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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Woodside Barn in Hulland Ward, Derbyshire, Central England

Woodside Barn, Hulland Ward

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Woodside Barn self catering accommodation in Hulland Ward, Derbyshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Woodside Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Woodside Barn start from £380 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Woodside Barn


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

Clyde Cottage in Dunoon, Argyll, West Scotland

Clyde Cottage, Dunoon

Jubilee breaks in ArgyllWest Scotland

Clyde Cottage self catering accommodation in Dunoon, Argyll sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Clyde Cottage start from £235 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Clyde Cottage


Sleeps 2 Garden

Moss Cottage in Bowness, Cumbria, North West England

Moss Cottage, Bowness

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Moss Cottage self catering accommodation in Bowness, Cumbria 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. Prices at Moss Cottage start from £464 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Moss Cottage


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

16 Horse Market in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, North West England

16 Horse Market, Kirkby Lonsdale

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

16 Horse Market self catering accommodation in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . 16 Horse Market does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 16 Horse Market start from £290 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 16 Horse Market


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly

Herons Reach in Whitby, North Yorkshire, North East England

Herons Reach, Whitby

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Herons Reach in North East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 2 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Herons Reach does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Herons Reach start from £275 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Herons Reach


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Luxury self catering

Steeple View in Chilmark, Dorset, South West England

Steeple View, Chilmark

Jubilee breaks in DorsetSouth West England

Steeple View self catering accommodation in Chilmark, Dorset sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Steeple View start from £240 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Steeple View


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Victoria Cottage in Marske-By-The-Sea, North Yorkshire, North East England

Victoria Cottage, Marske-By-The-Sea

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Victoria Cottage self catering accommodation in Marske-By-The-Sea, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Victoria Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Victoria Cottage start from £235 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Victoria Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Wagtail in Bradworthy, Devon, South West England

Wagtail, Bradworthy

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Wagtail self catering accommodation in Bradworthy, Devon sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Wagtail does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Wagtail start from £255 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Wagtail


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Corvette in Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd, North Wales

Corvette, Trearddur Bay

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Corvette self catering accommodation in Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Corvette start from £287 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Corvette


Sleeps 4 Garden

Stables Cottage in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, North West England

Stables Cottage, Hebden Bridge

Jubilee breaks in West YorkshireNorth West England

Stables Cottage self catering accommodation in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Stables Cottage start from £314 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Stables Cottage


Sleeps 4 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:

 

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