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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Victory Cottage in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Victory Cottage, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Victory Cottage self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 4. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Victory Cottage is close to the beach. Prices at Victory Cottage start from £414 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected Victory Cottage customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about Victory Cottage


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available Games room Victory Cottage Customer Feedback and Reviews

Swallows Retreat in Ponsanooth, Cornwall, South West England

Swallows Retreat, Ponsanooth

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Swallows Retreat self catering accommodation in Ponsanooth, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Holiday Home is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . Swallows Retreat does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Swallows Retreat start from £343 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Swallows Retreat


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden

Apartment 6 Bolt Head in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Apartment 6 Bolt Head, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Apartment 6 Bolt Head self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 5. This luxury Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Apartment 6 Bolt Head is close to the beach. Prices at Apartment 6 Bolt Head start from £590 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Apartment 6 Bolt Head


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available Games room Luxury self catering

Holmfield in Higher Collaton, Devon, South West England

Holmfield, Higher Collaton

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Holmfield self catering accommodation in Higher Collaton, Devon sleeps 8. This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Holmfield start from £722 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected Holmfield customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about Holmfield


Sleeps 8 Open fire or wood burner Games room Holmfield Customer Feedback and Reviews

Tregadjack Barn in Sithney, Cornwall, South West England

Tregadjack Barn, Sithney

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Tregadjack Barn self catering accommodation in Sithney, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Tregadjack Barn is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf . Tregadjack Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tregadjack Barn start from £443 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tregadjack Barn


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

Longships in Portmellon, Cornwall, South West England

Longships, Portmellon

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Longships self catering accommodation in Portmellon, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Bungalow is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached Garden . It also has Internet access. Longships is close to the beach. Longships does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Longships start from £391 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Longships


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

30 Fore Street (The Cottage) in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

30 Fore Street (The Cottage), Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

30 Fore Street (The Cottage) self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . 30 Fore Street (The Cottage) is close to the beach. Prices at 30 Fore Street (The Cottage) start from £344 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected 30 Fore Street (The Cottage) customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about 30 Fore Street (The Cottage)


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Open fire or wood burner Games room 30 Fore Street (The Cottage) Customer Feedback and Reviews

The Garden House Woodside in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

The Garden House Woodside, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

The Garden House Woodside self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. The Garden House Woodside is close to the beach. Prices at The Garden House Woodside start from £743 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Garden House Woodside


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available

The Clock House in Heligan, Cornwall, South West England

The Clock House, Heligan

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

The Clock House self catering accommodation in Heligan, Cornwall sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at The Clock House start from £443 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Clock House


Sleeps 6 Fishing close by Internet WIFI available

Brook Cottage in Padstow, Cornwall, South West England

Brook Cottage, Padstow

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Brook Cottage self catering accommodation in Padstow, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Brook Cottage is close to the beach. Brook Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Brook Cottage start from £294 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Brook Cottage


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Ideal for a romantic break

 

 

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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