Freedom is a 70ft x 12ft canal boat available in the Bath area from April to October for cruises, parties & B&B. Typical cruises, limited to 12 passengers, include a full buffet, access to the roof space and the chance to help navigate locks and swing bridges. There is a 100 watt hifi setup for music plus a grand piano. The hire rate is £120/hour including the buffet – that’s £10/hour per person for a party of 12. Please supply your own alcohol. Contact Us to book events. We have 2 double rooms, a sofa bed, a hammock (inside or outside) and a rooftop tent. Maximum overnight guests 7 with the owners sleeping in the tent and 3 of you sharing the saloon sofa bed & hammock. You can book B&B directly by contacting us and paying in advance. Otherwise use Airbnb for booking your stay (up to 20% extra with their commission). Freedom is our home – you will be sharing the space with us the hosts during your stay.

Dinner is available as an optional extra: £20/person. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements for breakfast before you arrive.

To check out current or predicted location please see the cruise schedule

Bed & Breakfast options

Sleeping arrangement – maximum group occupancy, with the hosts sleeping in the tent, is 7. Email or call to book and pay by BACS. Price per night for one/two including breakfast
Captain’s Cabin (double) access to bow deck through bedroom doors. Port and starboard windows. Captain & husband sleep on the sofa bed or in the rooftop tent when guests book this room. Please note this room is lived in – 1 wardrobe is not available but there is ample space for your luggage. See details and pics.
Captain's Cabin looking out onto the bow deck
£100/£150
Guest double room.
Window on starboard side. USB & 240v charging. Single wardrobe, under-bed storage, reading light, radiator, small desk with chair. See full pic and details
£75/£125
Sofa bed (double) in the saloon next to log burner and grand piano and under the sun roof. This is a shared space in the day, exclusively yours at night (we will block other guests booking the hammock).
However if you are a group of 3, 2 can sleep on the sofa bed and 1 in the hammock (3 people for £150 including breakfast)
£50/£100
Hammock either inside the saloon (shared space in the day, sole occupancy at night) under the sunroof next to the grand piano and log burner, or outside on the bow deck. Your choice.
If sleeping inside then we ensure there are no other guests booking the sofa bed. For 1 person.
Hammock inside

£50
Rooftop tent (double). Access by climbing up from the towpath or via the steps up through the sunroof. The tent is on the 40ft x 11ft roof deck. Access to the bathroom at night via the sunroof ladder.
Only available at certain river locations due to limitations of our Canal & River Trust licence. Please contact us to arrange in advance.

Rooftop tent
£50/£100
All bookings must be secured by advance payment