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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Drovers Rest in Otterburn, Northumberland, North East England

Drovers Rest, Otterburn

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Drovers Rest in North East England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Drovers Rest does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Drovers Rest start from £272 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Drovers Rest


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Curlew Cottage in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, North East England

Curlew Cottage, Haydon Bridge

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Curlew Cottage self catering accommodation in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . Curlew Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Curlew Cottage start from £252 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Curlew Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Pippin Cottage in Eyam, Derbyshire, Central England

Pippin Cottage, Eyam

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Pippin Cottage self catering accommodation in Eyam, Derbyshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Pippin Cottage start from £271 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Pippin Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Buzzard Heights in Bridgwater, Somerset, South West England

Buzzard Heights, Bridgwater

Jubilee breaks in SomersetSouth West England

Buzzard Heights in South West England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 2 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Buzzard Heights start from £327 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Buzzard Heights


Sleeps 6 Garden Open fire or wood burner Luxury self catering

Bwthyn Gwyn in Penmynydd, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

Bwthyn Gwyn, Penmynydd

Jubilee breaks in Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales

Bwthyn Gwyn self catering accommodation in Penmynydd, Isle of Anglesey sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Bwthyn Gwyn start from £281 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bwthyn Gwyn


Sleeps 4 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Carpenters Cottage in Holt, Norfolk, East England

Carpenters Cottage, Holt

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Carpenters Cottage in East England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Prices at Carpenters Cottage start from £281 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Carpenters Cottage


Sleeps 4

Oak Cottage in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, North West England

Oak Cottage, Poulton-Le-Fylde

Jubilee breaks in LancashireNorth West England

Oak Cottage self catering accommodation in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Hot Tub . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Oak Cottage start from £448 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Oak Cottage


Sleeps 8 Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available Hot tub

Creag Hastin in Gairloch, Ross-shire, Highlands Scotland

Creag Hastin, Gairloch

Jubilee breaks in Ross-shireHighlands Scotland

Creag Hastin self catering accommodation in Gairloch, Ross-shire sleeps 6. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Creag Hastin does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Creag Hastin start from £278 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Creag Hastin


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden

The Granary in Newborough, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

The Granary, Newborough

Jubilee breaks in Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales

The Granary self catering accommodation in Newborough, Isle of Anglesey sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. The Granary does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Granary start from £378 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Granary


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Meadow View in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Meadow View, Laugharne

Jubilee breaks in CarmarthenshireSouth Wales

Meadow View in South Wales 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 . It also has Internet access. Meadow View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Meadow View start from £292 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Meadow View


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Games room Luxury self catering

 

 

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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