Be happy that you made the right call for you in the given situation. The fact that you safely landed back at sowfend is proof enough. I had a situation on a similar solo landaway exercise, although the destination was Shoreham rather than Lydd, and after 3 aborted attempts to land i took my ball home and returned to Southend. At the time it was a very low point but looking back now I'm quite proud of my handling of the situation.
It also makes a great dinner table story
