Freedom the powerboat
All wheelchair access to the lake
Freedom of the lake
Freedom is our wheelchair accessible powerboat.
She was named ‘Freedom' in a competition because she is a super enabler. Not only can anyone rollon the super wide ramp and spend the day exploring the lake but with the extending ramp we can access all sorts of exciting activites like bushcraft, fishing, picnicking and pirate style raids for chips in Bowness.
Having a powerboat that can provide safety cover for people with any need also creates opportunities for those that can be transferred into the canoes or sailng canoes to get out there and try our other watersports. And for those that can’t transfer you can still be part of a family sailing or canoeing day.
She's a super enabler
Sign me upFreedom is great for
Visual impairments
Autism
Amputees
Speech Impairments
Visual impairment and a guide dog
Down's Syndrome
Older people
Tourettes syndrome
Use an electric wheelchair
Space and calm needs
Need head support
Hearing needs
Speak to us if you:
Have a visual impairment and want to come alone
Normally have full time support
Primarily communicate using sign language
Use a hoist to transfer
Freedom Holidays
Fed up of the car? Transferring in and out everywhere you go.
Spend your holiday at the waters edge with boat based pick up and transfers.
Arrive everywhere like James Bond.
Pubs, parks, top tourist attractions, an accessible zipwire and National Trust sites can all be found on the lakeside and accessible by powerboat.
Freedom Fishing
Wheelchair accessible fishing on Windermere.
Freedom is a great vessel to fish from with a flat bottom to move around, space for a table to put your gear on and a drop front to give unrestricted access to the water.
Her ramp makes her easy to board and her extension ramp means we can arrange pickups from most places on the lake.
A day out on Freedom
A day spent exploring the lake from our South Windermere Base or by pickup from your preferred spot.
Including a tranquil picnic, or chip shop raid on Bowness.
Freedom Bushcraft
Freedom can be used to access our water edge bushcraft sites.
Journey down the lake before landing in our secluded forest spot to make camp.
Together we cook a delicious lunch from scratch over an open fire.
Three easy ways to book
Book individually
If the dates, ability requirements and logistics all work for you, click the button below and let us know and we will get you all set up.
Got a question? - there is a button for that too.
Make it familiy and friends
Does this sound like the ideal family break or a great thing to do with your mates? Then why not take the trip just for yourselves?
You can come on the dates listed (if no-one else is booked on yet) or customise it to suit just your needs, dates and aspirations.
For 4 or more people a trip or activity often costs less if you book it privately.
Request customisations
When we plan a trip or activity we design it to maximise the range of needs it is accessible for.
The same with dates, we have to take a guess when a trip would suit people.
Editions
We love requests to move dates to suit you and we love to take a standard trip and focus it on a particular need set. We call them editions and regularly specialise activities for people.
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Anyone Can: Connecting Transport Hubs to Lake Shores - Accessible Canoeing
Purchase of an accessible powered support and rescue vessel, and a mobile fleet of canoes with trailer
It is part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Supported by the Cumbria Fells and Dales Local Action Group
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