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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Learning Centre | Really well organised and knowledgeable staff | 23 July 2021 | |
| Walesby Forest | Great activities and leaders. Accomodation is basic but adequate. Children enjoyed this residential especially the water activities on the lake and the open-air swimming pool. | 23 July 2021 | |
| Magna Science Centre | An excellent place to take any KS2 children - highly recommended! | 23 July 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | 23 July 2021 | ||
| Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre | The instructors were knowledgeable and knew how to engage the children. Everyone was reminded of the rules, especially the safety rules | 23 July 2021 | |
| Wayahead Training | A wonderful DofE Weekend working with highly trained staff from Wayahead,who go above and beyond to build excellent relationships with the students and staff at North Bromsgrove High. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | A fantastic experience for children of all primary ages to observe wild animals and discuss what would be their natural habitat, continents of the worlds they are native to and how they have adapted to differing climates. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 22 July 2021 | ||
| PGL Bawdsey Manor | 22 July 2021 | ||
| PGL Boreatton Park | 22 July 2021 | ||
| A to Z Expeditions | 22 July 2021 | ||
| Land and Wave | Well organised and enjoyable. Only 3 portaloos between 58 (including 6 adults) was not ideal. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | very good as ever - clean facilities and lots of space. Fire pits for all sites | 22 July 2021 | |
| Norfolk Gliding Club | Excellent day of gliding with friendly and knowledgeable instruction | 22 July 2021 | |
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Well organised, helpful and the children really enjoyed it. | 22 July 2021 | |
| West Leeds Activity Centre | 22 July 2021 | ||
| West Leeds Activity Centre | 22 July 2021 | ||
| Barleylands Farm | Very well organised day. The staff were well-prepared and understood the curiosity and interest of the children. Everywhere was clean an tidy and there were plenty of sanitising stations and hand-washing facilities around the farm . Our children really enjoyed the little stories about some of the animals and had a fabulous day. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | Fantastic venue ,that fitted our Duke of Edinburgh needs perfectly. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre | 22 July 2021 | ||
| Lodge Hill Trust | Great venue for taking students and super safe. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Ferny Crofts Scout Activity Centre | Excellent campsite. Very pleased with the staff and facilities. | 22 July 2021 | |
| Cannon Hall Farm | 22 July 2021 | ||
| Bowles Outdoor Centre | Fantastic fun with great staff members. The children loved all of the activities that they did and they were encouraged to push themselves. | 22 July 2021 | |
| PGL Liddington | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Hertfordshire Zoo | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Trust | Provide an opportunity for children who have grown up in an urban environment to experience the outdoors through exploration. | 21 July 2021 | |
| Laserzone | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Beaudesert Outdoor Activity Centre | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | A lovely trip for the Reception children to go on! | 21 July 2021 | |
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | The children had an amazing day even the children who were keen on going on the rides! | 21 July 2021 | |
| Peat Rigg Outdoor Training Centre | Everything from start to finish was well planned, enjoyable, safe and efficient. We have booked for next year. | 21 July 2021 | |
| Learn Outdoors | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Learn Outdoors | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Learn Outdoors | 21 July 2021 | ||
| Wilderness Expertise | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Mount Batten Centre | Very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Competent first aid when needed. Extreme heat taken into consideration and adaptations made including provision of extra water, suncream breaks and the movement of some activities into the shade with fans. | 20 July 2021 | |
| Go Ape Temple Newsam Continuous Belay Course | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Wingham Wildlife Park, Canterbury | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Hollowford Centre | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Banham Zoo | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Hautbois | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Weardale Adventures | Tone and manner of some instructors was not suitable for our children. Not clear about procedure for attending - consent forms were not taken with us however we were not told that these were needed. There was no pre-visit check. | 20 July 2021 | |
| Kingswood Dearne Valley | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Mount Batten Centre | Very well organised. | 20 July 2021 | |
| Carymoor Environmental Trust | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Go Ape Normanby Hall Continuous Belay Course | Great fun and well run event. | 20 July 2021 | |
| Cadbury World | 20 July 2021 | ||
| The Horstead Centre | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Caldecotte Xperience | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | Fantastic trip, very well organised and a lot of fun for the children whilst providing them with facts about Great Yarmouth seaside. Staff were all very engaging and helpful. | 20 July 2021 | |
| Norfolk Gliding Club | excellent and well organised | 20 July 2021 | |
| Haden Hill Leisure Centre | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Rochester Cathedral Education Centre | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | it was a long day but the kids loved it | 20 July 2021 | |
| Paccar Scout Camp | Paccar being a new site was a bit of an unknown and we were concerned it would match other sites we had been on that the upkeep was not so good. We were pleasantly surprised. There was a good staff presence and were really helpful with all required. We have booked again for September and look forward to Tomahawk throwing!! | 20 July 2021 | |
| Marston Vale Forest Centre | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Barnstondale Centre | Well organised, especially in the current climate | 20 July 2021 | |
| Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Go Ape Alexandra Palace Continuous Belay Course | Students enjoyed the experience very much and were encouraged to push themselves out of their comfort zone. | 20 July 2021 | |
| Port Sunlight Museum | 20 July 2021 | ||
| Harlow Carr Gardens | Super grounds with lots to explore. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Girlguiding UK Waddow Hall | As other children were on site, some aspects of organisation didn't run quite as smoothly e.g being unclear which area we were using for the campfire. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Kingswood Trust | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Trust | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Holkham Enterprises | Great day | 19 July 2021 | |
| Holkham Enterprises | Excellent providers of outdoor education | 19 July 2021 | |
| Holkham Enterprises | Excellent providers of outdoor education | 19 July 2021 | |
| Holkham Enterprises | Great time | 19 July 2021 | |
| Holkham Enterprises | Happy to change date due to their staff shortages | 19 July 2021 | |
| Holkham Enterprises | Excellent organistion and a good day had by all | 19 July 2021 | |
| SSG ACTIVITIES - THE LESLIE SELL ACTIVITY CENTRE | Well organised day - activities more appropriate for year 4 than year 6 in my opinion. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Sayers Croft Outdoor Learning Centre | Friendly staff, exciting and challenging activities. A fun day out. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Greenlands Farm Village | It was a very well organised and educational visit. The team that looked after us and discussed/showed us the animals were wonderful. A special mention to Jane who was fantastic with our children and kept them all thoroughly engaged. | 19 July 2021 | |
| HYMB - Herts Young Mariners Base | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Grosvenor Hall | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | All fantastic but took over an hour to receive all children's lunches. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Magna Science Centre | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | Staff were extremely helpful, great site for DofE camping with good routes | 19 July 2021 | |
| Go Ape Crawley Continuous Belay Course | We were on the Tree top adventure which was suitable for year 7 and 8, however the year 9/10 students never found this challenging. I have spoken to Go Ape and said that were not told prior to going that this is the course we would be completing. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Hagg Farm Outdoor Education Centre | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Hagg Farm Outdoor Education Centre | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | The trip had to be cancelled as staff at Whitwell were self-isolating due to Covid. We will rebook for next academic year. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | The trip had to be cancelled as staff at Whitwell were self-isolating due to Covid. We will rebook for next academic year. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Pensthorpe Natural Park | Our first visit but we will definitely be returning...excellent venue | 19 July 2021 | |
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | An excellent day, well planned activities, knowledgeable and helpful staff | 19 July 2021 | |
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | An excellent day, well planned activities, knowledgeable and helpful staff | 19 July 2021 | |
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Warwick Castle | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | Staff were responsive and very helpful. The venue is also a great educational place. | 19 July 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | 19 July 2021 | ||
| PGL Marchants Hill | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Thorpe Park | Long queues to get in and on the rides but the children all had a great time | 19 July 2021 | |
| Go Ape Thetford Continuous Belay Course | 19 July 2021 | ||
| Cadbury World | 19 July 2021 |