Every fade, the time it takes.
Ten years, two shops and over 2,000 Booksy reviews — Andy, Brandon and Cam still cut like yours is the only chair that matters. Skin fades, tapers and beard work, six days a week on Leeds Road.
Skin fade & crop · Black Dog, Wakefield
The Black Dog way
Started with one chair. Still cut like it.
Andy opened Black Dog on his own back in 2014 — one chair, a knackered arcade machine in the corner that never did work, and one rule: give every head the time it takes. Ten years and a second shop on, that hasn’t budged. It’s Andy, Brandon and Cam on the chairs now, the arcade machine’s long gone, and there’s usually a queue at the door.
Est. 2014 / 4.98★ from 2,085 Booksy reviews / Wakefield & Ossett
02 / The craft
A fade you don’t have to think about.
No conveyor belt, no next-please. Just a barber, your head, and the time to get the blend right.
Every cut starts with a proper chat about what you’re after — then it’s taper or skin, scissor or clipper, sharp round the beard and blended so clean it grows out well, not awkward.
It’s the attention to detail people keep leaving reviews about. Come in once, and you tend to find your barber and stick with them.
The menu
What you can get in the chair.
Straight prices, per barber — no 'POA', no surprises at the till. Full list on the prices page.
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Skin Fades
Tight at the skin, blended clean into the top. Our bread and butter.
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Haircuts
Crops, scissor work and restyles — however you want to wear it.
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Beards
Lined in, shaped up and blended into the fade.
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Kids' Cuts
Fades and tidy-ups for the under-10s — first cuts sorted.
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The shop · Leeds Road
Ten years.
One standard.
Inside Black Dog Barbershop, Wakefield
04 / The shop
Two shops. One Black Dog.
Exposed brick, a wall of the work, and a proper chair to wait in — Wakefield on Leeds Road, plus the sister shop over in Ossett.
The Wakefield shop sits at 182 Leeds Road with the kettle on. Appointments are the safe bet — the good slots go quickly — but we’ll always fit you in if there’s a gap.
Whichever barber you land with, it’s the same Black Dog standard from the same crew.
What Wakefield says
Two thousand reviews. Bar none.
The lads let the chair do the talking — here’s a handful of what lands on Booksy and Google.
As rated on Booksy
- 4.98★
- Average rating
- 2,085
- Client reviews
- 7,124
- Followers
First time getting a trim from Brandon at Black Dog Barbers and I couldn’t be happier with the result. Top-quality cut, great attention to detail, and a really friendly experience all around. Definitely found my go-to barber—will be coming back regularly!
Mazar
Will 100% be my new barber of choice! Laid back and friendly with great skill! My haircut is amazing Andy, thank you! Could not recommend enough!
Stu
Always good, gone to a few of the different barbers all really great. Corey this time and had a good chat whilst getting a good cut. Always good.
Neil
- By appointment
- Great with the kids
- Brew while you wait
- Card payments
- Mobile pay
Find us
Pop in on Leeds Road
182 Leeds Road, Wakefield — six days a week. Grab your chair on Booksy first and there’s no waiting around.
Closed now
182 Leeds Road Wakefield, WF1 2QA 01924 375122- Monday
- 9am – 6pm
- Tuesday
- 9am – 6pm
- Wednesday
- 9am – 8pm
- Thursday
- 9am – 8pm
- Friday
- 9am – 7pm
- Saturday
- 9am – 4pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Appointments recommended — grab your chair on Booksy before you set off.