Freedom Boat Adventures
Discover the Benefits of Freedom Boat Adventures Committed to creating Access for all
We offer a service that means whoever wants to join us for our adventures on the River Blackwater can, without any hinderance, due to a fully accessible boat designed to remove all blocks to accessing the boat and using the facilities once on board.
Access for all.
About Freedom Boat Adventures
Until now nobody in East Anglia has challenged traditional boat building designs that are not accessible to those with limited mobility or complex needs.
Our boat "for all" can have a huge positive impact on many people's lives living with disability, and create an experience that wouldn't otherwise exist.
The Team at Freedom Boat Adventures is focused on offering an amazing program of fully accessible boat experiences that can offer fun, water based education and empowerment for all ages and abilities.
Our passengers can now look forward to accessing sea-going experiences and their proven therapeutic and mental health benefits.
The team comprises of people from a mix of backgrounds that compliment the project and enable us to meet the challenges of creating such a project.
- These include boat builders - engineers - youth - a community worker - a disability activist & wheelchair user plus a range of professionals in the water-based community who are actively supporting the project.
The team is also supported by the wider Mersea community who have offered volunteer support and are fully engaged in the ongoing fund-raising activities.
Website : www.freedomboatadventures.com/
1 New Captains Road, West Mersea, CO58QP
Looking for a fun, different way to get active, and enjoy the outdoors?
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Join our sponsored 90-minute boat trip off Mersea Island, designed especially for those who may not have been on the water due to mobility or other limiting factors.
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Our journeys are fun, informative, and relaxing, giving you the chance to explore local history, spot wildlife, and learn about the environment.
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As an added bonus, you'll even get the chance to take the helm and try your hand at driving the boat!
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These trips are subsidised to make them affordable, and every adventure includes a cold drink on board.
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Come aboard Freedom Boat Adventures and enjoy an amazing journey that's good for your health, wellbeing, and spirit
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THIS TRIP IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18
Zadara sponsored cruise
Projects
Lifted By the Tide
Available to pensioners living on Mersea Island and surrounding villages.
Funded through the Essex Community Fund by the Minter Family Fund and the John Laing Charitable Fund
Lifted by the Tide is a weekly, gentle boat trip along the River Blackwater, offering older members of our community the chance to enjoy a leisurely journey on the water, share a cuppa, and connect with others.
Blue Clean Access to the Blackwater Estuary
An inclusive environmental project based on Mersea Island, giving people of all ages and abilities the chance to protect and learn about the local marine environment.
Funded through the National Lottery Community Fund
Using our fully accessible 11.4-metre catamaran, we'll run weekly boat trips and shoreline sessions over five months from May 2026 .
Participants will take part in hands-on activities including marine litter collection, wildlife recording, and simple water-quality testing, while learning more about the Blackwater Estuary.