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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aireborough Leisure Centre | 24 June 2021 | ||
| Englefield Estate | Strict Covid risk assessments and well-informed staff, clearly defined paths and areas made this superb. Great separate toilet facilities and breaks between sessions menat little queuing. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Conkers Discovery | A really well laid out place with exciting activities. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | Spent a long time there. The pupils enjoyed the different attractions alongside the animals. This includes 2 different play parks and the bird shows were enjoyed by all. | 23 June 2021 | |
| The Venture Centre | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens | We had a most enjoyable day. The keepers gave really interesting and inspiring talks and there was a wonderful variety of animal life to keep our students interested. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Delamere Forest Park | Good for longer walks and outdoor education | 23 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Epping Forest Field Study Centre | Excellent | 23 June 2021 | |
| Lancashire Wildlife Trust | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Nettlecombe Court | The tuition provided by Mark was outstanding. He pushed the students to think for themselves and curate effective investigation titles and design frameworks. The food was very good - some delicious suppers including lasagna and chicken pie. Some other meals were a little more disappointing e.g. jacket potatoes without butter. The standard of cleaning was very good, although we struggled with loo paper for the last 24 hours of the trip. Overall, the staff we saw could not have been more helpful. The students really enjoyed themselves and we are hopeful for excellent NEA outcomes. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | I would recommend that more staff came on the trip to increase the ration. The reason being that we were eligible for Fast Track as we are a SEMH Provision. This meant that the student were not able to go off on their own. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Robinwood Activity centre - Barhaugh Hall | 23 June 2021 | ||
| PGL Liddington | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | Well planned out | 23 June 2021 | |
| Fairplay Outdoor Education Centre | Excellent organisation and safety in place for covid precautions. Excellent staff who motivated pupils and were flexible. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Wayahead Training | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Burwell House | 23 June 2021 | ||
| The Blackpool Tower | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd | 23 June 2021 | ||
| Royal Armouries Museum | I would definitely recommend the Royal Armouries to others. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | Excellent activities dekivered by excellent instructors. | 23 June 2021 | |
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | An excellent trip for our year 8 pupils. The activities were challenging at the correct levels and the 'Challenge by choice' very much in evidence. The staff at the Centre were excellent and had the pupils all fully engaged throughout the trip | 23 June 2021 | |
| Willowburn Sports Centre | Excellent communication from the start. The swimming team have been excellent throughout our sessions. | 22 June 2021 | |
| Banham Zoo | CEO was really friendly and made our day an excellent experience for staff and children alike! | 22 June 2021 | |
| Colchester Zoo | Excellent venue, great loos for little ones! Experience talk worthwhile | 22 June 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Juniper Hall | 22 June 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Activity Centre - The Old School | 22 June 2021 | ||
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | Queues very long for the main attractions, despite Covid reducing visitor numbers | 22 June 2021 | |
| Caldecotte Xperience | Good provision of activities. Instructors were clear and knew what they were doing: plenty of games were introduced to keep each activity fast paced. Only negative was that there were no clear instructions on arrival - a member of staff arrived just after us and said she was meant to greet us and would be out shortly but never re-appeared. Groups had to make their way from the central arrival point to the location of the first activities. | 22 June 2021 | |
| Caldecotte Xperience | Children really enjoyed their day. Instructors were all positive with the children. Children had a fun day of activities. | 22 June 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | Staff were kind, knowledgeable and very helpful. | 22 June 2021 | |
| PGL Caythorpe Court | Brilliant accommodation, activities, instructors and food | 22 June 2021 | |
| PGL Windmill Hill | The children had an amazing time! The staff on site are very accommodating and support the children throughout! There is a wide assortment of activities for all to get involved in! | 22 June 2021 | |
| PGL Windmill Hill | An enjoyable centre with an impressive range of outdoor activities to suit our children. Their staff are genuinely happy to help and are always encouraging the children to join in. Our only grumbles are sometimes the lack of thought in regard to logistics - raft building as first activity when no rooms are ready made changing afterwards interesting! Also it can be difficult to communicate coherently with Head Office/admin teams as often you get through to a different person each time, it would be much better if one person was assigned to each party! | 22 June 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 22 June 2021 | ||
| Chatham Historic Dockyard | 22 June 2021 | ||
| Foxburrow Farm - Suffolk Wildlife Trust | Well planned by expert leader, Emma. Perfect timings and location | 22 June 2021 | |
| Stibbington Centre (formerly CEES) | Great day - great learning - thank you | 22 June 2021 | |
| Stibbington Centre (formerly CEES) | Positive learning experience, staff & pupils enjoyed their day | 22 June 2021 | |
| 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 |