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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1 Kings Cottages in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

1 Kings Cottages, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

1 Kings Cottages self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . 1 Kings Cottages is close to the beach. Prices at 1 Kings Cottages start from £677 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 1 Kings Cottages


Sleeps 8 Close to the Beach Games room

Peewit House in Barton-on-the-Heath, Gloucestershire, South West England

Peewit House, Barton-on-the-Heath

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Peewit House self catering accommodation in Barton-on-the-Heath, Gloucestershire sleeps 10. This 5 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Peewit House start from £2926 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Peewit House


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

Rumsdale in Lanreath, Cornwall, South West England

Rumsdale, Lanreath

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Rumsdale self catering accommodation in Lanreath, 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 . It also has Internet access. Rumsdale does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Rumsdale start from £419 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Rumsdale


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Moorview in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Moorview, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Moorview self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 6. This Bungalow is a perfect base for your holidays . Moorview is close to the beach. Prices at Moorview start from £345 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Moorview


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Games room

Aztec in Lanivet, Cornwall, South West England

Aztec, Lanivet

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Aztec self catering accommodation in Lanivet, Cornwall sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden Swimming Pool . Activities close by include golf fishing . Prices at Aztec start from £500 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Aztec


Sleeps 4 Indoor pool Fishing close by Golf close by Garden

The Royal Crescent Garden Apartment in Bath, Somerset, South West England

The Royal Crescent Garden Apartment, Bath

Jubilee breaks in SomersetSouth West England

The Royal Crescent Garden Apartment self catering accommodation in Bath, Somerset sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at The Royal Crescent Garden Apartment start from £483 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Royal Crescent Garden Apartment


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Easy walking close by

Meadowbank Farm in Lew, Oxfordshire, Central England

Meadowbank Farm, Lew

Jubilee breaks in OxfordshireCentral England

Meadowbank Farm self catering accommodation in Lew, Oxfordshire sleeps 12. This 6 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Meadowbank Farm start from £2660 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Meadowbank Farm


Sleeps 10 or more Disabled/Wheelchair Access Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Laxton in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, East England

Laxton, Stoke by Nayland

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

Laxton 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 Laxton start from £320 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Laxton


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

Whites Farm Barn in Ledbury, Herefordshire, West England

Whites Farm Barn, Ledbury

Jubilee breaks in HerefordshireWest England

Whites Farm Barn self catering accommodation in Ledbury, Herefordshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Whites Farm Barn start from £1045 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Whites Farm Barn


Sleeps 6 Garden Internet WIFI available

5 West Park in Kingsbridge, Devon, South West England

5 West Park, Kingsbridge

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

5 West Park self catering accommodation in Kingsbridge, Devon sleeps 4. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . 5 West Park is close to the beach. 5 West Park does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 5 West Park start from £329 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 5 West Park


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Pet friendly 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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