Cornwall rewards the drive. Once you are past Bodmin the roads narrow, the hedges close in, and every gap opens onto another cove. The light down here does something to a week.
Enola is in her element by the sea: doors open, awning out, the kettle on. Swim before breakfast, walk a stretch of the coast path, and let the afternoons go slow.
Five nights gives you time to find a favourite beach and go back to it twice.