I have a birthday coming up and am thinking of have a traditional wet shave in London. My daughter has warned me that going to London for a haircut is considered frivolous (at least by Jane Austen's Emma) but I'm not to be dissuaded. That last time I had a shave in a barber shop was 20 odd years ago and in a different country. I ended up with a terrible shaving rash as the barber shaved against the grain on my neck. In the interim I've had a lot of practice with DE shaving and I've learned to speak up.

I have a short list and the Dunhill barber shop is near the top. Any suggestion for places to go and places to avoid?