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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Street House Cottage in Staithes, North Yorkshire, North East England

Street House Cottage, Staithes

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Street House Cottage self catering accommodation in Staithes, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Street House Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Street House Cottage start from £256 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Street House Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Open fire or wood burner

Chapel Barn in Trellech, Monmouthshire, South Wales

Chapel Barn, Trellech

Jubilee breaks in MonmouthshireSouth Wales

Chapel Barn self catering accommodation in Trellech, Monmouthshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Chapel Barn start from £286 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Chapel Barn


Sleeps 4 Garden

Jasmine Cottage in Tedburn St Mary, Devon, South West England

Jasmine Cottage, Tedburn St Mary

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Jasmine Cottage self catering accommodation in Tedburn St Mary, Devon sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Jasmine Cottage start from £349 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Jasmine Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Pinecote in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Central England

Pinecote, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Jubilee breaks in WarwickshireCentral England

Pinecote self catering accommodation in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Pinecote start from £239 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Pinecote


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available

Ty Mawr in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, North Wales

Ty Mawr, Llanuwchllyn

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Ty Mawr self catering accommodation in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Ty Mawr start from £477 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Ty Mawr


Sleeps 8 Fishing close by Garden Open fire or wood burner

4 Rowan Garth in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, North West England

4 Rowan Garth, Kirkby Lonsdale

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

4 Rowan Garth self catering accommodation in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . 4 Rowan Garth does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 4 Rowan Garth start from £293 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 4 Rowan Garth


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly

Annexe in Diss, Norfolk, East England

Annexe, Diss

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Annexe self catering accommodation in Diss, Norfolk sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Annexe does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Annexe start from £184 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Annexe


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Internet WIFI available

Sunrise in Kessingland, Suffolk, East England

Sunrise, Kessingland

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

Sunrise self catering accommodation in Kessingland, Suffolk sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . Prices at Sunrise start from £288 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sunrise


Sleeps 4 Garden

Garth Craig in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales

Garth Craig, Porthmadog

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Garth Craig self catering accommodation in Porthmadog, Gwynedd sleeps 9. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Garth Craig start from £469 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Garth Craig


Sleeps 8 Garden Internet WIFI available

Capel Iago in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Capel Iago, Llanybydder

Jubilee breaks in CarmarthenshireSouth Wales

Capel Iago self catering accommodation in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Hot Tub Open Fire/woodburner . Capel Iago does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Capel Iago start from £347 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Capel Iago


Sleeps 8 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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