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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Whiteley Royd Farm in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, North West England

Whiteley Royd Farm, Hebden Bridge

Jubilee breaks in West YorkshireNorth West England

Whiteley Royd Farm in North West England has a 5 star rating and can sleep up to 7. This 4 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Whiteley Royd Farm does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Whiteley Royd Farm start from £465 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Whiteley Royd Farm


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner Games room Luxury self catering

Poppy Lodge in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, South West England

Poppy Lodge, Charlton Horethorne

Jubilee breaks in SomersetSouth West England

Poppy Lodge self catering accommodation in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Poppy Lodge does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Poppy Lodge start from £294 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Poppy Lodge


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden

Butterwick in Staindrop, County Durham, North East England

Butterwick, Staindrop

Jubilee breaks in County DurhamNorth East England

Butterwick in North East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 2 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Four poster bed . Butterwick does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Butterwick start from £270 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Butterwick


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Luxury self catering

Barn Cottage in Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, North East England

Barn Cottage, Robin Hoods Bay

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Barn Cottage self catering accommodation in Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Barn Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Barn Cottage start from £244 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Barn Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden

Lane Cottage in High Bentham, North Yorkshire, North East England

Lane Cottage, High Bentham

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Lane Cottage self catering accommodation in High Bentham, North Yorkshire sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Lane Cottage start from £270 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lane Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Box Tree Cottage in Embsay, North Yorkshire, North East England

Box Tree Cottage, Embsay

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Box Tree Cottage self catering accommodation in Embsay, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Box Tree Cottage start from £249 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Box Tree Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden

Keepers Cottage in Beachamwell, Norfolk, East England

Keepers Cottage, Beachamwell

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Keepers Cottage self catering accommodation in Beachamwell, Norfolk sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Keepers Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Keepers Cottage start from £265 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Keepers Cottage


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

Ysgubor in Dinas Mawddwy, Gwynedd, North Wales

Ysgubor, Dinas Mawddwy

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Ysgubor self catering accommodation in Dinas Mawddwy, Gwynedd sleeps 10. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Four poster bed Hot Tub Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Ysgubor does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Ysgubor start from £692 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Ysgubor


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Hot tub Games room

Oxdales Cottage in Alsop Moor, Derbyshire, Central England

Oxdales Cottage, Alsop Moor

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Oxdales Cottage self catering accommodation in Alsop Moor, Derbyshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Oxdales Cottage start from £245 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Oxdales Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available

Myrddin Cottage in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Myrddin Cottage, Pembrey

Jubilee breaks in CarmarthenshireSouth Wales

Myrddin Cottage self catering accommodation in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Myrddin Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Myrddin Cottage start from £272 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Myrddin Cottage


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

 

 

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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Whether you head to London or stay anywhere across the UK you are sure to not be far away from some Diamond Jubilee celebrations. We have over 12,000 cottages and apartments across the UK which will be perfect for an extended break or holiday over this celebration.

 

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