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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cragside Estate | Children thoroughly enjoyed the maze, investigating a tadpole habitat and walking around the lake. This led to collecting tadpoles and nurturing them in class. | 14 May 2021 | |
| Cragside Estate | Beautiful venue with a large range of trails and different areas to explore. Staff at the venue very helpful. | 14 May 2021 | |
| Greenpower Education Trust | Excellent and a well run competition | 14 May 2021 | |
| Goodwood Motor Circuit | Excellent | 14 May 2021 | |
| WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre | They all had a great time and enjoyed seeing birds that they hadn't seen before. | 13 May 2021 | |
| The National Archives | Excellent | 13 May 2021 | |
| Round Ponds Adventure | Amazing day, packed with age appropriate activities. Well organised and structured. | 13 May 2021 | |
| Calshot Activities Centre | As always trips to Calshot are so well run and organised that it makes leading a trip there easy. Clear arrangements to make the trip as Covid safe as possible had been put in place. | 13 May 2021 | |
| Happy Valley | We never had time to visit, sorry. | 13 May 2021 | |
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | 12 May 2021 | ||
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | An outstanding provider. the care and encouragement the instructors give to the children is amazing. | 12 May 2021 | |
| Dragon Hall | 11 May 2021 | ||
| Carroty Wood | Very helpful, friendly and organised. Encourage all pupils in a kind and caring way. | 11 May 2021 | |
| Bradfield College Sports Complex | 11 May 2021 | ||
| Barleylands Farm | 11 May 2021 | ||
| Barleylands Farm | 11 May 2021 | ||
| The Magdalen Environmental Trust | 11 May 2021 | ||
| Museum of London Docklands | Covered everything we needed | 10 May 2021 | |
| PGL Liddington | Due to not being able to stay overnight due to Covid restrictions, we spent a day at PGL doing 4 activities. There was only 1 other school (smaller than our group). Never mixed with the other school - in fact hardly saw them. Instructors were excellent. Organisation was excellent. Packed lunch could have been more nutritional. | 10 May 2021 | |
| Haden Hill Leisure Centre | 10 May 2021 | ||
| Haden Hill Leisure Centre | 10 May 2021 | ||
| Sir Harold Hillier Gardens | This was a fantastic day due to the staff at Hilliers being so knowledgeable, passionate, energised and the activities being so educational for our children. | 07 May 2021 | |
| North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo | Superb throughout - from booking and through the visit. Fantastic communication, the zoo is a lovely place to visit. | 07 May 2021 | |
| North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo | Superb throughout - from booking and through the visit. Fantastic communication, the zoo is a lovely place to visit. | 07 May 2021 | |
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Although we only looked around the outside of the castle and didn't go in, the children got so much learning from the outside and the views of the city. | 06 May 2021 | |
| High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre Limited | Unable to go due to pandemic. | 06 May 2021 | |
| Runway's End Outdoor Centre | Such an amazing centre with dedicated, supportive and enthusiastic staff. The children were encouraged and challenged and enjoyed every minute of the trip! | 06 May 2021 | |
| Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre | A brilliant day had by all. Super friendly and helpful staff and management. | 05 May 2021 | |
| Learn Outdoors | This AAP is very professional and have excellently trained friendly instructors. | 05 May 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 05 May 2021 | ||
| Oaker Wood Leisure | The centre was well organised, with both classes using different facilities to remain in bubbles. Children were asked to sanitize between activities and staff were assigned to a group to limit contact with others. Staff were appropriate with masks and shields when needed but also still able to help children with the activities. | 05 May 2021 | |
| Sam Sykes Ltd | The training given on the day was well put together and this made the students more confident at the end of the day. The supervision of the groups by staff from Sam Sykes was really good and they were able to adapt the training content to the needs in the groups. | 04 May 2021 | |
| Caldecotte Xperience | 04 May 2021 | ||
| Nene Park Trust | Excellent venue and facilities | 04 May 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | Excellent provision! | 04 May 2021 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 04 May 2021 | ||
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Due to construction wok, we could not go inside, however the children were still able to walk around the building and understand the aims of our trip. | 04 May 2021 | |
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | 02 May 2021 | ||
| No Limits Development | expert in their knowledge, skills and delivery, but friendly, approachable & supportive in their attitude. | 30 April 2021 | |
| Guardian Foundation: Behind the Headlines | 30 April 2021 | ||
| The Zoolab Jungle Room | Always a fantastic experience. The children thoroughly enjoyed handling the animals and the guide was informative and engaging. | 30 April 2021 | |
| Grafham Water Centre | A variety of activities to enable children to of all abilities to try something new and achieve. | 30 April 2021 | |
| Bikeability | Excellent provider, very flexible to special needs | 30 April 2021 | |
| Hollingworth Lake WAC | 29 April 2021 | ||
| Hollingworth Lake WAC | 29 April 2021 | ||
| Lagoon Watersports | 29 April 2021 | ||
| Holkham Enterprises | Brilliant support and opportunities for the boys to learn. Will, the education lead, was fantastic with the boys. | 29 April 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | bm bmm mvmvm mdvm | 28 April 2021 | |
| Cambridge University Botanic Garden | There are a lot of rules that make it difficult to have fun there e.g. no running | 28 April 2021 | |
| Hautbois | Great session and team building skills for our students. We are returning next week | 27 April 2021 | |
| Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens | Our "guide was extremely knowledgeable and flexible. The pupils had a lovely time. It was structured, with flexibility built in to allow for student led experiences. | 23 April 2021 | |
| BXM Expeditions | BXM provided a smooth and well-run expedition for the group of students participating. They took care in ensuring all was done safely regarding COVID-19 guidance. The trip was overall a great success. | 23 April 2021 | |
| The Mill Adventure Base | The new outdoor Climbing facilities are brilliant! | 22 April 2021 | |
| Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | Excellent venue | 21 April 2021 | |
| Holland Park Ecology Centre | 13 April 2021 | ||
| Go Ape Coventry Continuous Belay Course | Superb activity. Very accommodating and felt safe with COVID measures in place. Great fun had by the boarders! | 12 April 2021 | |
| Cannon Raceway | All went well. Boarders enjoyed the trip. | 08 April 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | Wilderness were excellent in understanding the covid fragility of this proactive and assessment. ( We lost one student in a covid bubble ). Once all on site they were still understanding of what could happen on a day to day basis. During the assessment the assessors were excellent in their work with our two gold groups and gave the school all the support needed. | 06 April 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | Wilderness were excellent in helping our students achieve this silver award. They were flexible in their understanding of how covid fragile the situation was. Once on the assessment they provided fantastic support to the students appreciating that the mileage was long doing back to back practise and assessment | 06 April 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | Wilderness were excellent in helping our students achieve this silver award. They were flexible in their understanding of how covid fragile the situation was. Once on the assessment they provided fantastic support to the students appreciating that the mileage was long doing back to back practise and assessment | 06 April 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | Wilderness were excellent in their understanding of the covid fragility of this award and flexible and calm in their approach. They were aware of the situation the students have been in and encouraged all students in the adapted award. | 06 April 2021 | |
| Wilderness Expertise | Really helpful in understanding the delicate fragile covid position the school were in Helped in pushing the boundaries for the students to experience an experience as close to a practise in non covid times. | 06 April 2021 | |
| Jamie's Farm | Exceptional experience for all pupils involved. Very high skills and knowledge of staff. Achieved all goals. | 06 April 2021 | |
| Henley Fort OEC | 29 March 2021 | ||
| The National Archives | Excellent | 25 March 2021 | |
| Bramley Baths | very friendly and knowledgeable staff | 23 March 2021 | |
| Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre | A absolutely fabulous centre. Excellent staff. Amazing opportunities. 100% | 23 March 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 23 March 2021 | ||
| Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre | 23 March 2021 | ||
| Jamie's Farm | Exceptional | 19 March 2021 | |
| Aireborough Leisure Centre | Lovely and clean premises, very good covid-19 compliance Helpful and friendly staff | 18 March 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Malham Tarn | 16 March 2021 | ||
| A to Z Expeditions | 02 March 2021 | ||
| A to Z Expeditions | 02 March 2021 | ||
| A to Z Expeditions | fantastic | 02 March 2021 | |
| Dunham Massey | Excellent | 01 March 2021 | |
| Anderton Centre | Excellent service. Staff welcoming. Social distancing, handwashing etc in place and adhered to. Activities tailored to our requirements. | 19 February 2021 | |
| Science Museum | 10 February 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 25 January 2021 | ||
| Tower of London - Historic Royal Palaces | 15 January 2021 | ||
| The National SEA LIFE Centre | We didn't go | 13 January 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 13 January 2021 | ||
| Ufton Court Educational Trust | 13 January 2021 | ||
| Bletchley Park Trust | Very well organised and flexible, especially considering the current COVID-19 situation. | 01 January 2021 | |
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | The trip was fantastic! We were looked after very well by the staff of the Gressenhal Workhouse. All the children learnt something new, took part in all activities with enthusiasm and joy. | 20 December 2020 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | excellent activities and staff | 17 December 2020 | |
| Go Ape Black Park Continuous Belay Course | We did the Nets Adventure part of Go Ape and it was exciting and a good challenge for the kids but totally self-contained and safe. | 15 December 2020 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 15 December 2020 | ||
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | Always well organised and structured. Katie is always well prepared and knowledgeable. | 15 December 2020 | |
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 15 December 2020 | ||
| Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre | 14 December 2020 | ||
| Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre | The staff are amazing. | 14 December 2020 | |
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 14 December 2020 | ||
| Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | 14 December 2020 | ||
| Go Ape Forest of Dean Beechenhurst Continuous Belay Course | 13 December 2020 | ||
| RSPB - Avalon Marshes | 13 December 2020 | ||
| We The Curious | 13 December 2020 | ||
| Leeson House Field Studies Centre | Excellent provider. | 13 December 2020 | |
| Shugborough Outdoor Education Centre | Our Year 4's had the most enjoyable and worthwhile visit to Shugborough for 'Flint and Fire' Stone Age Day. It brought all the learning they'd done in the classroom truly to life. All staff were knowledgeable and friendly, all inspiring the children with different skills. Fabulous, just what the children needed in these uncertain times, including lots of fresh air. | 11 December 2020 | |
| Shugborough Outdoor Education Centre | Our Year 3's had the most enjoyable and worthwhile visit to Shugborough for 'Flint and Fire' Stone Age Day. It brought all the learning they'd done in the classroom truly to life. All staff were knowledgeable and friendly, all inspiring the children with different skills. Fabulous, just what the children needed in these uncertain times, including lots of fresh air. | 11 December 2020 |