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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Cairn View in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, West Scotland

Cairn View, Arrochar

Jubilee breaks in DunbartonshireWest Scotland

Cairn View self catering accommodation in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Cairn View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Cairn View start from £330 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cairn View


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available

Willow Cottage in Yafford, Isle of Wight, South East England

Willow Cottage, Yafford

Jubilee breaks in Isle of WightSouth East England

Willow Cottage self catering accommodation in Yafford, Isle of Wight sleeps 3. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Willow Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Willow Cottage start from £287 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Willow Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden

Creagh Dhu in Ratlinghope, Shropshire, West England

Creagh Dhu, Ratlinghope

Jubilee breaks in ShropshireWest England

Creagh Dhu self catering accommodation in Ratlinghope, Shropshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Creagh Dhu does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Creagh Dhu start from £317 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Creagh Dhu


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

Cwmporthman Farm Cottage in Blaenporth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales

Cwmporthman Farm Cottage, Blaenporth

Jubilee breaks in CeredigionMid Wales

Cwmporthman Farm Cottage self catering accommodation in Blaenporth, Ceredigion sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Cwmporthman Farm Cottage start from £271 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cwmporthman Farm Cottage


Sleeps 6 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Llechwedd in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, North Wales

Llechwedd, Dolgellau

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Llechwedd self catering accommodation in Dolgellau, Gwynedd sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Llechwedd start from £395 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Llechwedd


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available

Manod View in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales

Manod View, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Manod View self catering accommodation in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd sleeps 3. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Manod View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Manod View start from £243 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Manod View


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Penny Barn in Lowgill, Lancashire, North West England

Penny Barn, Lowgill

Jubilee breaks in LancashireNorth West England

Penny Barn self catering accommodation in Lowgill, Lancashire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Penny Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Penny Barn start from £291 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Penny Barn


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden

Damson Lea in Worstead, Norfolk, East England

Damson Lea, Worstead

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Damson Lea self catering accommodation in Worstead, Norfolk sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Damson Lea does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Damson Lea start from £287 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Damson Lea


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Pips Hideaway in Kendal, Cumbria, North West England

Pips Hideaway, Kendal

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Pips Hideaway self catering accommodation in Kendal, Cumbria sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Pips Hideaway start from £285 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Pips Hideaway


Sleeps 2 Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Gable View in Ravenglass, Cumbria, North West England

Gable View, Ravenglass

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Gable View self catering accommodation in Ravenglass, Cumbria sleeps 3. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Gable View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Gable View start from £208 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Gable View


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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