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.

  Wonderful afternoon cruise along the river ouse Lovely friendly staff all covid precautions in place Very tasty afternoon tea Thank you to all concerned Mum loved it for her birthday

  Music, dancing, singing  - Had a lovely time on the Mowtown Soul cruise. Very chilled, great music and loads of dancing. Highly recommend this cruise.

  A great journey  - Lovely tranquil trip along the canal. Fish & Chips were served hot & were delicious. Friendly service throughout. Would recommend.

  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

  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.

  What can I say, had the boat on a charter and what a great day we've had. Boat was lovely and the crew even better, all volunteers with a real... read more passion for what they do to make our 4 hour cruise very enjoyable. Highly recommended and you see the countryside from a different perspective once you're on the water. …

  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

  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.

  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

  What can I say, had the boat on a charter and what a great day we've had. Boat was lovely and the crew even better, all volunteers with a real... read more passion for what they do to make our 4 hour cruise very enjoyable.

Highly recommended and you see the countryside from a different perspective once you're on the water.

  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.

  Lovely trip along the river. The volunteers are helpful and enthusiastic. They have all undergone appropriate training.
The disabled lift worked well for my companion who walks with crutches,... read more and another lady who walked with a stick. The volunteers ensured their safety.
Tea and coffee are available on board at a very reasonable price.
Very enjoyable.

  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.

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

  Cruise on the Great Ouse  - This was a lovely and informative cruise along the Great Ouse from Priory Marina to Kempston. 4 hours in total. We all really enjoyed the experience and would definitely do... read more more trips in the future, but perhaps not on the day of a big football match as some fellow cruisers chose to listen to the match on loudspeaker which was quite disturbing. Other than that, we couldn’t fault the dedicated volunteers who all do a great job. We especially enjoyed going through the lock.

  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.