I live there...
and I can say it's not an exciting or awe-inpiring place.
There are some decent areas "there," but most of the town is a pretty plain, often depressing place, with few redeeming features.

Above all the shite I put up with when I'm out of the protection of my house is the famous Hinckley anti-bike mentality. The only cycle path I've ever found is on the ring road (practically useless.)
Also recently, the council has seen fit to paint bike pictograms on the main road. Like that makes any difference - yeah, I knew I was entitled to ride there in the first place. Thanks for the sterling and pointless effort.
I have also had lumps of earth thrown at me [by the local tissue cultures] while cycling. Thank fuck one hit my front wheel and not my head.

And yes, I would never brave the town centre on a Friday or Saturday, but it's often eerily calm some nights. Too calm, if you ask me.

I don't despise Hinckley. I just hate bits of it, and a lot of what lives there. Seems to sum up what most people's definitions of crap towns hve been.
(Connor Lingus is running this monkey farm now, Mon 2 Nov 2009, 11:31, 1 reply)

I hate what lives there almost without exception.
Swallows Green, where I used to live, plus out towards JCC were about the only nice bits of it, really. Whereabouts are you? (And I will be utterly shocked if it turns out I know you o.O)

I agree with you though - the cycle path is inherently useless when you're trying to be healthy and bike into town, to find instead of being able to go straight down Ashby Road and Bond Street, you have to go all the way down to the Milestone and along through Hollycroft. Pointless!
( Maladicta, Mon 2 Nov 2009, 17:51, closed)