WOO

40 Barnstaple Road , Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 3PA

About us

Welcome to Woo Hair Salon, Thorpe bay, Essex.

Unwind, relax and escape from the everyday hustle and bustle in our sleek, modern salon, just a short stroll from Thorpe bay rail station. Open 5 days a week. Whether you’re getting a cut, colour, or treatment we offer the highest levels of service – you really couldn’t be in better hands.

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Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 19:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday Closed

Services

Hair

Reviews

4.95
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New Hairstyle

Lorain Denman
9th Oct 2026
Team Member: Sarah
5.0
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Had a completely new style and absolutely loved it! The colour was fabulous as always! ❤️

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Root colour / bouncy blow dry

Sally Marsham
9th Oct 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Wonderful as always

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Cut and Finish

Lynne Cooper
1st Oct 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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Once again absolutely delighted with my hairstyle by Anna x

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Men’s haircut

Adam Salthouse
30th Sep 2026
Team Member: Anna
4.5
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Very kind and amazing haircut, will come again!

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A brilliant cut!

Charlie Darby
30th Sep 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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Thank you so much for cutting my sons hair.. Great attention to detail and it looks great :) very happy with the service.

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Fab with toddlers

Madison Carter
29th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Such a lovely experience for my daughter’s first haircut at 19 months! All the girls were so friendly and made such an effort to interact with and distract her. They made her first haircut so easy and special. Thank you so much! We will be back soon :-)

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Blowdry

Cornelia
26th Sep 2026
Team Member: Sarah
5.0

I’m usually fussy with my blowdry’s because I have extensions and frizzy hair that not everyone can blowdry very well. Sarah was lovely and I’m very happy with my non-frizzy blowdry x

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Thank you Maddie xx

Karen Horsley
25th Sep 2026
Team Member: Maddie
5.0
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Maddie is always lovely and my hair colour and cut always makes me happy! Professional, friendly and caring. Thank you Maddie xx

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Anonymous
24th Sep 2026
5.0

Such a lovely stylist, I will be back again

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Pure Heaven drinking Iced Cappuccino

Anonymous
23rd Sep 2026
5.0

With vanilla ice-cream - eat your heart out Frankie and I wasn't sick. All very entertaining today lots of laughs - I LOVE my fringe ❤️❤️❤️👱🏼

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Hair cut

Yudi Chilvers
23rd Sep 2026
Team Member: Cat
5.0

She did a beautiful hair cut, also she is very friendly and very professional

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Hair cut

Gizella Simpsonhayes
22nd Sep 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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Anna is lovely and listened help me decide what to do with my hair and did a great job

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Love my hair!

Karen Lintott
19th Sep 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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Anna always does such a great job on my hair. I feel so much younger when it’s been done!

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Hair cut for wedding

Ann Forbes
16th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Frankie was, as ever, brilliant. Very friendly and knowledgeable about what would suit me.

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Cut and colour today

Anonymous
16th Sep 2026
5.0

Great experience as always

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Cut & blow dry

Christine Murphy
16th Sep 2026
Team Member: kira
5.0
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Excellent service , haircut & blowdry , will definitely come back to have Kira cut my hair again , she worked wonders

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Great hairdresser salon

Mr Patrick Thorpe
16th Sep 2026
Team Member: Sarah
4.5
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I have only been twice now , however I love Sarah and the conversations we have

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Amazing

Mariella Smith
16th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Mariella came for her birthday treat. Hair wash, trim and bouncy blow dry. She is always treated like a queen.

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Great first experience

Lisa
15th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Being new to the salon I wasn’t sure what to expect. I need not have worried as Frankie was so friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Frankie made suggestions on colour and maintenance. The end result is fantastic; I’m so pleased! I’ve booked my next appointment already.

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Thank you

Madeline Whitlock
11th Sep 2026
Team Member: Jayne
5.0
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Jayne is fantastic as always. Always goes the extra mile
Thank you x

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Colour

Lorain Denman
11th Sep 2026
Team Member: Sarah
5.0
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Lovely colour, as always!

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Cut n colour

Sarah Richards
11th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Frankie started with an excellent consultation with regards to my colour. Very thorough whilst giving me options and listened to what I wanted. The end result being a lovely cut that I can also do myself along with the exact results that I was after for my colour. Thank you Frankie

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Professional and creative

Anonymous
10th Sep 2026
5.0

Highly recommend sarah she’s Fabulous and gets it right every time 🤩

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Great salon and service

RM
9th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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First visit today and was so pleased will go back. Frankie so friendly and made me feel at ease and more importantly listened to what I wanted, thank you.

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Hair style

Rose Parker
9th Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Perfect as usual

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Cut and colour

Chris Amies
8th Sep 2026
Team Member: Jayne
5.0
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As always a wonderful experience Jayne is fantastic.

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Excellent first visit

Karen Bardrick
5th Sep 2026
Team Member: Sarah
5.0

Enjoyed my first visit to Woo, Sarah was fabulous and very friendly.
I’m very happy with my hair

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Wedding Hair

Mrs Bella Marks
4th Sep 2026
Team Member: Jayne
5.0
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Just wanted to say a massive thank you to Jayne for doing my hair for my wedding, after having a trial with Jayne I was so pleased with how well she did my hair and it looked even better on the morning! Couldn’t have been happier with how it turned out and it lasted me the whole day. Thank you again

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Freshen up

Charlene
3rd Sep 2026
Team Member: Maddie
5.0
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I had a lovely experience with Maddie at Woo today! My hair was desperately in need of a new lease of life. It had been very long and thick, but I’d experienced quite a lot of hair loss, which had left it feeling straggly and much thinner than I was used to. I was even contemplating going for a long bob!

Maddie was amazing and really reassured me that my hair was still thick. She helped me decide on the perfect length and took around 6 inches off while still keeping it nice and long. It now feels and looks so much healthier, fuller and fresher. I absolutely love it! Thank you so much, Maddie — you were amazing! ❤️

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Excellent wash and cut

Bob Ormston
3rd Sep 2026
Team Member: Sarah
5.0
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Excellent wash with no clothing drips or wet spots and really happy with the cut. Visits are always entertaining and engaging.

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A lovely experience

Dawn Fraser
3rd Sep 2026
Team Member: Maddie
5.0
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My first visit to the salon and I will definitely be going back! Maddie did exactly what i asked for and am very pleased with my cut and blow dry.

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Amazing

Laura Marsh
3rd Sep 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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Absolutely in love with this salon! ❤️ I come here regularly for my colour and haircut, and I honestly couldn’t be happier. My stylist is absolutely amazing — so talented, professional, and always knows exactly what will suit me. Every single time I leave the salon feeling beautiful, confident, and completely obsessed with my hair! ✨

I trust her 100% and wouldn’t let anyone else touch my hair. The atmosphere is always warm and welcoming, and the whole experience is such a pleasure. My favourite salon and my favourite stylist — I can’t recommend them enough! ❤️✨

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Love

Megan Davenport
2nd Sep 2026
Team Member: Maddie
5.0
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Maddie always works wonders on my hair. Listens to what you want and manages to capture the vision and bring it to life.

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Hair cut and tidy

Wendy Stagg
1st Sep 2026
Team Member: Sarah
5.0
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Great experience with Sarah today, really pleased with the cut and finish plus we had a good chat and giggle which made the experience even better

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Great salon

Carly Taylor
28th Aug 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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I have been going to this salon for 20years and couldn't recommend it more highly. The team are highly trained, super friendly and can do anything you need.

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Music Festival Hair Style

Mae Sheppard
27th Aug 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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Amazing cut and blow dry from Anna in readiness for a music festival.

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Amazing

Sophie Brown
27th Aug 2026
5.0

Anna always does a fantastic job, left me feeling very confident! 5 ⭐️ experience xxx

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My daughters first haircut

Katie Connonlly
27th Aug 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0
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So wonderful. She was so lovely with my 4 year old and checked in with me throughout to make sure we were both happy. She did exactly as I asked and it looked great and healthy. Thank you so much!

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Quick visit

Ann Forbes
26th Aug 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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Popped in for a fringe trim before going out for a special meal. Very pleased to meet Anna as my usual stylist was away.

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amazing experience

Bella
25th Aug 2026
Team Member: grace
5.0
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After using woo for a while now the ladys are extremely professional and polite.My hair always looks amazing after visiting.The blowouts are gorgeous!

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Haircut

Maureen Sewell
25th Aug 2026
5.0

A pleasure as always

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Wash/Cut & Blowdry

Laura
21st Aug 2026
Team Member: grace
5.0
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Grace did my daughters hair and done an amazing cut & blowdry and curl. Grace was so gentle and warming to my daughter who loved her experience and loved her head massage. We have rebooked for 10 weeks. Thank you Grace you are a credit to Woo hairdressers.

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Happy

Mrs Linda Castle
21st Aug 2026
Team Member: grace
5.0
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Very happy, loved the head massage after the wash&conditioner not many salons offer this as part of the service, had a lovely wave style today great for my night out from Grace and had a lovely coffee from Georgia, would totally recommend them,lovely ladies and atmosphere 😊😊😊

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Colour & cut

Lisa Brake
19th Aug 2026
Team Member: Maddie
5.0
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Perfect as always
Thanks Maddie.

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Absolutely amazing

Della Davis
19th Aug 2026
Team Member: Frankie
5.0

This lady is absolutely amazing she goes above and beyond. The salon is so welcoming and comfortable. My hair feels and looks amazing. This is now my new hair dressers.

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Hair

Lisa Brake
19th Aug 2026
Team Member: Maddie
5.0
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So happy to get my hair done as always perfect. Maddie knows just how I like it and never disappoints thanks Maddie

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Best hair best service!!

Mrs Ginni Davis
19th Aug 2026
Team Member: Samantha
5.0
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I wouldn’t go anywhere else! The hair colour and cut is always perfect thank you so much. Service is 100% too x

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Full head of highlight and a big chop

Poppy Edney
19th Aug 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0
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This was my second appointment with Anna and once again she did a perfect job , she’s always so accommodating with what I want considering I tend to leave my hair for a long time between appointments she manages to do exactly what I want in a way that also grows out so well , prices are so reasonable and all staff are just lovely and friendly

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My treat

Angela Peters-Deacon
19th Aug 2026
Team Member: Jayne
5.0
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Enjoyable appointment for my hair trim as usual.

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Great experience as always

Lisa M Barber
15th Aug 2026
Team Member: Anna
5.0

Another lovely cut and style by Anna - I am always super happy when I leave the salon with beautiful hair!

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