Family Holiday dum dum dum Abroad v UK Cottage

So we've just booked our week away! A cottage in Devon, we've been to Devon a few times with the kids now. Bideford has been great, but we've decided to head further south this time, well that should be we're braving a longer car journey with Willow! So we've booked a little place called Brixham; by account "The English Riviera". All seems very twee, the cottage of a good standard, has a telly and wifi. We'll have a lovely time, does it feel like a holiday if you don't get on a plane? Mmmmmm it certainly has a different feel to it, as carefrees with no children Mr. C and I had a fair few holidays and city breaks, you know jetting off (well to Bruges, Zante and Amsterdam). We did favour the Greek islands, all very relaxing, sunny, beachy, exotic, non-british, you know abroad..... We have been up up and away with the children, Crete, Lanzarote and Menorca. They were very nice, a good break, but somewhat stressful. Why is that? C