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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Steading 4 Balvatin Cottages in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Highlands Scotland

Steading 4 Balvatin Cottages, Newtonmore

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Steading 4 Balvatin Cottages self catering accommodation in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Steading 4 Balvatin Cottages start from £288 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Steading 4 Balvatin Cottages


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Housekeepers Cottage in Meeson, Shropshire, West England

Housekeepers Cottage, Meeson

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Housekeepers Cottage self catering accommodation in Meeson, Shropshire 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. Prices at Housekeepers Cottage start from £285 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Housekeepers Cottage


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Cwm Yr Afon Cottage in Llanbedr, Gwynedd, North Wales

Cwm Yr Afon Cottage, Llanbedr

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Cwm Yr Afon Cottage self catering accommodation in Llanbedr, Gwynedd sleeps 3. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Cwm Yr Afon Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Cwm Yr Afon Cottage start from £228 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cwm Yr Afon Cottage


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Waterloo Cottage Annexe in Ruswarp, North Yorkshire, North East England

Waterloo Cottage Annexe, Ruswarp

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Waterloo Cottage Annexe self catering accommodation in Ruswarp, North Yorkshire sleeps 4. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Waterloo Cottage Annexe does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Waterloo Cottage Annexe start from £260 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Waterloo Cottage Annexe


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The Wedge in Mitchell, Cornwall, South West England

The Wedge, Mitchell

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The Wedge self catering accommodation in Mitchell, Cornwall sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at The Wedge start from £261 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Wedge


Sleeps 4 Garden

Heavenly View in Eskdale, Cumbria, North West England

Heavenly View, Eskdale

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Heavenly View self catering accommodation in Eskdale, Cumbria sleeps 11. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Heavenly View start from £930 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Heavenly View


Sleeps 10 or more Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Bank View in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Mid Wales

Bank View, Aberaeron

Jubilee breaks in CeredigionMid Wales

Bank View self catering accommodation in Aberaeron, Ceredigion sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Bank View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Bank View start from £264 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bank View


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Gardeners Cottage in Presteigne, Ceredigion, Mid Wales

Gardeners Cottage, Presteigne

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Gardeners Cottage self catering accommodation in Presteigne, Ceredigion sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . Gardeners Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Gardeners Cottage start from £295 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Gardeners Cottage


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Beckside Cottage in Spennithorne, North Yorkshire, North West England

Beckside Cottage, Spennithorne

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Beckside Cottage self catering accommodation in Spennithorne, North Yorkshire sleeps 3. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Beckside Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Beckside Cottage start from £244 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Beckside Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden

1 Penrhynbach in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Mid Wales

1 Penrhynbach, Aberaeron

Jubilee breaks in CeredigionMid Wales

1 Penrhynbach self catering accommodation in Aberaeron, Ceredigion sleeps 4. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . 1 Penrhynbach does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 1 Penrhynbach start from £236 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 1 Penrhynbach


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

 

 

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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