Cannock Chase

scribbledogg

There isnt much off road where I live so have been looking further a field for trail centres. I see that Cannock Chase is a favorite. My question as a Newbie is do i just get my bike on the car drive up and have a go? or should i book on one of their half day/day courses to start? I'm fairly competent on my bike, but i will likely be going on my own, and dont have alot of true off road experience.