Also from Preston, lots of nice riding around this way, as many above have stated Gisburn and Rivvy as well as all the other Pennine routes. So I am in the Peaks in an hour as well as the lakes and Yorkshire isn't much further! Other clubs are the Groovy tribe an Bogtrotters who are nice. A few of our friends are riding in Gisburn on Thursday evening.. more the merrier I say..
Also there is a dig on this sunday in the forest and fingers crossed we may have another section almost finished! Ps 10 am till 2pm or whenever you like.
Enter the forest via School lane and follow the road down to the main bridge.