they have a bit of a reputation in certain circles. I like this.
Haircut is now £9 btw, but it’s still a steal.

A proper barber shop. A haircut is eight notes and a beard trim is a quid. I’ve tried out all sorts of fancy places and 30 pound coifs and stylists and I always end up back here.
It’s just around the corner from where I live now but my mum used to bring me here when I was a mere nipper. It’s a reliable, friendly, local business that does what it says on the tin and has been snipping since 1991.
Headroom has a following. They know everyone who comes in and it’s not just blokes. Plenty of women and children seek out these chaps. It gets busy after school during the week and has a queue on a Saturday.
I like to pop in during the week, you rarely have to wait and you can shoot the breeze, get the latest gossip on the Seagulls and listen to Radio 2 (it’s always on!).
Little known fact: these guys, way back when, used to work at Fred’s. Brightonians of old will know that Fred’s was THE place to get a cool barnet. If you want a proper quiff, a flat top, a DA or some sort of authentic retro do… these guys have the skills and the tools! Rock on dadio!

These guys are great. Opposite St Michaels Church with a red and white twister and old fashioned Sweeney Todd style barbers chairs, Headroom is the place to have a decently priced hair cut, and talk about different brands of biscuits. I’m serious, these guys don’t take their Bourbons and custard Creams lightly. They take em full of chocolate. Haircuts are about £8, a bargain if you’re Leo Sayer going for the Prison Break look, expensive if you’re me and don’t have much more hair than a budgie with mange.