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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Shepherds Nook in North Charlton, Northumberland, North East England

Shepherds Nook, North Charlton

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Shepherds Nook self catering accommodation in North Charlton, Northumberland 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. Shepherds Nook does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Shepherds Nook start from £298 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Shepherds Nook


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Chestnut House in Bowness, Cumbria, North West England

Chestnut House, Bowness

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Chestnut House self catering accommodation in Bowness, Cumbria sleeps 8. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Chestnut House does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Chestnut House start from £477 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Chestnut House


Sleeps 8 Pet friendly Internet WIFI available

High View Cottage in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire, North East England

High View Cottage, Glaisdale

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

High View Cottage self catering accommodation in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire 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. High View Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at High View Cottage start from £297 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about High View Cottage


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Tigh Na Drochaid in Port Appin, Argyll, West Scotland

Tigh Na Drochaid, Port Appin

Jubilee breaks in ArgyllWest Scotland

Tigh Na Drochaid self catering accommodation in Port Appin, Argyll sleeps 4. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Tigh Na Drochaid does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tigh Na Drochaid start from £335 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tigh Na Drochaid


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

Rose Cottage in Witherslack, Cumbria, North West England

Rose Cottage, Witherslack

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Rose Cottage self catering accommodation in Witherslack, Cumbria sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Rose Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Rose Cottage start from £297 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Rose Cottage


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

Bryn Goleu in Llanbedrgoch, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

Bryn Goleu, Llanbedrgoch

Jubilee breaks in Isle of AngleseyNorth Wales

Bryn Goleu self catering accommodation in Llanbedrgoch, Isle of Anglesey sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Bryn Goleu does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Bryn Goleu start from £237 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bryn Goleu


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Northam Beach House in Westward Ho, Devon, South West England

Northam Beach House, Westward Ho

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Northam Beach House self catering accommodation in Westward Ho, Devon sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Northam Beach House start from £343 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Northam Beach House


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available

Cariad Cottage in Llangattock, Powys, Mid Wales

Cariad Cottage, Llangattock

Jubilee breaks in PowysMid Wales

Cariad Cottage self catering accommodation in Llangattock, Powys sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Cariad Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Cariad Cottage start from £317 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cariad Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Callanish in Benderloch, Argyll, West Scotland

Callanish, Benderloch

Jubilee breaks in ArgyllWest Scotland

Callanish self catering accommodation in Benderloch, Argyll sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Callanish does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Callanish start from £308 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Callanish


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Newton Bungalow in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Newton Bungalow, Neyland

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

Newton Bungalow self catering accommodation in Neyland, Pembrokeshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Newton Bungalow does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Newton Bungalow start from £305 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Newton Bungalow


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

 

 

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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