Ora Finch
Chair one · Scissor work
Opened the shop after eleven years of house calls. Best booked for grown-out shapes, soft layering, curl and coil work, and anyone trying to move from short back and sides to something with length.
Four chairs · Scissor, clipper & razor
Sit down.Leave sharper.
Small Roam started as one folding chair in a back room. It is now a four-chair shop built on unhurried cuts, honest timings and a price you hear before the cape goes on.
The price index
Everything on one list
Times are the length of the chair booking, not an estimate. If a cut runs long because it needs to, you pay the listed price anyway.
Chair work
- Skin fade45 min£32
- Scissor cut & style45 min£30
- Cut & beard line-up60 min£40
- One-length clipper cut25 min£22
- Curl shape-up50 min£34
- First cut, under 1130 min£18
Wash included on every cut over 30 minutes. Dry cuts are fine too — say so when you arrive.
Razor & beard
- Hot towel shave40 min£34
- Beard sculpt & oil30 min£24
- Full head shave35 min£28
- Grey blend45 min£36
- Neck & edge tidy15 min£12
- Weekday student chair30 min£18
Student chair runs weekdays before 2pm with a valid student card, on any cut listed at 30 minutes or under.
How a visit runs
Four steps, no surprises
Useful if it is your first time here, or if sitting in a barber's chair is something you would rather get right than guess at.
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01
Say it plainly
Describe what you want in ordinary words — shorter on the sides, keep the weight on top. Names of cuts are optional. Photos are welcome.
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Wash & read
A wash at the basin, then your barber checks how the hair actually falls, where the cowlicks sit and what will still look right in three weeks.
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The cut
You get shown the back before anything is finished. Changing your mind halfway through is normal and costs nothing.
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Finish & next date
Light product only, unless you ask for more. We will tell you honestly when to come back — for most cuts here that is four to six weeks.
The room
Four chairs, one basin, and a bench by the window for whoever is waiting
Who cuts what
The two chairs you can book
Both barbers cut everything on the list. These are the areas each one is asked for most, in case you would rather choose than be allocated.
Len Marsh
Chair two · Clipper & razor
Trained on straight razors first and still prefers them. Ask for Len for skin fades, sharp line work, beard architecture, full head shaves and the hot towel shave in its full unhurried form.
Floor notes
Things worth knowing first
The practical details people message us about. If something here does not cover your situation, add it to the notes box when you book.
- Walk-ins
- Weekdays 11am–1pm only, taken in the order people arrive. Outside that window every chair is booked, so a short wait is usually a long one.
- Quiet hour
- Sunday 10–11am runs with no music, low lighting and one barber on the floor. Ask for it if noise or crowding is difficult for you.
- Children
- Under-11s are welcome at any time. A booster board goes on the chair, and a first cut comes with a snipped lock in an envelope if you want one.
- Paying
- Card, phone or cash in the shop. Nothing is taken when you book, and there is no deposit for a single chair.
- Getting in
- Step-free entry from the lane, a level floor throughout and one chair that holds its height for transfers. Say so when you book and we will keep it free.
- Products
- Unscented clay, matte paste, beard oil and shave soap on the shelf. You are never sold anything at the chair — ask at the counter if you want it.
Questions
Asked at the counter
Do you take walk-ins?
Yes, weekdays between 11am and 1pm. We keep two chairs clear in that window and take people in arrival order. Any other time, the floor is fully booked and we would rather not have you waiting for a gap that is not coming.
How far ahead should I book a Saturday?
Two to three weeks for a morning slot, about a week for the afternoon. If you cut on a regular cycle, book the next one before you leave the shop and you will never have to think about it.
I don't know what the cut I want is called.
That is the normal case, not the awkward one. Describe the length you want left on top, how short you want the sides, and whether you want to see a hard line anywhere. A photo on your phone settles the rest in about ten seconds.
How long does a hot towel shave actually take?
Forty minutes in the chair. That covers the pre-shave oil, two hot towels, the lather, two passes with the straight razor, a cold towel and balm. It is not a service we can shorten usefully, so we do not offer a rushed version.
Can my child's first cut be at a calm time?
Book Sunday quiet hour, or the first appointment of a weekday morning. One barber on the floor, no music, no queue by the door. If your child decides partway through that they have had enough, we stop and you pay nothing.
What if I need a tidy-up between appointments?
The neck and edge tidy is fifteen minutes and twelve pounds. If you had a full cut here within the last three weeks and only need the neckline straightened, come in during the walk-in window and we will do it at the basin for nothing.
Do you cut curly and coily hair?
Yes, and we cut it dry first to see where it sits before anything is washed. Ora takes most of this work. Book the curl shape-up rather than a standard scissor cut — it is a longer booking because the shape has to be checked from every angle as it dries.
Book a chair
Tell us when, and who with
Send the form and we will reply by email with a confirmed time, usually the same day the shop is open. Nothing is charged at this stage.