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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Colt Horse Cottage in Crickley Barrow, Gloucestershire, South West England

Colt Horse Cottage, Crickley Barrow

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Colt Horse Cottage self catering accommodation in Crickley Barrow, Gloucestershire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Colt Horse Cottage start from £788 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Colt Horse Cottage


Sleeps 4 Indoor pool Garden Open fire or wood burner

Spring Water Barn in Helston, Cornwall, South West England

Spring Water Barn, Helston

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Spring Water Barn self catering accommodation in Helston, Cornwall sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Spring Water Barn is close to the beach. Prices at Spring Water Barn start from £303 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Spring Water Barn


Sleeps 2 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner

Bonnicott View in Lynton, Devon, South West England

Bonnicott View, Lynton

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Bonnicott View self catering accommodation in Lynton, Devon sleeps 4. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Bonnicott View is close to the beach. Prices at Bonnicott View start from £424 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bonnicott View


Sleeps 4 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available

Seascape in Marazion, Cornwall, South West England

Seascape, Marazion

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Seascape self catering accommodation in Marazion, Cornwall sleeps 8. This 5 bedroom Holiday Home is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . It also has Internet access. Seascape is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf . Prices at Seascape start from £1195 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Seascape


Sleeps 8 Close to the Beach Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available

The Custom House in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

The Custom House, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

The Custom House self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 10. This luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Prices at The Custom House start from £1077 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Custom House


Sleeps 10 or more Internet WIFI available Games room Luxury self catering

Sandown Cottage in Bruern, Gloucestershire, South West England

Sandown Cottage, Bruern

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Sandown Cottage self catering accommodation in Bruern, Gloucestershire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Sandown Cottage start from £484 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sandown Cottage


Sleeps 4 Indoor pool Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by Games room

The Ottery in Lower South Wraxall, Wiltshire, South West England

The Ottery, Lower South Wraxall

Jubilee breaks in WiltshireSouth West England

The Ottery self catering accommodation in Lower South Wraxall, Wiltshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at The Ottery start from £326 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Ottery


Sleeps 4 Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Fintamara in Downderry, Cornwall, South West England

Fintamara, Downderry

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Fintamara self catering accommodation in Downderry, Cornwall sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Holiday Home is ideal as a holiday base or for a fun short break and features include: Detached . Fintamara is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf fishing . Prices at Fintamara start from £286 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Fintamara


Sleeps 2 Close to the Beach Fishing close by Golf close by

Farrs Coach House in Beaminster, Dorset, South West England

Farrs Coach House, Beaminster

Jubilee breaks in DorsetSouth West England

Farrs Coach House self catering accommodation in Beaminster, Dorset sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Farrs Coach House is close to the beach. Prices at Farrs Coach House start from £303 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Farrs Coach House


Sleeps 2 Close to the Beach Garden Ideal for a romantic break

Gables Cottage in Bibury, Gloucestershire, South West England

Gables Cottage, Bibury

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

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


Sleeps 4 Golf close by 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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