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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Pear Tree in Wood Norton, Norfolk, East England

Pear Tree, Wood Norton

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Pear Tree self catering accommodation in Wood Norton, Norfolk sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Four poster bed . It also has Internet access. Prices at Pear Tree start from £288 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Pear Tree


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Games room

Nethergill Farm Byre in Oughtershaw, North Yorkshire, North East England

Nethergill Farm Byre, Oughtershaw

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Nethergill Farm Byre self catering accommodation in Oughtershaw, North Yorkshire 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. Nethergill Farm Byre does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Nethergill Farm Byre start from £317 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Nethergill Farm Byre


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

Kouloura in Southerness, Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland

Kouloura, Southerness

Jubilee breaks in Dumfries and GallowaySouth West Scotland

Kouloura self catering accommodation in Southerness, Dumfries and Galloway sleeps 6. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Kouloura does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Kouloura start from £309 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Kouloura


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Recroy in Nedd, Inverness-shire, Highlands Scotland

Recroy, Nedd

Jubilee breaks in Inverness-shireHighlands Scotland

Recroy self catering accommodation in Nedd, Inverness-shire sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Activities close by include fishing . Recroy does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Recroy start from £277 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Recroy


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden Open fire or wood burner

Sandy Cottage in Linton, North Yorkshire, North East England

Sandy Cottage, Linton

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth East England

Sandy Cottage self catering accommodation in Linton, North Yorkshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Sandy Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Sandy Cottage start from £373 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sandy Cottage


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

Corbar Towers in Buxton, Derbyshire, Central England

Corbar Towers, Buxton

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Corbar Towers self catering accommodation in Buxton, Derbyshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Corbar Towers start from £234 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Corbar Towers


Sleeps 4 Garden

Eynons Cottage in Roch, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Eynons Cottage, Roch

Jubilee breaks in PembrokeshireSouth Wales

Eynons Cottage in South Wales 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: Garden . It also has Internet access. Eynons Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Eynons Cottage start from £287 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Eynons Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Luxury self catering

The Coach House in Henton, Somerset, South West England

The Coach House, Henton

Jubilee breaks in SomersetSouth West England

The Coach House self catering accommodation in Henton, Somerset sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . Prices at The Coach House start from £268 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Coach House


Sleeps 4 Garden

The Cottage in Tideswell, Derbyshire, Central England

The Cottage, Tideswell

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

The Cottage self catering accommodation in Tideswell, Derbyshire sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. The Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Cottage start from £476 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Cottage


Sleeps 8 Pet friendly Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Daffodil Cottage in Waldringfield, Suffolk, East England

Daffodil Cottage, Waldringfield

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

Daffodil Cottage in East 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: Garden . It also has Internet access. Daffodil Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Daffodil Cottage start from £250 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Daffodil Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Luxury self catering

 

 

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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