No wonder you are so trim and healthy
We did something similar going to grans on pushbikes - with baby chairs on the back - I usually fell asleep before we got there as it was about 10 miles away and I was only 2 or 3 years old.
It does conjure up wonderful, simple times - with lots of conversation - no tv, computer games or other distractions - just family, friends and sharing
Ps we didn't have all that fishy stuff up norf - we had northern delicacies - soup made from cow heel - followed by a meat (not very much) and potato hash and always ended with gran's home made malt loaf
pps as I grew older I also remember my gran occasionally had her favourite delicacy - sheeps brains - ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww - she was from Wales though !!!