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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Tregonning Hill House in Ashton, Cornwall, South West England

Tregonning Hill House, Ashton

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Tregonning Hill House self catering accommodation in Ashton, Cornwall sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Activities close by include golf . Tregonning Hill House does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tregonning Hill House start from £525 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tregonning Hill House


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Golf close by Garden Open fire or wood burner

Tregarth in Gorran Haven, Cornwall, South West England

Tregarth, Gorran Haven

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Tregarth self catering accommodation in Gorran Haven, Cornwall sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Tregarth is close to the beach. Tregarth does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tregarth start from £392 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tregarth


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

The Barn in Sibton, Suffolk, East England

The Barn, Sibton

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

The Barn self catering accommodation in Sibton, Suffolk sleeps 6. This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool . The Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Barn start from £450 but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Barn


Sleeps 6 Indoor pool Pet friendly Easy walking close by

Clementine Cottage in Malborough, Devon, South West England

Clementine Cottage, Malborough

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Clementine Cottage self catering accommodation in Malborough, Devon sleeps 4. This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Prices at Clementine Cottage start from £420 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Clementine Cottage


Sleeps 4 Games room

Crispin in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, East England

Crispin, Stoke by Nayland

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

Crispin self catering accommodation in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool Hot Tub . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf fishing . Prices at Crispin start from £320 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Crispin


Sleeps 2 Indoor pool Fishing close by Golf close by Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Hot tub Easy walking close by

Veronica Cottage in Anvil Point Lighthouse, Dorset, South West England

Veronica Cottage, Anvil Point Lighthouse

Jubilee breaks in DorsetSouth West England

Veronica Cottage self catering accommodation in Anvil Point Lighthouse, Dorset sleeps 6. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Veronica Cottage is close to the beach. Prices at Veronica Cottage start from £386 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Veronica Cottage


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Ideal for a romantic break

Haughton Castle - White Lodge in Haughton Castle, Northumberland, North East England

Haughton Castle - White Lodge, Haughton Castle

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Haughton Castle - White Lodge self catering accommodation in Haughton Castle, Northumberland sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Lodge is a perfect base for your holidays . Haughton Castle - White Lodge does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. ... more about Haughton Castle - White Lodge


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Easy walking close by

Treveglos Barn in St Merryn, Cornwall, South West England

Treveglos Barn, St Merryn

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Treveglos Barn self catering accommodation in St Merryn, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf . Treveglos Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Treveglos Barn start from £336 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Treveglos Barn


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available

Penrhiw Cottage in Talog, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Penrhiw Cottage, Talog

Jubilee breaks in CarmarthenshireSouth Wales

Penrhiw Cottage self catering accommodation in Talog, Carmarthenshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Activities close by include golf fishing . Prices at Penrhiw Cottage start from £397 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Penrhiw Cottage


Sleeps 6 Fishing close by Golf close by Garden Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Tagmoor Hollow in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, South West England

Tagmoor Hollow, Bourton-on-the-Water

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Tagmoor Hollow self catering accommodation in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tagmoor Hollow start from £424 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tagmoor Hollow


Sleeps 2 Disabled/Wheelchair Access 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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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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