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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Coal Mining Museum for England | 18 March 2020 | ||
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | Activity leader (Katie) has delivered another outstanding learning experience. | 17 March 2020 | |
| Hyde Park Learning Centre | Excellent venue and curriculum. The staff are very knowledgeable and great at handling our class. | 17 March 2020 | |
| Touchstones Rochdale | 17 March 2020 | ||
| Hooke Court | 17 March 2020 | ||
| Twycross Zoo | Mustafa from Palm and Andrada from Cedar both absent. Washed hands regularly and used hand sanitizer when available. | 17 March 2020 | |
| National Marine Aquarium | Good pre information. | 17 March 2020 | |
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | Excellent service as usual | 17 March 2020 | |
| Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | A day enjoyed by staff and students - plenty of engaging activities that directly linked with our Media curriculum. | 17 March 2020 | |
| Frank Chapman Centre | Excellent Staff and a good week was had by all, with the activities they had arranged. | 17 March 2020 | |
| The Horstead Centre | 17 March 2020 | ||
| Calshot Activities Centre | The centre was brilliant, engaging activities and the thing that helped it so much was the staff. All three instructors were outstanding with the kids. The only thing which was a downside was the cold inside the activity hangers, but this is beyond their control. Highly recommended. | 17 March 2020 | |
| PGL Little Canada | Excellent, friendly and supportive staff. Concerns/queries (minor) were dealt with promptly. | 16 March 2020 | |
| Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium | Fabulous workshop on rockets Great planetarium show brilliant exhibts | 16 March 2020 | |
| Eureka | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | Excellent organisation and assistance from Halsbury Travel. | 16 March 2020 | |
| Stonehenge | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Sovereign Education | Had difficulty getting enough hand-outs for the group. Furthermore we had issues with the content of one of the speakers and whether their views were appropriate for the age-group. This will be given as feedback via the Sovereign form. | 16 March 2020 | |
| Select School Travel | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Dartmoor Zoological Park | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Dartmoor Zoological Park | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Dartmoor Zoological Park | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Inverness Leisure Centre | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Epping Forest | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Epping Forest Field Study Centre | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Banham Zoo | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Center Parcs - Elveden Forest | Very accommodating for our group. Provided accessible beds and mobile hoists. | 16 March 2020 | |
| Hellene Travel | Hellene travel were excellent at helping us through a difficult time due to the Coronavirus. They kept us updated and the travel app Vamoos was really helpful to use. | 16 March 2020 | |
| The Raptor Foundation | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Cragside Estate | Helpful and understanding of needs. | 16 March 2020 | |
| Mountain Monkeys Ltd | Instructors are brilliant with our learners and very accommodating for their different needs and emotions. The activities are well planned and safe and again amendments are made to accommodate learners with mobility issues | 16 March 2020 | |
| Outlook Expeditions Ltd | 16 March 2020 | ||
| St Fagans | 16 March 2020 | ||
| ZSL London Zoo | Excellent lectures relevant to A level biology | 16 March 2020 | |
| Acorn Travel Group Ltd. (Formerly The School Travel Company) | Generally very good, they asked for paperwork weeks before and then only said about a mistake on a passport 3 days before causing unnecessary stress. Was always someone to call when on trip. | 16 March 2020 | |
| Bletchley Park Trust | Excellent | 16 March 2020 | |
| Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust - College Lake Nature Reserve | 16 March 2020 | ||
| Wookey Hole Caves | Great | 15 March 2020 | |
| Burwardsley Outdoor Education Centre | 15 March 2020 | ||
| THE DEEP | Fab facilities and aquarium, workshop slightly disappointing. | 15 March 2020 | |
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park | 15 March 2020 | ||
| Butser Ancient Farm | 15 March 2020 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | There were unnecessary maps and documents (Re Ypres) included - even in the title of the final itinerary ! - for a place we had never planned to visit. | 15 March 2020 | |
| Chelmsford Athletics Sports Centre | 15 March 2020 | ||
| Standon Bowers Outdoor Education Centre | 15 March 2020 | ||
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | 15 March 2020 | ||
| Magna Science Centre | The trip was very successful for a number of reasons. The centre itself has lots to see and do and the quizzes provided beforehand were invaluable tools to keep the children engaged and focus their learning. The four different zones ensured a breadth of knowledge was covered. The workshop was well-led and the children were highly engaged. Many of the activities had been covered beforehand in class. It might have been useful to have more detailed scientific explanations during the workshop or even further learning challenges to be completed back in the classroom. (This is just a suggestion). Some of the activities in the 'fire' zone were out of order which was a little disappointing. | 15 March 2020 | |
| European Study Tours | Excellent service throughout: very efficient communication during the preparation period and good support whilst on tour | 14 March 2020 | |
| Magna Science Centre | Students enjoyed the day. The provider itinerary was useful and the provider led workshops were exciting. | 14 March 2020 | |
| Magna Science Centre | Students enjoyed the day. The provider itinerary was useful and the provider led workshops were exciting. | 14 March 2020 | |
| The Living Rainforest | Good trip, lots of facts given by the tour guides. Lacking in toilet and wash facilities but overall a good trip. | 14 March 2020 | |
| Scarborough Art Gallery | 14 March 2020 | ||
| Discover the World Ltd | 14 March 2020 | ||
| Discover the World Ltd | 14 March 2020 | ||
| The Adventure Learning Charity - Green Park | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Cambridge Arts Theatre | fantastic - welcoming and helpful | 13 March 2020 | |
| Eureka | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Museum of Liverpool | 13 March 2020 | ||
| WST Travel Ltd | 13 March 2020 | ||
| WST Travel Ltd | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Norwich RFC | Great organistaion | 13 March 2020 | |
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | The visit gave our children an excellent interactive experience with their history topic the Romans. It heavily influenced the learning that was completed upon return. | 13 March 2020 | |
| Fleming Park Leisure Centre | Excellent | 13 March 2020 | |
| Holocaust Educational Trust | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Inspiresport | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Magna Science Centre | pupils had lots of time on each station | 13 March 2020 | |
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | Fabulous setting, activities and staff. | 13 March 2020 | |
| Travelbound | Easy to use, informative and flexible when booking. Kept informed throughout. When 1 student needed a visa they were really helpful and supplied lots of the required documents. Throughout the trip I was kept informed of what was happening. All guides were professional, knowledgeable and passionate about where we were visiting. | 13 March 2020 | |
| NST Travel Group | 13 March 2020 | ||
| Beaudesert Outdoor Activity Centre | Excellent place with basic facilities which provided an adequate outdoor challenge to our pupils. | 13 March 2020 | |
| Select School Travel | Excellent. Clear preferential treatment pre/during/post trip. Highly recommend. Links through the staff helped SIGNIFICANTLY. | 13 March 2020 | |
| Plymouth Life Centre | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Blackburn Cathedral | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Hereford Cathedral | Great venue for a community musical event. Thanks to HCS for organising. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Tamworth Snow Dome | Good facility. Everything in one place. Safe facility with good instructors. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Coventry Transport Museum | A very enjoyable trip and where the students were able to learn about Our diverse planet (British science week) through travel and transport. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Leeds Grand Theatre | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Leeds Grand Theatre | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Leeds Grand Theatre | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Wakehurst Place | Wakehurst Place was an excellent venue to take the children to learn about Plants for their Science topic. The grounds are beautiful and the staff / volunteers very knowledge and helpful in all regards. The selection of options available to choose from was substantial but the choices made through discussion fit the desired learning outcomes and were enjoyed by all. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Cragside Estate | Fantasic resource for learning about William Armstrong | 12 March 2020 | |
| Swansea Community Farm | 12 March 2020 | ||
| We The Curious | 12 March 2020 | ||
| JCA Condover Hall | An excellent weekend full of netball, plenty of activity for the pupils and lots of independence for them. Enjoyable meet up of Trust schools and seeing other Trust staff. Well looked after. An improvement in facilities with additional netball court, new accommodation block, covered areas for teams by the courts. Still very muddy around bottom site but they had been flooded the previous week. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | An interesting visit appropriate to the Romans Topic the children studied. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Whitlingham Adventure | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | A great safe and secure place for children to try new experiences. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | Hilltop is a great residential trip for KS2 children. The staff go to great lengths to cater for everyone, ensuring that we all have a brilliant time. | 12 March 2020 | |
| The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery | Excellent sessions delivered by very knowledgeable museum staff. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Stonehenge | We took part in the Neolithic Life sessions which were very well organised. We were met in the car park by a guide and led to the Education Room. The girls took part in various activities, mapping out the landscape, working how the stones were moved and dressing up in Stone Age- to Bronze Age costumes and handling artefacts. They then presented their findings to the class. Next they went out side and had a go at hazel wattle and daub fence building and weaving reed bracelets. Lastly we went into a reconstructed wattle and daub hut and ground flour and discussed daily life. The guides were excellent and really encouraging. In the afternoon we toured around the stones. The girls really immersed themselves into the activities and it was a very worthy trip. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Lea Green Learning and Development Centre | What a fantastic venue. Totally resourced and ready for our Post 16 to feel at home in. The staff were attentive and flexible and offered our students wonderful experiences. | 12 March 2020 | |
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | 12 March 2020 | ||
| THE DEEP | The venue was good. Little support around the venue from staff, and although the drivers had been provided with a free meal on the first two visits, this was denied them on the third visit. | 12 March 2020 |