Latest Reviews
The Kaddi Review system gives teachers and youth workers the ability to leave venue and provider feedback. All reviews have been added via EVOLVE, by visit leaders that have recently used the venues/providers. Kaddi Reviews provide valuable information for anyone planning educational visits.
| Provider | Score | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | Excellent experience and a fantastic place to go for a residential trip. | 16 July 2021 | |
| Dinosaur Adventure | The children and adults had a very good day! Weather was perfect and no children were eaten by dinosaurs! | 16 July 2021 | |
| Bewl Water Outdoor Centre | All pupils were fully engaged by the instructors. | 16 July 2021 | |
| Grange Hall Activity Centre | Very good for wide range of activities including surfing, rib boat ride, climbing and abseiling. | 16 July 2021 | |
| West Midlands Safari Park (WMSP) | 16 July 2021 | ||
| PGL Little Canada | The children had a hugely enjoyable trip and found the activities rewarding. | 16 July 2021 | |
| East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre | Fantastic day out - staff were brilliant at leading the group and on the water it felt like they had complete control and awareness of every situation. | 16 July 2021 | |
| Walesby Forest | 16 July 2021 | ||
| West Leeds Activity Centre | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Longridge | Some of the staff were quite inexperienced. Playing 'IT' as a team challenge wasn't appropriate. | 15 July 2021 | |
| Stubbers Adventure Centre | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Adventure Expeditions | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Conway Centre - Tattenhall | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Moors Valley Country Park and Forest | Absolutely excellent provider. Extremely well organised. Prompt communication and brilliant sessions with the children. Highly recommend. | 15 July 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | Superb organisation and Covid-security from start to finish. Instructors were brilliant with the children and enabled the children to have a fantastic day. | 15 July 2021 | |
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Slapton Ley | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | Was cancelled by Whitwell due to positive covid tests for staff | 15 July 2021 | |
| Colchester Zoo | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Wollaton Hall and Natural History Museum | Unfortunately, this visit was unable to go ahead however throughout the organisation staff at Wollaton were extremely efficient and helpful. | 15 July 2021 | |
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | Excellent facilities. | 15 July 2021 | |
| PGL Liddington | Children had a fantastic time -facilities were suitable and staff were well trained. | 15 July 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 15 July 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | The children had an amazing time and the staff made the experience stress free. | 15 July 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | Children really enjoyed this trip out to the Zoo. Banham Zoo staff were helpful and helped to point us in the right direction, plenty of support and covid safe. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Go Ape Temple Newsam Continuous Belay Course | Really great level of challenge. Great safety procedures and clear instructions. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Barton Turf Adventure Centre | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Barton Turf Adventure Centre | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Far Ings National Nature Reserve | Very knowledgeable staff, good range of activities appropriate for A level, well-equipped, good Covid procedures in place, good communication, some last-minute concerns from centre about some of our pupils isolating, so all pupils / staff were asked by the centre the day before to wear face coverings indoors. There was some discussion about whether LFD tests should be carried out on the morning of the trip but this was not deemed practical by the school. | 14 July 2021 | |
| RNLI Henry Blogg Museum | Very interactive and staff were helpful and understanding. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Morfa Bay Adventure | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Juniper Hall | An excellent centre for Field work. The tutors were knowledgeable, the work students were given was the right breadth and depth. The newly refurbished rooms with en suite bathrooms were great and they were able to accommodate the varying dietary requirements of the group. They also had very clear Covid guidelines to help the safety of their staff and our group. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Sandwell Valley Country Park | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Blackwell Adventure | Excellent organisation and timing of day. A great success. Huge impact on all childen's menatl and physical wellbeing. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Forestry Commission - Alice Holt | We really enjoyed our visit and it was a great experience for the children. Due to Covid, Alice Holt were unable to run any activities for us. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Forestry Commission - Alice Holt | We really enjoyed the visit and it was a great experience for the children. Due to Covid Alice Holt were unable to run any activities for us as they would normally do. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Forestry Commission - Alice Holt | We really enjoyed our visit and the children learnt a lot while they were there. Due to Covid the Alice Holt staff weren't able to run any activities for us. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre | Such a well organised activity centre. The staff were fantastic and the children loved every activity! We had a really fun day out! | 14 July 2021 | |
| Redpoint Climbing Centre | 14 July 2021 | ||
| Cyclist Training Ltd & Velo Management Ltd | 14 July 2021 | ||
| York's CHOCOLATE Story | Covid rules had affected the overall experience - wasnt as good as previous years. | 14 July 2021 | |
| Twycross Zoo | Good venue, outcomes achieved. Shame the guided sessions were unavailable but out of their control due to COVID. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | Excellent day. Very attentive and professional staff. Well planned and executed workshops and smashing opportunity to explore the Move It Gallery. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Mountain Monkeys Ltd | Late arrival due to traffic, compounded by the fact that the climbing wall was unable to be driven to the desired location at the school, despite google maps of the school being shared with MM. A secondary location had to be found which cut into the time allowed. Next, there was limited equipment available which meant that 31 children had to wait to share 5 bows, which would have been ideal if, as intended we could have split into 4 groups, but due to the limited numbers of instructors that arrived we had to stay as one large group for the morning activities. The lead instructor was knowledgeable and able, the more junior instructor struggled to lead archery with the whole group. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Suffolk Owl Sanctuary | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Mountain Monkeys Ltd | Very confident and knowledgeable instructor. Arrived early, set up the area before the activity commenced. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | A good day out. Student were, on the whole, very well behaved. Groups went around the Zoo with staff members and some groups got to see the bird show which was very good. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Flatford Mill | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | The staff were attentive. Workshops were very well organised and run. The children really enjoyed them and the opportunity to explore the Move It gallery. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Challenge Academy - Baggeridge Adventure Hub | Today was an excellent experience for staff and pupils alike. The activities were well-planned, engaging and spread accordingly throughout the day. Staff gave clear instructions and supported pupils well to challenge and support them. Really would recommend to others! | 13 July 2021 | |
| Carlton Marshes - Suffolk Wildlife Trust | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Pensthorpe Natural Park | Great site to visit | 13 July 2021 | |
| Girlguiding UK Waddow Hall | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Flamingo Land Zoo | Fun and exciting. Beware of long queues | 13 July 2021 | |
| YHA Lulworth Cove | 13 July 2021 | ||
| SEA LIFE Weymouth | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Staffordshire | Excellent visit to promote team work and communication in preparation for transition to secondary school. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Home Farm - Goodwood | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Cobnor Activities Centre Trust | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Peak Activity Services - Astbury Water Sports Centre | Very friendly, professional and flexible staff team | 13 July 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Bembridge, Isle of Wight | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens | Outstanding day out - talks were superb, lots of open areas to wander around, plenty of space, lots of available seating for eating. Superbly helpful staff. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | The assessors were brilliant and ensure students were safe at all times. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | Wilderness were great but some of the routes planned were far too long for a Bronze award. On day 1 some of the students were hiking for 9 hours, which is a Gold day. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Go Ape Alexandra Palace Continuous Belay Course | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Hesley Wood Activity Centre | Instructors were professional and the site was well maintained and clean. Activities were appropriate and all our children enjoyed the trip! | 13 July 2021 | |
| Longtown Outdoor Learning Trust | Pupils had a fantastic time. A very well run event. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Flamingo Land Zoo | Lots of the big rides were closed which made the ques very long on the ones that were open. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd | The students really enjoyed the day. Only comment I have is that people smoke inside the park and while waiting to go on rides. | 13 July 2021 | |
| Drayton Manor Resort (Day Visits) | The park was well set up and suitable for the age group that we took. Food outlets are expensive. | 13 July 2021 | |
| BXM Expeditions | 13 July 2021 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | Absolutely amazing, could not ask for better | 13 July 2021 | |
| Mill on the Brue | Good activities; mixed ability instructors with varying levels of group management understanding and control | 13 July 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | Having been told that many enclosures were open (a day before the visit), many were in fact closed. Some enclosed spaces- (iguana and lemurs) were open, and some open air spaces (giraffe walk) was closed. I therefore assume this was not for Covid reasons. 4 schools were visiting that day and we had to avoid numerous gardening vehicles driving on the walkways. The website stated that morning that the Eureka exhibit was open, it was not! On arrival, I asked for confirmation that the bird display was showing at 11.30 and was told we could go at 11.30,12.30, or 2.30. On arrival at the arena at 11.30, the sign clearly stated shows at 12.30 or 2.30. Because of this, and the fact that the gates were shut, we assumed there was no show at 11.30. This was not the case- I had not been told that the show at 11.30 was for schools and was not advertised to the public. Thankfully they squeezed us in at 12.30. The children loved it though, so not all bad. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | The residential to Bushcraft provided an unforgettable experience for the children. Food and dietary requirements were carefully managed. Children were adequately supervised when they took part in adventurous bushcraft activities. | 12 July 2021 | |
| RHS Garden Hyde Hall | Great venue. The staff are really helpful. Children really enjoyed the day. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Wildwood Kent | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | Great day which students really enjoyed. | 12 July 2021 | |
| YHA Malham | Accommodation, food etc. was suitable. A suitable place is available for teaching and suitable and safe areas available for field work within comfortable walking distance. Staff were very helpful. We have booked again for next year. | 12 July 2021 | |
| PGL Windmill Hill | 12 July 2021 | ||
| National White Water Centre | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Walesby Forest | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | Great day out, the children enjoyed every minute | 12 July 2021 | |
| PGL Little Canada | Absolutely amazing trip! | 12 July 2021 | |
| Kingswood Staffordshire | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Staffordshire | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Trust | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Wilderness Expertise | The Team at Wilderness were friendly and approachable, accommodating our last minute changes which enabled a fantastic trip to take place. Both boys and staff enjoyed the experience which we have been so keen to make happen after the disappointments of the past 18 months. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Hesketh Farm Park | A fantastic school trip at Hesketh Farm with Reception children. The organisation was excellent, the staff were very friendly and the many farm activities were brilliant. The children and adult loved every moment of the trip and learnt so much about the animals and daily life on a farm. The children had lots of first time experiences and loved every second. Thank you for having us. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Kingswood West Runton | 12 July 2021 | ||
| Science Museum | Easy to access with group of pupils, staff helpful. Museum was fairly quiet so easy to social distance and for pupils to easily move about the museum. Picnic area was large to easy to accommodate a large number of pupils at lunch time. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | An excellent experience for all ages. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Grafham Water Centre | There were a few issues related to food - catering staff on the first night were agency staff and not enough fish finger meals were provided, meaning some children and all staff had to eat the left over vegetarian option. Feedback given to GWC directly. | 12 July 2021 | |
| Peak District National Park Authority | 12 July 2021 |