Spent a great afternoon on a Soul Cruise with a few friends. Both the DJs were excellent and play a great mixture of Soul tunes enjoyed by everyone on board... read more and a lot of people on the riverbank too! The staff onboard were friendly and helpful. Alcohol prices were surprisingly reasonable too. Great friendly atmosphere. Would definitely recommend Soul Cruises.

  Enjoyable evening  - Great evening spent cruising on the river in Bedford listening to and joining in to the Irish band. The volunteers are amazing and without them it wouldn’t work. They are... read more friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I hope there are many more river trips to come. I highly recommend the trips

  Enjoyable 5 hrs. Cruise on canal.  - Very enjoyable trip. Friendly staff. Good food and drink. Ploughman's lunch was good. Coffee and biscuits were great.

  A lovely way to spend a couple of hours, the free were really friendly, welcoming and interesting. Very COVID secure.

  We are so lucky to have such a wonderful amenity as the John Bunyan boat - would recommend that everyone books a trip.  - The volunteers are amazing - so jolly but efficient and professional. Lunch was excellent and the trip along the river was gorgeous - herons,moor hens, geese and wonderful greenery.

  Visited here with a group from Essex. Had two hour gentle cruise with a cream tea. From the moment we stepped aboard we were immediately looked after by the volunteers... read more who were friendly, attentive, chatty and extremely helpful. It was a very tranquil and informative trip and one I would recommend to anyone. They are a charity and are very dedicated to their job. Well done.

  Leisurely boat trip  - What a wonderful way to have a trip along the river and to experience going through a lock - quite fascinating to see one works.
Great fish and chips... read more on board too.

  What a fabulous trip the Soul Cruise was from start to finish !
Had so much fun dancing & singing to some excellent tunes from the 2 master DJ’s... read more Keith & Martin.
It was a fun, friendly event with our friends ... & we also met lots of new like-minded people .
Wished we could have got tickets for the back to back cruises but they were sold out so we will plan & book ahead for 2020!
If you want a fun time with like minded people this is just amazing value so get booked & get dancing !

  Great Barford with lunch  - Did the trip one way to Great Barford with lunch at The Anchor. Very enjoyable day, highly recommend this trip. The food at The Anchor was very good.... read more In our opinion this trip was very good value for money. First class service on the John Bunyan, the volunteers work very hard to give everybody a good experience, we will be returning for another trip.

  We’ve just done the curry night cruise. A superb couple of hours along the Ouse.

The food was superb. We’ve eaten in the restaurant a number of times... read more and having it bought out on to the boat works a treat.

All the volunteers couldn’t be more helpful.

  What a fantastic evening on the John bunyan.... a cruise down the ouse with perfect weather and great tunes of soul and Motown this a private charter so I was... read more allowed with 2 others to bring some pink gin on board as they font sell ot we made sure we asked permission first and

  A day spent on the John Bunyan boat  - Had a fantastic day walking to great barford and boarding the boat to travel back to Priory my mum has mobility issues and stay on the boat all day travelling... read more both ways nothing was too much trouble the volunteers were so knowledgeable and helpful she had a very enjoyable time on the boat and enjoyed every moment thank you we look forward to our next trip with you all

  We had a lovely tip on the JB boat, just a lovely way to explore the river and going through the lock with an inch either side, the team certainly... read more know what they are doing!

  Enjoyable trip on the canal. - Very pleasant, peaceful experience. Interesting to see bird life on the canal. Very good cake and cuppa! Friendly staff. Clear instructions. Lovely way to spend a... read more few hours with friends. Had not visited the marina before, but glad I have now! A different view of Milton Keynes.

  We were on the Motown and soul cruise, what a fantastic way to spend an evening cruising the embankment with the excellent on board DJ getting all involved even the... read more “river bank people” to give us a wave, a massive thank you to the volunteers that run the boat, if you are thinking of booking this cruise then you will not be disappointed

  If there is anybody out there interested in superb soul music, get on the Soul Boat Bedford for a great soulful afternoon/evening. NOT TO BE MISSED.

  A fun learning experience for all the family.  - We went in the local history trip with our grandchildren. We all learnt something and had a wonderful time despite the rain. This was our second trip but it won't... read more be our last!

  What a fabulous trip the Soul Cruise was from start to finish ! Had so much fun dancing & singing to some excellent tunes from the 2 master DJ’s... read more Keith & Martin. It was a fun, friendly event with our friends ... & we also met lots of new like-minded people . Wished we could have got tickets for the back to back cruises but they were sold out so we will plan & book ahead for 2020! If you want a fun time with like minded people this is just amazing value so get booked & get dancing ! ???? …

  Spent a great afternoon on a Soul Cruise with a few friends. Both the DJs were excellent and play a great mixture of Soul tunes enjoyed by everyone on board... read more and a lot of people on the riverbank too! The staff onboard were friendly and helpful. Alcohol prices were surprisingly

  We were on the Motown and soul cruise, what a fantastic way to spend an evening cruising the embankment with the excellent on board DJ getting all involved even the... read more “river bank people” to give us a wave, a massive thank you to the volunteers that run the boat, if you are thinking of booking this cruise then you will not be disappointed