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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2 Cark House in Cark In Cartmel , Cumbria, North West England

2 Cark House, Cark In Cartmel

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

2 Cark House self catering accommodation in Cark In Cartmel , Cumbria sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at 2 Cark House start from £270 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 2 Cark House


Sleeps 2 Garden

Lake View in Nafferton, East Yorkshire, North East England

Lake View, Nafferton

Jubilee breaks in East YorkshireNorth East England

Lake View self catering accommodation in Nafferton, East Yorkshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Lake View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Lake View start from £300 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lake View


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Rhwilas in Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

Rhwilas, Rhosneigr

Jubilee breaks in Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales

Rhwilas self catering accommodation in Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey sleeps 7. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Rhwilas does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Rhwilas start from £352 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Rhwilas


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden

Olivers Mill in Whitchurch, Shropshire, West England

Olivers Mill, Whitchurch

Jubilee breaks in ShropshireWest England

Olivers Mill self catering accommodation in Whitchurch, Shropshire sleeps 12. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Olivers Mill start from £605 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Olivers Mill


Sleeps 10 or more Indoor pool Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Viking Cottage in Glenuig, Inverness-shire, Highlands Scotland

Viking Cottage, Glenuig

Jubilee breaks in Inverness-shireHighlands Scotland

Viking Cottage self catering accommodation in Glenuig, Inverness-shire sleeps 7. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Viking Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Viking Cottage start from £358 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Viking Cottage


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Conifers Cottage Talhenbont Hall Country Estate in Pedairffordd, Gwynedd, North Wales

Conifers Cottage Talhenbont Hall Country Estate, Pedairffordd

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Conifers Cottage Talhenbont Hall Country Estate self catering accommodation in Pedairffordd, Gwynedd sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include fishing . Conifers Cottage Talhenbont Hall Country Estate does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Conifers Cottage Talhenbont Hall Country Estate start from £444 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Conifers Cottage Talhenbont Hall Country Estate


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden

Het Hemeltje in Loftus, North Yorkshire, North East England

Het Hemeltje, Loftus

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Het Hemeltje self catering accommodation in Loftus, 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. Het Hemeltje does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Het Hemeltje start from £253 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Het Hemeltje


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

The Cottage Studio in Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales

The Cottage Studio, Harlech

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

The Cottage Studio self catering accommodation in Harlech, Gwynedd sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at The Cottage Studio start from £226 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Cottage Studio


Sleeps 2 Garden Internet WIFI available

Brewery Farm Stables in Ansty, Dorset, South West England

Brewery Farm Stables, Ansty

Jubilee breaks in DorsetSouth West England

Brewery Farm Stables self catering accommodation in Ansty, Dorset sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Brewery Farm Stables does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Brewery Farm Stables start from £302 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Brewery Farm Stables


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Lair Close Cottage in Shaw Mills, North Yorkshire, North East England

Lair Close Cottage, Shaw Mills

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Lair Close Cottage self catering accommodation in Shaw Mills, North Yorkshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Lair Close Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Lair Close Cottage start from £223 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lair Close Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

 

 

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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