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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Ty Capel in Criccieth, Gwynedd, North Wales

Ty Capel, Criccieth

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Ty Capel self catering accommodation in Criccieth, Gwynedd sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Ty Capel does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Ty Capel start from £263 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Ty Capel


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

William Court Cottage in Irton Hall, Cumbria, North West England

William Court Cottage, Irton Hall

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

William Court Cottage self catering accommodation in Irton Hall, Cumbria sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . William Court Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at William Court Cottage start from £331 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about William Court Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Lerryn Apartment in Pimperne, Dorset, South West England

Lerryn Apartment, Pimperne

Jubilee breaks in DorsetSouth West England

Lerryn Apartment self catering accommodation in Pimperne, Dorset sleeps 3. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Lerryn Apartment does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Lerryn Apartment start from £240 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lerryn Apartment


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

41 Duck Lake Tattershall Lakes Country Park in Coninsby, Lincolnshire, East England

41 Duck Lake Tattershall Lakes Country Park, Coninsby

Jubilee breaks in LincolnshireEast England

41 Duck Lake Tattershall Lakes Country Park self catering accommodation in Coninsby, Lincolnshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool Hot Tub . Activities close by include fishing . 41 Duck Lake Tattershall Lakes Country Park does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 41 Duck Lake Tattershall Lakes Country Park start from £355 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 41 Duck Lake Tattershall Lakes Country Park


Sleeps 6 Indoor pool Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden Hot tub

The Retreat in Rowston, Lincolnshire, East England

The Retreat, Rowston

Jubilee breaks in LincolnshireEast England

The Retreat self catering accommodation in Rowston, Lincolnshire sleeps 4. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at The Retreat start from £222 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Retreat


Sleeps 4 Garden

Swallows Nest in Penrith, Cumbria, North West England

Swallows Nest, Penrith

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Swallows Nest in North West England 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: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Swallows Nest start from £277 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Swallows Nest


Sleeps 4 Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Luxury self catering

Tithe Barn Cottage in Whittington, Cumbria, North West England

Tithe Barn Cottage, Whittington

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Tithe Barn Cottage self catering accommodation in Whittington, Cumbria sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Tithe Barn Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tithe Barn Cottage start from £275 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tithe Barn Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly

Domecilia in Cosheston, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Domecilia, Cosheston

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

Domecilia self catering accommodation in Cosheston, Pembrokeshire sleeps 21. This 7 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Four poster bed Swimming Pool Hot Tub Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Domecilia start from £893 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Domecilia


Sleeps 10 or more Indoor pool Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Hot tub

Tyddyn in Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, North Wales

Tyddyn, Dyffryn Ardudwy

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Tyddyn in North Wales has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 4 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . Tyddyn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tyddyn start from £326 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tyddyn


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Luxury self catering

Lambcote Barn in Ettington, Warwickshire, Central England

Lambcote Barn, Ettington

Jubilee breaks in WarwickshireCentral England

Lambcote Barn self catering accommodation in Ettington, Warwickshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Lambcote Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Lambcote Barn start from £295 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lambcote Barn


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

 

 

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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