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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Stephens Cottage in Alnmouth, Northumberland, North East England

Stephens Cottage, Alnmouth

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Stephens Cottage in North East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 3 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Stephens Cottage start from £357 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Stephens Cottage


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available Luxury self catering

Creag-na-Sanais in Laggan, Perthshire, Central Scotland

Creag-na-Sanais, Laggan

Jubilee breaks in PerthshireCentral Scotland

Creag-na-Sanais self catering accommodation in Laggan, Perthshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Creag-na-Sanais start from £290 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Creag-na-Sanais


Sleeps 4 Fishing close by Garden Open fire or wood burner

Forestry Cottage in Bawsey, Norfolk, East England

Forestry Cottage, Bawsey

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Forestry Cottage self catering accommodation in Bawsey, Norfolk sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Hot Tub . It also has Internet access. Forestry Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Forestry Cottage start from £575 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Forestry Cottage


Sleeps 8 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Hot tub

Celts Rest in Hayle, Cornwall, South West England

Celts Rest, Hayle

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Celts Rest self catering accommodation in Hayle, Cornwall sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Celts Rest start from £481 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Celts Rest


Sleeps 8 Garden Internet WIFI available

Cae Golygfa in Llangynog, Powys, Mid Wales

Cae Golygfa, Llangynog

Jubilee breaks in PowysMid Wales

Cae Golygfa self catering accommodation in Llangynog, Powys sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Cae Golygfa does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Cae Golygfa start from £413 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cae Golygfa


Sleeps 8 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Top Flat in Tighnabruaich, Isle of Bute, West Scotland

Top Flat, Tighnabruaich

Jubilee breaks in Isle of ButeWest Scotland

Top Flat self catering accommodation in Tighnabruaich, Isle of Bute sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Top Flat does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Top Flat start from £264 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Top Flat


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Upstairs Downstairs Cottage in Snainton, North Yorkshire, North East England

Upstairs Downstairs Cottage, Snainton

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Upstairs Downstairs Cottage self catering accommodation in Snainton, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Upstairs Downstairs Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Upstairs Downstairs Cottage start from £290 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Upstairs Downstairs Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Thorneyfield Cottage in Bowness, Cumbria, North West England

Thorneyfield Cottage, Bowness

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Thorneyfield Cottage self catering accommodation in Bowness, Cumbria sleeps 3. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Thorneyfield Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Thorneyfield Cottage start from £380 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Thorneyfield Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

The Cow Pen in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Central England

The Cow Pen, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Jubilee breaks in WarwickshireCentral England

The Cow Pen self catering accommodation in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at The Cow Pen start from £322 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Cow Pen


Sleeps 2 Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available

The Homestead in Hardraw, North Yorkshire, North East England

The Homestead, Hardraw

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

The Homestead self catering accommodation in Hardraw, North Yorkshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at The Homestead start from £330 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Homestead


Sleeps 6 Garden 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:

 

Enjoy the Jubilee at Great Locations across the UK

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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