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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Lily Cottage in Caeathro, Gwynedd, North Wales

Lily Cottage, Caeathro

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Lily Cottage self catering accommodation in Caeathro, Gwynedd sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Lily Cottage start from £248 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lily Cottage


Sleeps 2 Garden Games room

Trewen in Roch, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Trewen, Roch

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

Trewen self catering accommodation in Roch, Pembrokeshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Trewen does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Trewen start from £318 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Trewen


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

Dolwen in Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales

Dolwen, Rhayader

Jubilee breaks in PowysMid Wales

Dolwen self catering accommodation in Rhayader, Powys sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Dolwen does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Dolwen start from £418 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Dolwen


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

16 Larkhall Cottages in Jedburgh, Berwickshire, Borders Scotland

16 Larkhall Cottages, Jedburgh

Jubilee breaks in BerwickshireBorders Scotland

16 Larkhall Cottages self catering accommodation in Jedburgh, Berwickshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . 16 Larkhall Cottages does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 16 Larkhall Cottages start from £298 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 16 Larkhall Cottages


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden

No 5 Carlyon Road in Playing Place, Cornwall, South West England

No 5 Carlyon Road, Playing Place

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

No 5 Carlyon Road self catering accommodation in Playing Place, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . No 5 Carlyon Road does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at No 5 Carlyon Road start from £278 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about No 5 Carlyon Road


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Town End Farmhouse in Newby Bridge, Cumbria, North West England

Town End Farmhouse, Newby Bridge

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Town End Farmhouse self catering accommodation in Newby Bridge, Cumbria sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Town End Farmhouse start from £466 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Town End Farmhouse


Sleeps 8 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

3 Cherry Tree Cottages in Bradwell, Derbyshire, Central England

3 Cherry Tree Cottages, Bradwell

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

3 Cherry Tree Cottages self catering accommodation in Bradwell, Derbyshire 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. Prices at 3 Cherry Tree Cottages start from £274 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 3 Cherry Tree Cottages


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Beckside Cottage in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, North West England

Beckside Cottage, Kirkby Lonsdale

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Beckside Cottage self catering accommodation in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Beckside Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Beckside Cottage start from £359 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Beckside Cottage


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Chestnuts in Thornton-Le-Dale, East Yorkshire, North East England

Chestnuts, Thornton-Le-Dale

Jubilee breaks in East YorkshireNorth East England

Chestnuts self catering accommodation in Thornton-Le-Dale, East Yorkshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Chestnuts does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Chestnuts start from £284 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Chestnuts


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden

Beachcomber Cottage in Southerness, Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland

Beachcomber Cottage, Southerness

Jubilee breaks in Dumfries and GallowaySouth West Scotland

Beachcomber Cottage self catering accommodation in Southerness, Dumfries and Galloway sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Beachcomber Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Beachcomber Cottage start from £450 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Beachcomber Cottage


Sleeps 8 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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