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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Shipwrights in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Shipwrights, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Shipwrights self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Shipwrights is close to the beach. Prices at Shipwrights start from £585 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected Shipwrights customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about Shipwrights


Sleeps 8 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available Games room Shipwrights Customer Feedback and Reviews

Cyplau in Llanbedr, Gwynedd, North Wales

Cyplau, Llanbedr

Jubilee breaks in GwyneddNorth Wales

Cyplau self catering accommodation in Llanbedr, Gwynedd sleeps 6. This 3 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 fishing . Prices at Cyplau start from £346 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cyplau


Sleeps 6 Fishing close by Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

29 Fore Street in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

29 Fore Street, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

29 Fore Street self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . 29 Fore Street is close to the beach. Prices at 29 Fore Street start from £385 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. See selected 29 Fore Street customer reviews/feedback by clicking More Info button. ... more about 29 Fore Street


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Open fire or wood burner Games room 29 Fore Street Customer Feedback and Reviews

Apartment 8 Halwell House in South Pool, Devon, South West England

Apartment 8 Halwell House, South Pool

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Apartment 8 Halwell House self catering accommodation in South Pool, Devon sleeps 4. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . Prices at Apartment 8 Halwell House start from £258 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Apartment 8 Halwell House


Sleeps 4 Games room

Seamew in Cawsand, Cornwall, South West England

Seamew, Cawsand

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Seamew self catering accommodation in Cawsand, Cornwall sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break . Seamew is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf horse riding fishing . Prices at Seamew start from £260 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Seamew


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Fishing close by Golf close by

Seasteps in Fowey, Cornwall, South West England

Seasteps, Fowey

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Seasteps self catering accommodation in Fowey, Cornwall sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Holiday Home is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at Seasteps start from £474 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Seasteps


Sleeps 8 Fishing close by Internet WIFI available

Cromwells Manor in near Nantwich, Cheshire, North West England

Cromwells Manor, near Nantwich

Jubilee breaks in CheshireNorth West England

Cromwells Manor self catering accommodation in near Nantwich, Cheshire sleeps 8. This 4 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 fishing . Prices at Cromwells Manor start from £658 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Cromwells Manor


Sleeps 8 Fishing close by Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by Games room

Inglenook Cottage in Broad Campden, Gloucestershire, South West England

Inglenook Cottage, Broad Campden

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Inglenook Cottage self catering accommodation in Broad Campden, Gloucestershire sleeps 2. This 1 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 fishing . Inglenook Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Inglenook Cottage start from £326 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Inglenook Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Courtyard Cottage in Bibury, Gloucestershire, South West England

Courtyard Cottage, Bibury

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Courtyard Cottage self catering accommodation in Bibury, Gloucestershire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . Activities close by include golf . Prices at Courtyard Cottage start from £582 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Courtyard Cottage


Sleeps 4 Golf close by

Tregarth in Gorran Haven, Cornwall, South West England

Tregarth, Gorran Haven

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Tregarth self catering accommodation in Gorran Haven, Cornwall sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Tregarth is close to the beach. Tregarth does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tregarth start from £392 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tregarth


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

 

 

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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