| Tucked away in the East Midlands, Leicestershire is an intriguing mix of quiet market towns and multi-cultural cities. |
| The main city of Leicester prides itself on ethnic diversity, so here you will find a Carribean Festival and the largest Diwali (Festival of Light) outside India. |
| Elsewhere you'll discover pleasant market towns, all with their own peculiar claimes to fame: Melton Mowbray, famous for its cheese and pork pies; Hinckley, famed for its hosiery industry and Loughborough, famous for, of all things, bells! |
| The council market the county with the phrase "a real surprise" and they're right. It may not be the obvious part of the world for a holiday but many of the towns are steeped in colourful history. |
| There's also as lot of countryside to enjoy, whether it be down by the canal at the 10 strong flight of Foxton Locks near Market Harborough or Swithland Wood, with ancient oaks and carpets of bluebells and views of Loughborough. |
| Bringing the area right up to date, Leicestershire is home to the new National Space Centre, where visitors can have a day that's really out of this world. |
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