Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee on a Weekend Break, Short Break or Holiday

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2012 is the 60th year of the Queen's reign and the Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated widely across the UK, Commonwealth and the World with a lot of the events focussed on the first weekend in June. It will be great time to be in the UK where there is sure to a festive and celebratory buzz not least with a new Bank holiday on the 4th June.

If you want to witness the pomp, pageantry, street parties and general festivities then make the most of the extended Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend from the 2-4 June with a Cottage weekend break, short break or holiday.

There will be plenty of Diamond Jubilee things to do and see during 2012 take a look at some of the events below.

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Woodside Barn in Hulland Ward, Derbyshire, Central England

Woodside Barn, Hulland Ward

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Woodside Barn self catering accommodation in Hulland Ward, Derbyshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Woodside Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Woodside Barn start from £380 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Woodside Barn


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Ivy Barn in Clive, Shropshire, West England

Ivy Barn, Clive

Jubilee breaks in ShropshireWest England

Ivy Barn self catering accommodation in Clive, Shropshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Ivy Barn start from £286 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Ivy Barn


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Tyn y Berth in Talsarnau, Gwynedd, North Wales

Tyn y Berth, Talsarnau

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Tyn y Berth self catering accommodation in Talsarnau, Gwynedd sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Tyn y Berth does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tyn y Berth start from £290 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tyn y Berth


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Rose Cottage in Mayfield, Derbyshire, Central England

Rose Cottage, Mayfield

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Rose Cottage self catering accommodation in Mayfield, Derbyshire sleeps 7. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Rose Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Rose Cottage start from £373 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Rose Cottage


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Hinds Cottage in Wigmore, Shropshire, West England

Hinds Cottage, Wigmore

Jubilee breaks in ShropshireWest England

Hinds Cottage self catering accommodation in Wigmore, Shropshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Hinds Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Hinds Cottage start from £270 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Hinds Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Pebble Cottage in Cemaes Bay, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

Pebble Cottage, Cemaes Bay

Jubilee breaks in Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales

Pebble Cottage self catering accommodation in Cemaes Bay, Isle of Anglesey sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Pebble Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Pebble Cottage start from £291 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Pebble Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

The Cow Byre in Lingdale, North Yorkshire, North East England

The Cow Byre, Lingdale

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

The Cow Byre self catering accommodation in Lingdale, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. The Cow Byre does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Cow Byre start from £271 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Cow Byre


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Moorview in Moorsholm, North Yorkshire, North East England

Moorview, Moorsholm

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Moorview self catering accommodation in Moorsholm, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Moorview does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Moorview start from £235 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Moorview


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Earl’s View Cottage in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Central England

Earl’s View Cottage, Shrewsbury

Jubilee breaks in ShropshireCentral England

Earl’s View Cottage self catering accommodation in Shrewsbury, Shropshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Earl’s View Cottage start from £240 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Earl’s View Cottage


Sleeps 2 Garden Internet WIFI available

Kintillo in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Highlands Scotland

Kintillo, Dunvegan

Jubilee breaks in Isle of SkyeHighlands Scotland

Kintillo self catering accommodation in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Kintillo does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Kintillo start from £285 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Kintillo


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

 

 

Events before the Jubilee Weekend

Although the main focus of the Jubilee will be the 2-5 June there are lots of things happening before then including:

  • Commonwealth Day - Monday 12th March. Attended by the Prime Minister, High Commissioners and over 1,000 UK school children, Her Majesty The Queen will attend Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey to celebrate Her Diamond Jubilee and 60 years as Head of the Commonwealth.
  • Diamond Jubilee Pageant - 10-13 May. Dancers, musicians, military and equestrian displays from around the world will come together for three nights in the private grounds of Windsor Castle
  • Parade and Muster at Windsor - 19 May. Almost 2,500 troops from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force will parade through Windsor Castle and Windsor town before Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh.

Diamond Jubilee Events on the Celebration Weekend

The Jubilee will be celebrated across the UK here are some events to look out for:

  • Concert at Buckingham Palace - 4th June. A spectacular show which will be the centre piece of the celebrations marking The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
  • Thames River Pageant - 3rd June. The largest flotilla to be assembled on the Thames in modern times. A thousand boats will muster on the river in preparation for the Pageant. There will be rowing boats, working boats and pleasure vessels of all shapes and sizes, dressed with streamers and Union Jacks, stretching for an estimated twelve and a half miles.
  • Service of Thanksgiving - 5th June. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, together with other members of the Royal Family, will attend a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, which will be followed by a formal carriage procession.
  • The Big Jubilee Lunch - 3rd June. Building on the already popular “Big Lunch” initiative, people will be encouraged to share lunch with neighbours and friends as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Big Lunch can be anything from a traditional street party to a picnic lunch in small or larger groups.
  • Jubilee Beacons - 4th June. A network of over 2000 beacons will be lit by communities and individuals throughout the United Kingdom, as well as the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Commonwealth to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee

If you want to find out more about the Diamond Jubilee check out the official site and BBC's website:

 

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