Hmmm I’m not sue I’d agree. I did said trail with my son last week and we enjoyed it but…
My wife and I use to ride off road alot together and I don’t think it would have been right for her.
If she’s keen to learn skills it great. But I think my wife would have hated the obsticals for their own sake approach of a trail centre. Fitness is another factor I thought the climbing was very easy at Grizedale. For some that would be motivation enough for taking a partner their. But my wife was fit and we did things like Walner Scar road, She was happy to walk the tricky bits in exchange for the views and feeling of being out there
I think Claife Heights would be good and the trails round Elterwater little langdale, langdale and Hodge Close.
When you say North Bucks Bridleways what exactly do you mean? Brickhill/ Woburn single track or edge of field stuff like the North Bucks way. If its all the Brick hill stuff I think Grizadale isn’t muvh of a step up