Ok just an update if anyone is interested. It was such a great holiday! We rented a car at the airport in Cornwall and driving was absolutely no problem at all. No traffic really, and we drove quite a lot.
Tresanton was absolutely amazing, the staff were the best! People in general were so nice, and I loved that noone really dressed up a lot going out. Just chilled. Refreshing. Spoke to a few local people that lived in those huge houses behind the pub (Rising Sun?), all so friendly.
We also stayed at Lewinnick Lodge, got upgraded to the suite by the caves.
So many lovely dogs and stunning beaches. But the tides..? Never seen anything like it.
Hidden Hut was also nice, and the boat over to Falmouth. St. Ives was too busy for us. Trelissick Garden was a nice walk.
London was crazy warm, stayed at the BoTree which is always beautiful and so incredibly quiet, and the Churchill was lovely too. Durrants hotel was shit, we checked in and checked out again immediately. Yuk. Never set my foot there again.
Stansted airport was a nightmare, so we’re thinking we might drive from London next year.
Thanks again for all advice, it helped a lot.