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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Sunny in Hunstanton, Norfolk, East England

Sunny, Hunstanton

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Sunny in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Sunny is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf . It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Sunny start from £410 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sunny


Sleeps 2 Disabled/Wheelchair Access Close to the Beach Golf close by Garden 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

Curlew Cottage in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, East England

Curlew Cottage, Wells-next-the-Sea

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

Curlew Cottage in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Curlew Cottage is close to the beach. Prices at Curlew Cottage start from £493 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Curlew Cottage


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

Fishermans Loft in Mevagissey, Cornwall, South West England

Fishermans Loft, Mevagissey

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Fishermans Loft self catering accommodation in Mevagissey, Cornwall sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at Fishermans Loft start from £272 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Fishermans Loft


Sleeps 2 Garden Internet WIFI available

37 Cabbell Road in Cromer, Norfolk, East England

37 Cabbell Road, Cromer

Jubilee breaks in NorfolkEast England

37 Cabbell Road in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 14. This 7 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. 37 Cabbell Road is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf fishing . Prices at 37 Cabbell Road start from £989 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 37 Cabbell Road


Sleeps 10 or more Close to the Beach Fishing close by Golf close by Internet WIFI available 5% Extra Off, click More Info to find out more

2 bedroom bungalow in Dalwhinnie, Highlands, Highlands Scotland

2 bedroom bungalow, Dalwhinnie

Jubilee breaks in HighlandsHighlands Scotland

2 bedroom bungalow in Highlands Scotland has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to . This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include fishing . Prices at 2 bedroom bungalow start from £278 but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 2 bedroom bungalow


Fishing close by Garden

Wild Rose in Treligga, Cornwall, South West England

Wild Rose, Treligga

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Wild Rose self catering accommodation in Treligga, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Wild Rose does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Wild Rose start from £301 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Wild Rose


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

1 bedroom cottage in Elgin, Morayshire, East Scotland

1 bedroom cottage, Elgin

Jubilee breaks in MorayshireEast Scotland

1 bedroom cottage in East Scotland has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to . This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at 1 bedroom cottage start from £292 but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 1 bedroom cottage


Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available

At Tarka Sands in Bideford, Devon, South West England

At Tarka Sands, Bideford

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

At Tarka Sands in South West England has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to 4. This 2 bedroom Apartment is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break . At Tarka Sands is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf . Prices at At Tarka Sands start from £285 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about At Tarka Sands


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Golf close by

The Old Post Office in Saxmundham, Suffolk, East England

The Old Post Office, Saxmundham

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

The Old Post Office in East England has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. The Old Post Office is close to the beach. The Old Post Office does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Old Post Office start from £615 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Old Post Office


Sleeps 8 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Internet WIFI available

Start Box Cottage in Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire, South West England

Start Box Cottage, Great Witcombe

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Start Box Cottage self catering accommodation in Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Start Box Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Start Box Cottage start from £340 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Start Box Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Open fire or wood burner

 

 

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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Whether you head to London or stay anywhere across the UK you are sure to not be far away from some Diamond Jubilee celebrations. We have over 12,000 cottages and apartments across the UK which will be perfect for an extended break or holiday over this celebration.

 

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