Mate – we just spent months planning, and several hundred quid executing, a weekend-long trip to the Peaks from all over the UK – London, Brighton, Worthing, Southampton etc, plus a couple of local pals. Despite having the South Downs on the doorstep, families to spend time with, credit cards we should be paying off etc, we drove up to the Peaks just to ride – Ladybower first day, then White Peak stuff around Hope the next – and had an absolute blast.
An odd but satisfying side-effect was that when we were sitting in the pub planning the next one, us SOuth Coast folks realised that we had plenty of stuff that our Peaks mates would probably love, so they’re coming to us next time.
Maybe you could get your mojo back by showing someone else the trails you used to ride, and see if the magic comes back? Seeing it through someone else’s eyes can make all the difference.
Good luck anyway – if you decide you don’t want the Peaks, we’ll have em…;-)
