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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Angorfa in Cemaes Bay, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

Angorfa, Cemaes Bay

Jubilee breaks in Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales

Angorfa self catering accommodation in Cemaes Bay, Isle of Anglesey sleeps 14. This 7 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Angorfa does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Angorfa start from £545 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Angorfa


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Badger Cottage in St Issey, Cornwall, South West England

Badger Cottage, St Issey

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Badger Cottage self catering accommodation in St Issey, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Badger Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Badger Cottage start from £299 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Badger Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Gars Cottage in Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, North West England

Gars Cottage, Ravenstonedale

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Gars Cottage self catering accommodation in Ravenstonedale, Cumbria sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Gars Cottage start from £289 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Gars Cottage


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Karma Lodge in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, East England

Karma Lodge, Kings Lynn

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Karma Lodge self catering accommodation in Kings Lynn, Norfolk sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include fishing . Karma Lodge does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Karma Lodge start from £309 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Karma Lodge


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden

Butterfield Cottage in Haworth, West Yorkshire, North West England

Butterfield Cottage, Haworth

Jubilee breaks in West YorkshireNorth West England

Butterfield Cottage self catering accommodation in Haworth, West Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Prices at Butterfield Cottage start from £240 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Butterfield Cottage


Sleeps 4

Glen Dessary in Fort William, Argyll, West Scotland

Glen Dessary, Fort William

Jubilee breaks in ArgyllWest Scotland

Glen Dessary self catering accommodation in Fort William, Argyll sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Glen Dessary start from £267 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Glen Dessary


Sleeps 4 Garden

Rotherwood Cottage in Matlock, Derbyshire, Central England

Rotherwood Cottage, Matlock

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Rotherwood Cottage self catering accommodation in Matlock, Derbyshire sleeps 10. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Four poster bed . It also has Internet access. Prices at Rotherwood Cottage start from £504 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Rotherwood Cottage


Sleeps 10 or more Garden Internet WIFI available

The Creamery in Uffculme, Devon, South West England

The Creamery, Uffculme

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

The Creamery self catering accommodation in Uffculme, Devon 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. Prices at The Creamery start from £270 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Creamery


Sleeps 2 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

1 Quay Hill in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

1 Quay Hill, Tenby

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

1 Quay Hill self catering accommodation in Tenby, Pembrokeshire sleeps 8. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at 1 Quay Hill start from £475 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 1 Quay Hill


Sleeps 8 Garden Internet WIFI available

302 Over Lane in Belper, Derbyshire, Central England

302 Over Lane, Belper

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

302 Over Lane self catering accommodation in Belper, Derbyshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Hot Tub Open Fire/woodburner . 302 Over Lane does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 302 Over Lane start from £367 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 302 Over Lane


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner Hot tub

 

 

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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