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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Tristans Hydaway in St Minver, Cornwall, South West England

Tristans Hydaway, St Minver

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Tristans Hydaway self catering accommodation in St Minver, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Activities close by include golf fishing . Tristans Hydaway does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tristans Hydaway start from £351 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tristans Hydaway


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

Bell View in Dartmouth, Devon, South West England

Bell View, Dartmouth

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Bell View self catering accommodation in Dartmouth, Devon sleeps 4. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool . Prices at Bell View start from £324 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bell View


Sleeps 4 Indoor pool Games room

Skylark in Gwithian, Cornwall, South West England

Skylark, Gwithian

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Skylark self catering accommodation in Gwithian, Cornwall sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Holiday Home is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Skylark start from £386 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Skylark


Sleeps 6 Garden

6 St George Yard in Burford, Oxfordshire, Central England

6 St George Yard, Burford

Jubilee breaks in OxfordshireCentral England

6 St George Yard self catering accommodation in Burford, Oxfordshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at 6 St George Yard start from £455 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 6 St George Yard


Sleeps 2 Open fire or wood burner

Garreg Wen in Eglwys Bach, Conwy, North Wales

Garreg Wen, Eglwys Bach

Jubilee breaks in ConwyNorth Wales

Garreg Wen self catering accommodation in Eglwys Bach, Conwy sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Garreg Wen is close to the beach. Garreg Wen does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Garreg Wen start from £290 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Garreg Wen


Sleeps 2 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Broad Downs Barn in Malborough, Devon, South West England

Broad Downs Barn, Malborough

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Broad Downs Barn self catering accommodation in Malborough, Devon sleeps 14. This 6 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Broad Downs Barn is close to the beach. Activities close by include fishing . It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Broad Downs Barn start from £1300 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Broad Downs Barn


Sleeps 10 or more Disabled/Wheelchair Access Indoor pool Close to the Beach Fishing close by Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by Games room Luxury self catering

Gwynear in Crantock, Cornwall, South West England

Gwynear, Crantock

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Gwynear self catering accommodation in Crantock, 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. Activities close by include golf . Prices at Gwynear start from £357 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Gwynear


Sleeps 4 Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available

Haughton Castle - Farm House in Haughton Castle, Northumberland, North East England

Haughton Castle - Farm House, Haughton Castle

Jubilee breaks in NorthumberlandNorth East England

Haughton Castle - Farm House self catering accommodation in Haughton Castle, Northumberland sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Haughton Castle - Farm House does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. ... more about Haughton Castle - Farm House


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Internet WIFI available Easy walking close by

Wall Hills Barn in Thornbury, Herefordshire, West England

Wall Hills Barn, Thornbury

Jubilee breaks in HerefordshireWest England

Wall Hills Barn self catering accommodation in Thornbury, Herefordshire sleeps 12. This 6 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 golf . Wall Hills Barn does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Wall Hills Barn start from £989 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Wall Hills Barn


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Games room

Freshford in Mayors Avenue, Devon, South West England

Freshford, Mayors Avenue

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Freshford self catering accommodation in Mayors Avenue, Devon sleeps 4. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Freshford start from £414 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Freshford


Sleeps 4 Disabled/Wheelchair Access 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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