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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Smugglers Retreat in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, East England

Smugglers Retreat, Wells-next-the-Sea

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Smugglers Retreat in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break . Smugglers Retreat is close to the beach. Smugglers Retreat does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Smugglers Retreat start from £588 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected Smugglers Retreat customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about Smugglers Retreat


Sleeps 8 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Smugglers Retreat Customer Feedback and Reviews 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

Mill Holm Cottage in Cherington, Oxfordshire, Central England

Mill Holm Cottage, Cherington

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Mill Holm Cottage self catering accommodation in Cherington, Oxfordshire 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. Activities close by include horse riding . Prices at Mill Holm Cottage start from £546 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Mill Holm Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

5 Blackshore in Southwold, Suffolk, East England

5 Blackshore, Southwold

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5 Blackshore in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . 5 Blackshore is close to the beach. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at 5 Blackshore start from £462 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 5 Blackshore


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Fishing close by Garden Open fire or wood burner

Kings Cottage Barn in Fakenham, Norfolk, East England

Kings Cottage Barn, Fakenham

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Kings Cottage Barn in East England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include horse riding . Kings Cottage Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Kings Cottage Barn start from £294 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected Kings Cottage Barn customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about Kings Cottage Barn


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Kings Cottage Barn Customer Feedback and Reviews 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

Eden Cottage in Woodbridge, Suffolk, East England

Eden Cottage, Woodbridge

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Eden Cottage in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . Activities close by include horse riding . Prices at Eden Cottage start from £363 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Eden Cottage


Sleeps 4 Garden

Holiday House by the Beach in Durness, Sutherland, Highlands Scotland

Holiday House by the Beach, Durness

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Holiday House by the Beach self catering accommodation in Durness, Sutherland sleeps 17. This 9 bedroom Holiday home is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Four poster bed Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Holiday House by the Beach does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Holiday House by the Beach start from £3 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Holiday House by the Beach


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Fishing close by Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner

Church Cottage in Wangford, Suffolk, East England

Church Cottage, Wangford

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Church Cottage in East England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 8. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Church Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Church Cottage start from £435 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Church Cottage


Sleeps 8 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

18 The Green in East Rudham, Norfolk, East England

18 The Green, East Rudham

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18 The Green in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . 18 The Green does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 18 The Green start from £340 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected 18 The Green customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about 18 The Green


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner 18 The Green Customer Feedback and Reviews 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

Pebble Cottage in Little Walsingham, Norfolk, East England

Pebble Cottage, Little Walsingham

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Pebble Cottage in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break . It also has Internet access. Prices at Pebble Cottage start from £430 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected Pebble Cottage customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about Pebble Cottage


Sleeps 6 Internet WIFI available Pebble Cottage Customer Feedback and Reviews 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

The Dolls House in Southwold, Suffolk, East England

The Dolls House, Southwold

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

The Dolls House in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . The Dolls House is close to the beach. The Dolls House does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Dolls House start from £563 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Dolls House


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Pet friendly 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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