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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGL Osmington Bay | 22 June 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Trust | 22 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Liddington | 22 June 2021 | ||
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | Very memorable, the staff made the trip. They made it educational and fun. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Bletchley Park Trust | A well organised day with lots to do. | 21 June 2021 | |
| PGL Boreatton Park | Excellent staff on site. PGL Head Office not as helpful before going and some poor communication between them and the Centre. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | The park was running at a reduced visitor capacity which made the day more accessible to the children. Facilities were clean and tidy. Staff who we spoke to about the animals were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Wayahead Training | 21 June 2021 | ||
| Wayahead Training | 21 June 2021 | ||
| Banham Zoo | Year 4 experienced a wonderful day out at Banham Zoo on Thursday 10th June. They were able to explore the habitats, conservation projects and animals across the world. We have since completed several pieces of follow up work on the trip and it was well worth the visit. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | Students ....... | 21 June 2021 | |
| No Limits Development | Fantastic instructors provided who were knowledgeable and great with the students. Communication and planning was generally good with No Limits, although a few key aspects were left very last minute which was a little concerning at the time - although it all turned out fine. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Martin Mere | GREAT TRIP ONCE WE WERE THERE! LOTS OF LEARNING TOOK PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN. ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THE COACH WAS TOO SMALL SO TOOK TIME TO SORT IT WHICH HAD A KNOCK ON EFFECT FOR THE DAY. CLASS TEACHERS TO RESEARCH CLOSER TRIPS TO OPTIMISE TIME. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Nettlecombe Court | Excellent provider as usual. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Arete Outdoor Centre | 21 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Marchants Hill | Very good but there are some things that need working on. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | Banham is a fantastic location for a wide variety of subjects, from Science to Business. The staff are friendly and well informed. It gave our students a good opportunity to understand a social enterprise rather than a standard profit making business. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Frank Chapman Centre | Staff are so welcoming and friendly whilst maintaining professionalism. The activities and itinerary for the day were pitched perfectly for the group we took. | 21 June 2021 | |
| PGL Bawdsey Manor | All aspects of the provision were excellent: friendly and supportive staff, well-organised and interestingsessions, well-organised meal times and varied menus, clean and well-organised accommodation. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre | Excellent trip, as always. Professional instructors, good value for money. | 21 June 2021 | |
| ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | 21 June 2021 | ||
| Thorpe Park | 21 June 2021 | ||
| Englefield Estate | 21 June 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Bradwell | The team were great with the pupils and the activities were well resourced and ran especially in light of all the restrictions we are working within. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Dunham Massey | The children and staff had a lovely, enjoyable day at Dunham Massey. The access to the site and activities were really suitable and the staff very helpful. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Hertfordshire Zoo | An excellent experience - the only slight issue for a big group is that there weren't many toilet cubicles so it took a while to get all the children through | 21 June 2021 | |
| Attenborough Nature Centre - Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust | Great day out children loved every minute of this trip. Well done to all the staff who helped make the day very enjoyable. | 21 June 2021 | |
| Wakehurst Place | 20 June 2021 | ||
| Skern Lodge | Good activities, issues dealt with quickly, possible Year 6 trip in the future. | 20 June 2021 | |
| Barnstondale Centre | Barnstondale had pleasant staff and we were well looked after. The instructors worked well with the children and were encouraging. The site has definitely improved since our last visit, and is secure. The organisation of parental drop off and pick ups was assisted by their staff and worked smoothly. The main reason it's 4/5 not 5/5 is that teh timetable we had been sent (with less than 36 hours to go) was changed while we were there , which then affected the places we'd been given on the site to use at designated times, which meant we then were left organising our time and location with the other schools present. | 20 June 2021 | |
| The Wiltshire Outdoor Learning Team | 19 June 2021 | ||
| Pioneer Sailing Trust | An amazing team who made the day engaging, educational and excellent in all respects for our classes! | 19 June 2021 | |
| Pioneer Sailing Trust | "The best school trip in 20 years!" | 19 June 2021 | |
| Pioneer Sailing Trust | Superb organisation and a fantastic team of knowledgeable and supportive staff who were wonderful at engaging the children and sharing their local knowledge. | 19 June 2021 | |
| PGL Liddington | Professional site. Food was fine apart from first night. Safety was a high priority on activities. Accommodation's layout was difficult to manage. | 19 June 2021 | |
| Wilderness Foundation UK | Excellent organisation. Staff were knowledgeable and took time to explain a range of nature-related topics to the children | 19 June 2021 | |
| PGL Marchants Hill | 19 June 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | Colomendy was a fantastic experience and the children loved learning new skills including how to work successfully as a team and conquering their fears (heights etc) | 19 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | 19 June 2021 | ||
| Beaumanor Activities | Staff are accommodating and the activity days work well with the children | 18 June 2021 | |
| RHS Garden Wisley | The children had a wonderful time on a guided session about trees. They were able to plant their own and had an informative talk before exploring trees outside. | 18 June 2021 | |
| HYMB - Herts Young Mariners Base | 18 June 2021 | ||
| HYMB - Herts Young Mariners Base | 18 June 2021 | ||
| Singing Paddles | The children had a great time, they had an educational talk on the estuary and its environment and then played some teambuilding games | 18 June 2021 | |
| Cadbury World | 18 June 2021 | ||
| Go Ape Temple Newsam Continuous Belay Course | 18 June 2021 | ||
| KidZania London | The entire visit was successful from beginning to end. The children were given numerous opportunities to roam around Kidzania freely and they reported feeling 'grown-up' and 'free'. They thoroughly enjoyed trying out different potential careers and the experience provided an excellent stimulus for follow up learning in school. I would definitely recommend this educational visit. | 18 June 2021 | |
| Parson House Outdoor Pursuit centre | Excellent instruction and, as always we were valued as a school by the provider. | 18 June 2021 | |
| Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre | 18 June 2021 | ||
| The Bushcraft Company - Castle Howard | Fantastic experience. Well organised and great activities that were engaging. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors | 17 June 2021 | ||
| Lodge Hill Trust | 17 June 2021 | ||
| The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum | The workshop was well thought out and engaging. The children learnt lots and enjoyed the experience. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Murton Park | Brilliant visit. Well organised and extremely useful our to curriculum. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Waterworld Festival Park | It's a long journey to Stoke on Trent from Milton Keynes, but Waterworld itself was fun. It's pretty small so no fear of losing anyone! Not all of the rides were open simultaneously which was disappointing because they didn't have enough rubber rings. Considering the cost, this shouldn't happen. The wave machine was good. The rides themselves were not disappointing when they were open. The outside area was enjoyable as the jacuzzi was out there (sit in the sun). Everyone enjoyed the day very much. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | The day was very well organised and facilities were excellent. All staff were patient, kind and fun with the children, meaning they had a fantastic day - thank you. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Audley End House & Gardens | 17 June 2021 | ||
| Go Ape Black Park Continuous Belay Course | 17 June 2021 | ||
| The Hill End Centre | A great campsite with excellent facilities and friendly, helpful staff. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | 17 June 2021 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Epping Forest | The day ran smoothly, and the course appropriately pitched and resourced for all students to participate safely. Staff were knowlegdable, giving clear guidance and instructions to pupils. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Peak District National Park Authority | Dovedale was beautiful and very well kept. There is no phone signal in the valley so perhaps emergency locations with payphone should be installed. Not all emergencies are 999 calls. Should we have had a problem we would have needed to contact our driver. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Chessington World of Adventures Resort | 17 June 2021 | ||
| East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre | Superb organisation, positive messages and clear and supportive instruction from the East Barnby staff. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Flamingo Land Zoo | Staff were brilliant from start to finish, getting us into the park and then resolving any issues that we had. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Nature Days | Dawn provides an extremely thorough service, supplying all resources for a well-planned fieldtrip. She leads the whole day, explaining every activity & task to pupils at a level they will understand. They are all involved in the day at every point & end up with accurate & thorough data on which to base their GCSE NEA Enquiry. | 17 June 2021 | |
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | Excellent organisation, great safety talks, respectful staff, amazing food | 17 June 2021 | |
| 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 |