Leicester

Leicester is a city in England’s East Midlands region yet just one hour via public transport to London & Birmingham. It is ideally located at the heart of the UK, with a diversity of culture and things to see and do. Leicester always has something to offer for all ages with it being a modern city, rich in culture, sports and heritage.

Leicester is not only a fascinating city to explore, but it is also an incredible place to study. Every year more than 40,000 returning students come to the city to study at one of our two fabulous city universities, the University of Leicester and De Montfort University.

The city is one of the most affordable student destinations and was named in the top ten ‘student cities’ based on the cost of food, living costs, and rent, and there are plenty of places to have fun! Leicester is full of fantastic places to visit designed with students in mind.

Being a diverse city, Leicester spoils you for choice and the new Highcross shopping centre offers a range of different local and national stores and restaurants.  The city offers something for every taste and budget and with its wide selection of choices you can try a new cuisine every day, from Indian and Japanese to Mexican and Thai, Argentinean to Italian there’s something for you.