Prove me wrong you Leicesterian. Prove me wrong. Give me one good reason to step foot out of the greatest city in the world and into the land of bumpkin?
Whilst I agree Leicester isn't anything special and neither is the east mids, I will advise you and others that a trip to the UK is wasted if you do not go outside London :P
As Alan Partridge put it, "Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central", London is full of cunts(not calling anyone on here from London directly a cunt), who are always in a rush to get to nowhere. FACT. Londoner's are not friendly at all.
London isn't England. It's its own conurbation of overpopulated, overpriced towns with about the only thing in common with northern England being the M1 motorway.
You don't have to step far out of London to realise how much you're missing out, there is literally nothing that beats a summers day in an English village sitting in a beer garden whilst the cricket is on.
Generally speaking, if you want to visit historical buildings, national parks, nice waterfront's you need to be outside of London.
Not to say London doesn't have history, the opposite but I'd say you'd get more of the more spectacular sights out of London. Also some of the prettiest towns in the UK are York, Lincoln, Chester etc. The West Country, Wales, The Lake District and The Scottish Highlands boasting some of the worlds nicest scenery as well.
Talking of cultural impact, northern towns which have made impacts on the World in general, Manchester, Liverpool. Other great cities are Leeds and Sheffield.
There is much to be seen in this green and pleasant land.