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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood West Runton | Good | 29 September 2021 | |
| Kingswood Peak Venture | 29 September 2021 | ||
| The Bushcraft Company - Castle Howard | Fantastic trip - well organised, safe and enjoyable. | 29 September 2021 | |
| Calshot Activities Centre | A very successful trips, no issues or incidents to report. | 29 September 2021 | |
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed their first school trip in over two years. The murder-mystery day was really engaging and provided ample opportunity for pupils to further develop their understanding of the Victorian era and workhouses in particular. The staff at Gressenhall were absolutely fantastic - thank you for a great day! | 29 September 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Slapton Ley | Accomodation was basic, clean and comfortable, with accessible and well provided communal spaces for evening teaching and relaxation. Food was nutritious, locally sourced (sustainable), plentiful and hearty! Course was well tailored to our syllabus requirements and the experience of the environment has provided a classic case study which will be invaluable to 1/4 of their A2 exams. IB students were able to access and measure an interesting river system to conduct and collect their IA data on. | 29 September 2021 | |
| Moorland Adventure Ltd | Peter and his team are always flexible and willing to make sure our days go as smoothly as possible. | 29 September 2021 | |
| PGL Windmill Hill | 29 September 2021 | ||
| Beamish Museum | 29 September 2021 | ||
| Rockley Watersports - Rockley Point | 29 September 2021 | ||
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | Booking process a bit complex and no invoices are sent to you. However the park is great. | 29 September 2021 | |
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | Brilliant day full of relevant, engaging activities | 28 September 2021 | |
| Kingswood Staffordshire | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Activity centre - Barhaugh Hall | Excellent. Staff very friendly and accommodating | 28 September 2021 | |
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | Enthusiastic and well trained staff, clean facilities, excellent food and an all-round superb experience. | 28 September 2021 | |
| JCA Condover Hall | 28 September 2021 | ||
| MasterClass Sports Tours | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Cadbury World | A very enjoyable trip that offered short bursts of activities- perfect for our students. | 28 September 2021 | |
| Blackwell Adventure | Amazing place for children to overcome fears with the supportive members of staff who work there. | 28 September 2021 | |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Puzzlewood | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Puzzlewood | Good trip. Expensive. Challenging underfoot for youngest children. | 28 September 2021 | |
| School of Outdoors | Using this company achieved the objectives with the least impact on staffing. this worked well and the pupils enjoyed it. | 28 September 2021 | |
| Adventure Expeditions | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Adventure Expeditions | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Adventure Expeditions | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Manchester United Museum and Tour Centre | Awesome | 28 September 2021 | |
| Waterland Outdoor Pursuits | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Salford City Reds Foundation | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Salford City Reds Foundation | 28 September 2021 | ||
| South Shields Museum and Art Gallery - Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums | 28 September 2021 | ||
| South Shields Museum and Art Gallery - Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Warwick Castle | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Manor Adventure Shropshire | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Mary Ardens Farm | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Lotus | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Greenpower Education Trust | Excellent organisation as always | 28 September 2021 | |
| Broads Tours | Very good communication and organisation on the day. It was safe, informative and the children all enjoyed themselves a lot. | 28 September 2021 | |
| Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves | Great place for learning and the staff are most helpful | 28 September 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Rhyd-y-creuau | Great venue, friendly staff just a shame about the damp basement rooms | 28 September 2021 | |
| Rushall Farm | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 28 September 2021 | ||
| SnowDome | 28 September 2021 | ||
| YHA Litton Cheney | 28 September 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Trust | 28 September 2021 | ||
| The Bushcraft Company - Boughton Woods | This was our first Ed Vis during the pandemic. We took our largest ever group of pupils to Bushcraft. Bushcraft Risk Assessments provided by The Bushcraft Company were extremely helpful in assisting us with our advance planning. The visit was full supervised by Bushcraft staff throughout and was as Covid safe as could be made. There were also 5 Westwood staff in attendance throughout the residential visit. We did have to make one complaint to Bushcraft whilst we were on the visit, the number and variety of activities was not what we had come to expect from Bushcraft, this was swiftly rectified after our complaint. the problem seemed to be due to a new site manager just not being fully au fait with usual practice | 28 September 2021 | |
| Twycross Zoo | 28 September 2021 | ||
| RSPB Pulborough Brooks | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Museum of London Docklands | 27 September 2021 | ||
| The Garden Classroom | Really good session. | 27 September 2021 | |
| Vibe Outdoors | Amazing service provided. All 8 classes thoroughly enjoyed their experience out of school and the staff who attended spoke so highly of the organisation and professionalism of the staff. | 27 September 2021 | |
| Rushall Farm | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Land and Wave | Brad and Amy were fantastic hosting the activities | 27 September 2021 | |
| Youth Hostel Association | Great food, great service. We had one issue and it was swiftly resolved. Great value for money and brilliant location | 27 September 2021 | |
| Warwickshire Wildlife Trust | Excellent with the students and helped link it to a range of topics on the curriculum | 27 September 2021 | |
| PGL Caythorpe Court | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Hi5 Corporate Leisure | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Hi5 Corporate Leisure | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth Country Park | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Ingleborough Hall Outdoor Education Centre | Fantastic staff, well planned activities and as accomodatting as ever to our needs - even during a pandemic! | 27 September 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Flatford Mill | Excellent communication before and during trip. | 27 September 2021 | |
| PGL Bawdsey Manor | Well organised. Good accommodation. Great selection of activities. Great choice of food and catering for different needs. Only comments: accommodation was not ready on arrival, as the made sure they were cleaned in line with COVID sanitation. Not all instructors were carrying a 1st aid kit with them, although available from reception. Also some of the rooms on the ground floor's windows opened and not restricted as to how far it can open. | 27 September 2021 | |
| PGL Bawdsey Manor | Well organised. Good accommodation. Great selection of activities. Great choice of food and catering for different needs. Only comments: accommodation was not ready on arrival, as the made sure they were cleaned in line with COVID sanitation. Not all instructors were carrying a 1st aid kit with them, although available from reception. Also some of the rooms on the ground floor's windows opened and not restricted as to how far it can open. | 27 September 2021 | |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Juniper Hall | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Youth Sport Trust | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Youth Sport Trust | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Eaton Vale Scout & Guide Activity Centre | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Manor Adventure Shropshire | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Manor Adventure Shropshire | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Blencathra | The two fieldwork experts for year 11 were very knowledgeable and held the students interest for long periods of time. I'm very confident that the majority of students would now be able to complete the relevant section of their GCSE Paper. | 27 September 2021 | |
| Kingswood Grosvenor Hall | The centre has much improved in terms of he quality of it's activities and food in recent years. | 27 September 2021 | |
| Canterbury Cathedral | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Absolute Travel and Tours | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Stubbers Adventure Centre | Fantastic! | 27 September 2021 | |
| Bramley Baths | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Boltby Trekking Centre | Boltby provides a safe welcoming environment. The 3 young people who over the last 3 weeks have been AH, HGS and KL have all really enjoyed the experience. For AH in particular it has given her the chance to recharge and re-engage with staff after some difficult periods. The staff at the centre are very welcoming and handle the young people in a brilliant consistent way that puts them at ease. KL recently attended a session after not being there for a long period of time. Prior visits resulted in him not even getting on a horse. Thursdays visit saw KL not only get on the horse but actually ride it. On getting off he was so please and excited at what he had achieved. | 27 September 2021 | |
| Royal Armouries Museum | NH as part of his AQA History study. NH was given a work sheet in order to keep him focused through out the visit. NH was well behaved and completed his work sheet. He got a lot from the visit and it helped cement the learning he had already received in class time. | 27 September 2021 | |
| YHA Stratford-upon- Avon | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Colchester Zoo | 27 September 2021 | ||
| Blists Hill Victorian Town | It was a wonderful place, with insightful staff, who were more than happy to help by talking to the children about the roles they were dressed up as. I just wish we had more time there. | 26 September 2021 | |
| YHA National Forest | 26 September 2021 | ||
| Conkers Discovery | 26 September 2021 | ||
| Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre | 26 September 2021 | ||
| Wath Swimming Baths | 26 September 2021 | ||
| Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre | Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. | 26 September 2021 | |
| Chiltern Open Air Museum | 26 September 2021 | ||
| Castleshaw Centre | A fun-packed and informative day. | 25 September 2021 | |
| UK Parliament Education Centre | 25 September 2021 | ||
| Hautbois | We had a wonderful day, felt safe and knew exactly where we were going for each activity. Timing was perfect; the instructors excellent and encouraging. | 25 September 2021 | |
| Laches Wood Outdoor Education Centre | We had an amazing few days at Laches Wood, most of the instructors really took time to understand our children and adapted their teaching techniques accordingly. It was a shame the children didn't do their jobs more frequently as we had done at Shugborough the previous year, and in future we would like the children to gather in their groups outside the dinner hall and go in as groups and stay seated until everyone has finished and then clear away. This happened at our last residential and we presumed this would be the same. We never made it clear that was what we wanted but will do next time. The accommodation was great apart from the fact that it was rather too warm. Especially the staff rooms that had no opening windows as the velux windows weren't working. A small price to pay for the memories made and self belief developed. One little boy who we only convinced on the day of the trip came for the first day, but didn't want to take part. Your instructor on the high ropes was simply awesome with him. By the end of the day he was at the top of the tower helping everyone and he came back the second day and stayed the night. The little boy has visibly grown in pride and confidence, thank you. | 24 September 2021 | |
| Carlton Adventure | 24 September 2021 | ||
| Gorsefield Rural Centre | 24 September 2021 | ||
| Aireborough Leisure Centre | 24 September 2021 | ||
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses | 24 September 2021 | ||
| PGL Liddington | PGL staff where very helpful prior to our trip when we were let down by our coach company and the guys in charge of our group were great all weekend | 24 September 2021 | |
| H5 Adventure Ltd | Children absolutely loved it - We were lucky with the weather, I'm unsure what it would have been like if the weather was not on our side. Children enjoyed getting to know their new forms through bushcraft activities, den building and archery. | 24 September 2021 |