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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Queensgate in London Apprentice, Cornwall, South West England

Queensgate, London Apprentice

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Queensgate self catering accommodation in London Apprentice, Cornwall sleeps 3. This 2 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached Garden . Activities close by include golf . Prices at Queensgate start from £260 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Queensgate


Sleeps 2 Golf close by Garden

Upper Mill Barn in Coln St Aldwyns, Gloucestershire, South West England

Upper Mill Barn, Coln St Aldwyns

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Upper Mill Barn self catering accommodation in Coln St Aldwyns, Gloucestershire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . It also has Internet access. It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Upper Mill Barn start from £644 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Upper Mill Barn


Sleeps 4 Disabled/Wheelchair Access Garden Internet WIFI available

Reading Room in Ashbourne, Staffordshire, Central England

Reading Room, Ashbourne

Jubilee breaks in StaffordshireCentral England

Reading Room self catering accommodation in Ashbourne, Staffordshire 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. Reading Room does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Reading Room start from £346 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Reading Room


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Beech End in Plumstead, Norfolk, East England

Beech End, Plumstead

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Beech End self catering accommodation in Plumstead, Norfolk 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. Beech End is close to the beach. Beech End does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Beech End start from £397 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Beech End


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

6 St George Yard in Burford, Oxfordshire, Central England

6 St George Yard, Burford

Jubilee breaks in OxfordshireCentral England

6 St George Yard self catering accommodation in Burford, Oxfordshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at 6 St George Yard start from £455 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 6 St George Yard


Sleeps 2 Open fire or wood burner

Bobs End in Kingsbridge, Devon, South West England

Bobs End, Kingsbridge

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Bobs End self catering accommodation in Kingsbridge, Devon sleeps 6. This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Bobs End start from £459 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bobs End


Sleeps 6 Open fire or wood burner Games room

Twit Twoo in Fenterleigh, Cornwall, South West England

Twit Twoo, Fenterleigh

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Twit Twoo self catering accommodation in Fenterleigh, Cornwall sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf fishing . Twit Twoo does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Twit Twoo start from £432 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Twit Twoo


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Fishing close by Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Home Farm in Cokethorpe, Oxfordshire, Central England

Home Farm, Cokethorpe

Jubilee breaks in OxfordshireCentral England

Home Farm self catering accommodation in Cokethorpe, Oxfordshire sleeps 16. This 8 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Home Farm start from £3311 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Home Farm


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

Seagull Cottage in Charlestown, Cornwall, South West England

Seagull Cottage, Charlestown

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Seagull Cottage self catering accommodation in Charlestown, 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. Seagull Cottage is close to the beach. Seagull Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Seagull Cottage start from £459 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Seagull Cottage


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

Osborn House in Hope Cove, Devon, South West England

Osborn House, Hope Cove

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Osborn House self catering accommodation in Hope Cove, Devon sleeps 8. This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Osborn House is close to the beach. Prices at Osborn House start from £675 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Osborn House


Sleeps 8 Close to the Beach Open fire or wood burner Games room

 

 

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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