I don’t mind doing laps of Bedgebury, much prefer it to Swinley blue/red. Having said that there is a lot of off-piste at Swinley if you know the trails. Surrey Hills got to have more options if you want a big day out though.
Problem I have with Bedgebury is that there is just enough to keep you busy but not enough to justify £12 parking unless you have multiple bikes per car or its worth having a yearly subscription….
I found Surrey Hills a bit binary without a local guide.
You can find loads of blue runs on Trailforks and if that’s a “day out” combined with pub it could really be great… equally the blacks are really good but not easy to find or know the “correct way down” (that doesn’t have a fallen tree for example)
It seemed (without as local guide) either hardcore or softcore..
Some really “boring” climbs on a long travel / really nice XC .. and some really scary on a XC blacks that are really good on a longer travel….???
For me its a “reasonably short trip”…. so I’ll be back…. but I suspect the first few trips will be more exploring than not as I know it has a lot more to offer than I found on my one trip.