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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Peace Cottage in Stainton, County Durham, North East England

Peace Cottage, Stainton

Jubilee breaks in County DurhamNorth East England

Peace Cottage self catering accommodation in Stainton, County Durham sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Peace Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Peace Cottage start from £244 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Peace Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Inshcraig in Kincraig, Inverness-shire, Highlands Scotland

Inshcraig, Kincraig

Jubilee breaks in Inverness-shireHighlands Scotland

Inshcraig self catering accommodation in Kincraig, Inverness-shire 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 Inshcraig start from £368 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Inshcraig


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Bwthyn Ger Afon (Riverplace Cottage) in Tanygrisiau, Gwynedd, North Wales

Bwthyn Ger Afon (Riverplace Cottage), Tanygrisiau

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Bwthyn Ger Afon (Riverplace Cottage) self catering accommodation in Tanygrisiau, Gwynedd 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. Bwthyn Ger Afon (Riverplace Cottage) does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Bwthyn Ger Afon (Riverplace Cottage) start from £247 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bwthyn Ger Afon (Riverplace Cottage)


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

The Annexe in St Austell, Cornwall, South West England

The Annexe, St Austell

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

The Annexe in South West England has a 2 star rating and can sleep up to 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at The Annexe start from £208 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Annexe


Sleeps 2 Garden

Angel Nook in Glastonbury, Somerset, South West England

Angel Nook, Glastonbury

Jubilee breaks in SomersetSouth West England

Angel Nook self catering accommodation in Glastonbury, Somerset sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Angel Nook start from £255 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Angel Nook


Sleeps 2 Garden Internet WIFI available

Brookside Cottage in Risca, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Brookside Cottage, Risca

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

Brookside Cottage self catering accommodation in Risca, Pembrokeshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . It also has Internet access. Brookside Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Brookside Cottage start from £225 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Brookside Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

38 Meadow Rise in St Columb Major, Cornwall, South West England

38 Meadow Rise, St Columb Major

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

38 Meadow Rise self catering accommodation in St Columb Major, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . 38 Meadow Rise does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 38 Meadow Rise start from £279 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 38 Meadow Rise


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Firs Lodge in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Firs Lodge, Narberth

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

Firs Lodge self catering accommodation in Narberth, Pembrokeshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Hot Tub . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Firs Lodge start from £420 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Firs Lodge


Sleeps 4 Fishing close by Internet WIFI available Hot tub

2 Stone Cottages in Middleton, Suffolk, East England

2 Stone Cottages, Middleton

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

2 Stone Cottages self catering accommodation in Middleton, Suffolk sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at 2 Stone Cottages start from £320 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 2 Stone Cottages


Sleeps 6 Garden

The Maples in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

The Maples, Narberth

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

The Maples self catering accommodation in Narberth, Pembrokeshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Hot Tub . It also has Internet access. Prices at The Maples start from £440 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Maples


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available 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:

 

Enjoy the Jubilee at Great Locations across the UK

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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