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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Bookers Cottage in Bruern, Gloucestershire, South West England

Bookers Cottage, Bruern

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Bookers Cottage self catering accommodation in Bruern, Gloucestershire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Bookers Cottage start from £663 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bookers Cottage


Sleeps 6 Indoor pool Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by Games room

The Court in Pelynt, Cornwall, South West England

The Court, Pelynt

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

The Court self catering accommodation in Pelynt, Cornwall sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . The Court does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Court start from £264 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Court


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Fishing close by Garden Internet WIFI available

Tudor End in Kings Sutton, Oxfordshire, Central England

Tudor End, Kings Sutton

Jubilee breaks in OxfordshireCentral England

Tudor End self catering accommodation in Kings Sutton, Oxfordshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Tudor End does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Tudor End start from £372 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Tudor End


Sleeps 4 Indoor pool Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Apt 19 Bolt Head in South Sands, Devon, South West England

Apt 19 Bolt Head, South Sands

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Apt 19 Bolt Head self catering accommodation in South Sands, Devon sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . Apt 19 Bolt Head is close to the beach. Prices at Apt 19 Bolt Head start from £426 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Apt 19 Bolt Head


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Games room

Apartment 3 Combehaven in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Apartment 3 Combehaven, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Apartment 3 Combehaven self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 6. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . Apartment 3 Combehaven is close to the beach. Prices at Apartment 3 Combehaven start from £494 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Apartment 3 Combehaven


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Games room

Shute House in Malborough, Devon, South West England

Shute House, Malborough

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Shute House self catering accommodation in Malborough, Devon sleeps 2. This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Shute House start from £437 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Shute House


Sleeps 2 Open fire or wood burner Games room

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

Daisy in Blackawton, Devon, South West England

Daisy, Blackawton

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Daisy self catering accommodation in Blackawton, Devon sleeps 5. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Daisy start from £441 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Daisy


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Goslings in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, South West England

Goslings, Somerford Keynes

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Goslings self catering accommodation in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire sleeps 12. This 6 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Goslings does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Goslings start from £1957 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Goslings


Sleeps 10 or more Indoor pool Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Peppard in Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, South West England

Peppard, Sydling St Nicholas

Jubilee breaks in DorsetSouth West England

Peppard self catering accommodation in Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset 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 . Prices at Peppard start from £483 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Peppard


Sleeps 6 Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available 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:

 

Enjoy the Jubilee at Great Locations across the UK

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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