Students make up over 10 per cent of Leicester’s population during term time, so the city has a vibrant and youthful feel. This is reflected in the wide choice of café bars, lively clubs and pubs available.

The pubs cover just about everything from Irish and sports bars to pubs with quizzes and fantastic real ale to the comedy king of clubs - Jongleurs.

The Orange Tree - one of the many places to have a great time in Leicester

There’s also a huge variety of restaurants and takeaways serving cuisine from all over the world including Italian, Chinese, Creole, French and Arabic.

Leicester is also on the national circuit for big name bands, DJs and classical music performances. De Montfort Hall hosts regular concerts.

The Haymarket, one of the country’s most successful regional theatres and plays host to West End musicals. In addition, the Phoenix Arts centre has a lively mix of world cinema, music, dance and drama.

There’s music at the Y Theatre and new bands playing at pubs such as The Charlotte, where Oasis and Blur have played.

Leicester also hosts a large number of annual festivals including the Caribbean Carnival - the biggest outside London, the Diwali Festival of Light, the International Music Festival and the Castle Park Festival.

Leicester’s Comedy Festival features nationally acclaimed comedians and attracts over 40,000 people.