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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Keys Cottage in Clun, Shropshire, West England

Keys Cottage, Clun

Jubilee breaks in ShropshireWest England

Keys Cottage self catering accommodation in Clun, Shropshire sleeps 5. 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 Keys Cottage start from £315 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Keys Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

The Stable in Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria, North West England

The Stable, Maulds Meaburn

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

The Stable in North West 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 Four poster bed Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at The Stable start from £331 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Stable


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Luxury self catering

Millers House in Tintagel, Cornwall, South West England

Millers House, Tintagel

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Millers House in South West England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Millers House does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Millers House start from £319 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Millers House


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

Bamboo Place in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales

Bamboo Place, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Bamboo Place self catering accommodation in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Bamboo Place does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Bamboo Place start from £222 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bamboo Place


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Arthurs Cottage in Conwy, Conwy, North Wales

Arthurs Cottage, Conwy

Jubilee breaks in ConwyNorth Wales

Arthurs Cottage self catering accommodation in Conwy, Conwy sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Arthurs Cottage start from £237 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Arthurs Cottage


Sleeps 2 Garden

Levishie in Invermoriston, Inverness-shire, Highlands Scotland

Levishie, Invermoriston

Jubilee breaks in Inverness-shireHighlands Scotland

Levishie self catering accommodation in Invermoriston, Inverness-shire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include fishing . Levishie does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Levishie start from £291 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Levishie


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden

The Heritage in Whitsome, Roxburghshire, Borders Scotland

The Heritage, Whitsome

Jubilee breaks in RoxburghshireBorders Scotland

The Heritage in Borders Scotland has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 4. This 2 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . The Heritage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Heritage start from £260 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Heritage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner Luxury self catering

Sea View Cottage in Barmston, East Yorkshire, North East England

Sea View Cottage, Barmston

Jubilee breaks in East YorkshireNorth East England

Sea View Cottage self catering accommodation in Barmston, East Yorkshire sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Hot Tub Open Fire/woodburner . Sea View Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Sea View Cottage start from £267 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sea View Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner Hot tub

Harmby Moor Farm Cottage in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, North East England

Harmby Moor Farm Cottage, Leyburn

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Harmby Moor Farm Cottage self catering accommodation in Leyburn, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Harmby Moor Farm Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Harmby Moor Farm Cottage start from £255 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Harmby Moor Farm Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

The Old School House in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales

The Old School House, Pwllheli

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

The Old School House self catering accommodation in Pwllheli, Gwynedd sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at The Old School House start from £286 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Old School House


Sleeps 6 Garden

 

 

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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