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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford Botanic Garden | Fantastic and engaging educational workshop for KS1 - Roots, Shoots and Seeds. Beautiful grounds. Due to Covid restrictions, greenhouses still closed unfortunately. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Daerwynno Outdoor Centre | Excellent visit, all covid risk assessment adhered to. Engaging activities for the children, three activities in total throughout the day. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Cedar Gables Campsite | 17 June 2021 | ||
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | A fantastic venue which is well organised and Covid secure | 16 June 2021 | |
| PGL Boreatton Park | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | A fantastic oppertunity for pupils to develop team building but also overcome their fears such as heights. The pupils supported one another and learnt a vareity of new skills. The trip was well organised by staff and the centre themselves and was such a shame children didn't get the oppertunity to stay longer. Can't wait to go back again next year! | 16 June 2021 | |
| Durham Wildlife Trust | Great workshop - well planned and adapted for the needs of the children | 16 June 2021 | |
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | Very busy - only got on 3 proper rides. | 16 June 2021 | |
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Paccar Scout Camp | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | Actual visit was great - sorting out the COVID details beforehand was hard work with different messages from different people | 16 June 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | They were a good company and professional, however, I do think we could have offered the activities we did at school bar one. | 16 June 2021 | |
| The Mill Adventure Base | Fantastic place for a residential! They use every square metre of space to provide thrilling, adventurous activities for the children. Staff were very supportive, fun and experienced. Our children loved it! | 16 June 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | Considering we were one of the first groups to be using the site again the trip was good. The provision was good, students safety was well looked after however next time I would hope that some of the instructors were more positive and constructive in their feedback to the students. | 16 June 2021 | |
| Edgmond Hall Centre for Outdoor Learning | Facilities were very good, COVID procedures were excellent, staff were very welcoming, knowledgeable and brilliant with the kids. The administration and communication prior to the visit was fine. | 16 June 2021 | |
| Crucial Crew | Very important for life skills. | 16 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Kingston Maurward College | Helpful and supportive contact with the college to enable this visit to happen during these COVID times - very helpful for the students. | 16 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | Make sure to leave before high tide Instructors were .....r | 16 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | 16 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Liddington | 16 June 2021 | ||
| North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Mendip Activity Centre | 16 June 2021 | ||
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | 15 June 2021 | ||
| National Marine Aquarium | 15 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Marchants Hill | 15 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Liddington | All outcomes of the trip were met. The children took part in a range of enrichment activities that helped to develop their character education and virtues, specifically their resilience, courage, independence and cooperation. The range of activities was good and most instructors were enthusiastic, fun and engaging, encouraging children to take risks and step outside of their comfort zone. The accomodation was clean, tidy and acessible and met the needs of our group well. Our leaders Mark and Amelie were flexible and on hand to solve problems throughout the trip. Unfortunately, the communication and organisation from Liddington was quite poor. On arrival at the site, we were informed the our timings for each day were 30 minutes later. As a result, our activities were rushed and there was little to no down time for the children. To add to the time constraints, we were asked to return to our base (Ridgeway) in between every activity. This meant that we wasted a lot of time unnecessarily walking between bases, in turn, our activities were shorter and for some children this meant limited turns on activities such as abseiling or height limitations/restrictions on activities such as Jacob's Ladder. Some instructors clearly felt pressured by these time constraints and rushed through activities. As a result, some of children were not appropriately challenged or encouraged to take risks. Our group has particularly complex needs including physical disabilities, medical needs, autism and anxiety. Excessive walking in hot weather with no down time has significant implications for these children, some missed evening activities as they were simply too tired to continue. Dietary requirements in our group were complex and EHPS staff visited the site previous to trip to discuss these needs. Despite this previsit, numerous emails and a meeting with the site chef, the food required for a child needing to be tube fed, was not prepared and ready in time for meals. For a child who also sufferers from autism this was an extremely stressful experience. Food was varied at the site. For some meals, the site ran out of food such as mash potato on the sausage and mash evening and chicken burgers for our final lunch. This reduced the choice substantially and meant that our children had chips with every evening meal. Despite providing a room plan, bedding was not provided in all rooms and we had no hot water for the first day and half of our trip. These problems however were sorted quickly and efficiently. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 15 June 2021 | ||
| Heatree Activity Centre | Brilliant site, brilliant staff, brilliant activities as always. | 15 June 2021 | |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor | Workshop and staff from Rosemoor were fabulous with our children | 15 June 2021 | |
| PGL Liddington | Outcomes of our visit were met. All children took part in engaging activities which encouraged resilience, independence and resilience. The children thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Communication and organisation from Liddington could be improved. Our itinerary and schedule for each day was altered on arrival consequently leaving less time for activities. Our days felt a very rushed with very little down time for the children. Excessive and in some cases unnecessary walking between activities was tiring for a group with additional needs. Dietary requirements were not met adequately and the site ran out of certain foods during our stay meaning our options were limited. Most instructors were enthusiastic and challenged the children, encouraging them to step outside of their comfort zones however some were too preoccupied with time constraints and this limited the children's experiences. Additional larger harnesses were required and were not provided, these needed to be asked for at each activity and a disability harness could not be used due to it not passing an inspection. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | Staff so helpful and knowledgeable and so welcoming after the past few months of COVID disruption. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Aylmerton Outdoor Education Centre | Very well organised and COVID friendly | 15 June 2021 | |
| PGL Windmill Hill | Great place for Year 6 residential trip. Food excellent. | 15 June 2021 | |
| American Museum | 15 June 2021 | ||
| National Water Sports Centre | Brilliant set-up. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Peak District National Park Authority | Well maintained paths and very good signposting. Litter free. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Warning Zone | Vital life lessons as children prepare to transition to Secondary School. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Whitemoor Lakes | This was a great trip. It was well organised and ran withy brilliant COVID safety in place. | 15 June 2021 | |
| Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | 15 June 2021 | ||
| Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | 15 June 2021 | ||
| Barnstondale Centre | Very well organised - Covid secure. Activities were well planned and explained for the children | 15 June 2021 | |
| The Kepplewray Centre | Brilliant experience. Great staff. Super activities. | 14 June 2021 | |
| Robinwood Activity Centre - The Old School | Excellent - covid safe | 14 June 2021 | |
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 14 June 2021 | ||
| Knowsley Safari Park | 14 June 2021 | ||
| Whitlingham Adventure | 14 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Liddington | Excellent activities, resources and facilities. Very accommodating staff and activities are safe and well-run. Head Office organisation was a problem this year (during COVID) but the after-service and compensation received has been good. | 14 June 2021 | |
| The Climbing Hangar | 14 June 2021 | ||
| Durham University - Oriental Museum | Good mixture just not a lot relating to our current topic. | 14 June 2021 | |
| PGL Osmington Bay | Fabulous week away for Y6 residential trip. | 14 June 2021 | |
| PGL Boreatton Park | Very friendly staff, great service, brilliant combination of activities. | 14 June 2021 | |
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | 14 June 2021 | ||
| Nant BH Outdoor Education Centre | 14 June 2021 | ||
| Go Ape Alexandra Palace Continuous Belay Course | Well organised and suitable course for mixed ability. Staff were helpful and supportive. | 14 June 2021 | |
| Grafham Water Centre | 13 June 2021 | ||
| Woolley Firs Environmental Education Centre | Exceptionally well organised activities. Knowledgeable staff. Good facilities. | 13 June 2021 | |
| Canterbury Cathedral | 13 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Marchants Hill | A excellent week. We stayed in a lovely new accommodation block - exclusive use for our school. Activities all well organised. All covid safety procedures in place. | 13 June 2021 | |
| Layer Marney Outdoors | The activity leaders were engaging and knowledgeable. The venue was stunning and we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves. The children were captivated and had a fantastic day out consolidating their learning about Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. I would highly recommend LMT! | 13 June 2021 | |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses | An excellent visit to support our science and geography work. Workshop was great and enthusiastically delivered. Children really enjoyed the day. Super communication from James, the education manager. | 13 June 2021 | |
| Farms for City Children - Nethercott | 13 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Caythorpe Court | The majority of staff (activity, groupies and catering) are exceptional in their knowledge and understanding of working with children. However, a couple of members of staff need to develop understanding of how to communicate appropriately and effectively with younger children. (ie talking too quickly to explain new and unusual procedures, shouting at children aggressively) | 13 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Bradwell | We had a fantastic week, thank you. | 13 June 2021 | |
| Twycross Zoo | 11 June 2021 | ||
| Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre | 11 June 2021 | ||
| Mendip Activity Centre | 11 June 2021 | ||
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | Fantastic trip, enjoyed by all. Covid regulations were in place and explained prior to visit, along with one way systems highlighted around the park. All staff were friendly and helpful and responded to queries promptly. | 11 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | Although it seems most of the students had an enjoyable day, there were some things that proved unhelpful which were different to our last visit (possibly because of Covid). There was a very long queue to even get through security and the turnstiles and very little done to accommodate school groups (no separate entrance). By the time the students got through the turnstiles after 50 minutes of queuing, they were impatient to get going and reluctant to wait to do the proper register once inside - however I will let future visit leaders going on this trip from our school that group leaders should hold onto students tickets until after the security. One member of staff asked students to wear masks whilst queueing as we were so close together, but it was impossible to social distance (although I appreciate there are limitations to what staff can do). The dome area had changed since my last visit and was the meeting point, but no seating area was available, which made it difficult for staff. I will let future group leaders know that there is a picnic bench area not far away, which will be a better place to have staff seated throughout the visit. Our trip was marred by some students arriving very late at the end of the day. Initially we had been told the park was open until 5, and so the meeting time was 4:45, and we expected that a few students might straggle back a few minutes late, however, Thorpe Park then advertised staying open until 6, but it was too late for us to amend details and confirm permission with all parents, so the students felt like they were missing out on time - had we known, we would have asked them to meet us at 5:45. | 11 June 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 11 June 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Peak Venture | Excellent day at Kingswood - well organised. Thunder started during day whilst activities in progress, activities immediately stopped by leaders and could not resume until go ahead had been obtained that it was safe to continue. | 11 June 2021 | |
| Glen Brook Camp Site | Excellent as usual. | 11 June 2021 | |
| Glen Brook Camp Site | Excellent venue for DofE and a great location. | 11 June 2021 | |
| Anderton Centre | 11 June 2021 | ||
| Muddy Education | Brilliant opportunities for all children. Safe COVID practises in place. Wonderful environment. | 10 June 2021 | |
| Hudnall Park Outdoor Centre | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Marwell Wildlife | The instructors around the zoo were very useful and gave the children some super information about each of the animals. We managed to see all the animals on our visit. | 10 June 2021 | |
| Newbiggin Maritime Centre | We did not use this it was just used for toilets but this was not needed. However, we really appreciate the centre being available if we needed it. | 10 June 2021 | |
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | The experience for the children was thoroughly enjoyable and educational. Their follow up work was of a high quality. Brought History to life | 10 June 2021 | |
| Mount Batten Centre | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Horizon Leisure Centre | Excellent COVID safety measures in place. Instructors were knowledgeable and coached individuals appropriately. Clean facilities. | 10 June 2021 | |
| Lodge Hill Trust | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Epping Forest Field Study Centre | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Awesome Walls | Very welcoming staff, who took time to explain how things worked and kept the groups attention with very informative but easy to follow demonstrations. Martyn was understanding of the needs of this challenging group and provided a fun session for everyone | 10 June 2021 | |
| Skreens Park Activity Centre | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Cross Lanes Activity Centre | Excellent provision with the safety and wellbeing of pupils at the heart of all they do. | 10 June 2021 | |
| Dinosaur Adventure | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Activity centre - Barhaugh Hall | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Laches Wood Outdoor Education Centre | 10 June 2021 | ||
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | A well organised and run day learning about life in Neolithic Britain. | 10 June 2021 | |
| Mount Batten Centre | The staff were friendly, knowledgeable and great with the children. However, the timings were not accurate meaning we spent more time on archery and far less than anticipated on the water. | 09 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Harlow | They are a great team and are great with the young people, getting them engaged with the activity, encouragement and explaining what they need to do. | 09 June 2021 | |
| Gilbert Whites House and Gardens | 09 June 2021 | ||
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | There is always a lot of time spent waiting around and the time needs to be more structured with tasks. Also some of the tasks lacked energy and enthusiasm from the group leaders. The wall climbing was excellent and was the high light of the trip. | 09 June 2021 | |
| Cyclist Training Ltd | The instructors were very impressive and understood the levels and the needs of the pupils and adapted the training accordingly. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the day and it was a huge benefit to them. | 09 June 2021 | |
| BXM Expeditions | The instructors were friendly and well trained, ensuring the students could safely navigate their routes. Supervision was not as thorough as we would have liked on the first day knowing the local area. BXM could benefit from sending more instructors. | 09 June 2021 | |
| Chichester Harbour Conservancy Education Service | Activities led by CHC staff. Staff extremely knowledgeable and enhanced the experience for the children. | 09 June 2021 | |
| PGL Marchants Hill | The children and staff had an amazing time at PGL | 09 June 2021 |