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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Helm Kent in Bowness, Cumbria, North West England

Helm Kent, Bowness

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Helm Kent in North West England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 4. This 2 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Helm Kent start from £363 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Helm Kent


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Willow House Cottage in Winkhill, Staffordshire, Central England

Willow House Cottage, Winkhill

Jubilee breaks in StaffordshireCentral England

Willow House Cottage self catering accommodation in Winkhill, Staffordshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Willow House Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Willow House Cottage start from £193 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Willow House Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden

16 The Boathouse in Rye, East Sussex, South East England

16 The Boathouse, Rye

Jubilee breaks in East SussexSouth East England

16 The Boathouse in South East England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 2. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Prices at 16 The Boathouse start from £297 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 16 The Boathouse


Sleeps 2 Internet WIFI available

Carreg Lwyd in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales

Carreg Lwyd, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Carreg Lwyd self catering accommodation in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd sleeps 3. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Carreg Lwyd does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Carreg Lwyd start from £253 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Carreg Lwyd


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Hollyhedge Cottage in Briston, Norfolk, East England

Hollyhedge Cottage, Briston

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Hollyhedge Cottage self catering accommodation in Briston, Norfolk sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Hollyhedge Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Hollyhedge Cottage start from £297 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Hollyhedge Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

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

Birch Cottage, Poulton-Le-Fylde

Jubilee breaks in LancashireNorth West England

Birch Cottage self catering accommodation in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Birch Cottage start from £267 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Birch Cottage


Sleeps 4 Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available

18 Mulberry Street in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Central England

18 Mulberry Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Jubilee breaks in WarwickshireCentral England

18 Mulberry Street 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 Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. 18 Mulberry Street does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 18 Mulberry Street start from £361 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 18 Mulberry Street


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

Lletyr Bugail in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, North Wales

Lletyr Bugail, Dolgellau

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Lletyr Bugail in North 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. Prices at Lletyr Bugail start from £330 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Lletyr Bugail


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available Luxury self catering

102 Gills Cliff in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, South East England

102 Gills Cliff, Ventnor

Jubilee breaks in Isle of WightSouth East England

102 Gills Cliff self catering accommodation in Ventnor, Isle of Wight sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Prices at 102 Gills Cliff start from £289 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 102 Gills Cliff


Sleeps 2 Internet WIFI available

Gardeners Cottage in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Borders Scotland

Gardeners Cottage, Chirnside

Jubilee breaks in BerwickshireBorders Scotland

Gardeners Cottage self catering accommodation in Chirnside, Berwickshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: 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 £264 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Gardeners Cottage


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:

 

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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