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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Barn Owl Cottage in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Barn Owl Cottage, Carmarthen

Jubilee breaks in CarmarthenshireSouth Wales

Barn Owl Cottage self catering accommodation in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Barn Owl Cottage start from £291 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Barn Owl Cottage


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

Dune View in Beadnell, Northumberland, North East England

Dune View, Beadnell

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Dune View self catering accommodation in Beadnell, Northumberland sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Dune View start from £309 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Dune View


Sleeps 6 Garden Open fire or wood burner

4 Green Cross Cottage in Burton-In-Kendal, Cumbria, North West England

4 Green Cross Cottage, Burton-In-Kendal

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

4 Green Cross Cottage self catering accommodation in Burton-In-Kendal, Cumbria sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. 4 Green Cross Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 4 Green Cross Cottage start from £295 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 4 Green Cross Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Upper Barn in Callington, Cornwall, South West England

Upper Barn, Callington

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Upper Barn self catering accommodation in Callington, Cornwall sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Upper Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Upper Barn start from £269 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Upper Barn


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Church Farm Cottage in Edlaston, Derbyshire, Central England

Church Farm Cottage, Edlaston

Jubilee breaks in DerbyshireCentral England

Church Farm Cottage self catering accommodation in Edlaston, Derbyshire 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. Church Farm Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Church Farm Cottage start from £245 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Church Farm Cottage


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

Surprise View in Ravenglass, Cumbria, North West England

Surprise View, Ravenglass

Jubilee breaks in CumbriaNorth West England

Surprise View self catering accommodation in Ravenglass, Cumbria sleeps 3. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Surprise View does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Surprise View start from £246 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Surprise View


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

Gorwel in Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales

Gorwel, Llan Ffestiniog

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Gorwel self catering accommodation in Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Gorwel does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Gorwel start from £240 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Gorwel


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Topsy-Turvy Cottage in Worton, North Yorkshire, North West England

Topsy-Turvy Cottage, Worton

Jubilee breaks in North YorkshireNorth West England

Topsy-Turvy Cottage in North West 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. Topsy-Turvy Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Topsy-Turvy Cottage start from £304 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Topsy-Turvy Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Luxury self catering

La Petite Maison in Litcham, Norfolk, East England

La Petite Maison, Litcham

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

La Petite Maison self catering accommodation in Litcham, Norfolk sleeps 4. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. La Petite Maison does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at La Petite Maison start from £158 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about La Petite Maison


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

Rosewaters Cottage in Astley Burf, Worcestershire, West England

Rosewaters Cottage, Astley Burf

Jubilee breaks in WorcestershireWest England

Rosewaters Cottage self catering accommodation in Astley Burf, Worcestershire sleeps 7. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include fishing . Rosewaters Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Rosewaters Cottage start from £453 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Rosewaters Cottage


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Fishing close by 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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