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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Draenllwynellen in Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales

Draenllwynellen, Newtown

Jubilee breaks in PowysMid Wales

Draenllwynellen self catering accommodation in Newtown, Powys 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 Draenllwynellen start from £318 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Draenllwynellen


Sleeps 6 Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Easy walking close by

Thatched Cottage in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, South West England

Thatched Cottage, Chipping Campden

Jubilee breaks in GloucestershireSouth West England

Thatched Cottage self catering accommodation in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire sleeps 2. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Prices at Thatched Cottage start from £530 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Thatched Cottage


Sleeps 2 Garden

Crispin in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, East England

Crispin, Stoke by Nayland

Jubilee breaks in SuffolkEast England

Crispin self catering accommodation in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Swimming Pool Hot Tub . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf fishing . Prices at Crispin start from £320 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Crispin


Sleeps 2 Indoor pool Fishing close by Golf close by Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Hot tub Easy walking close by

Snuggledown in Busveal, Cornwall, South West England

Snuggledown, Busveal

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Snuggledown self catering accommodation in Busveal, Cornwall sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Holiday Home 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 Snuggledown start from £250 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Snuggledown


Sleeps 2 Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available

3 Armada Apartments in Kingsbridge, Devon, South West England

3 Armada Apartments, Kingsbridge

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

3 Armada Apartments self catering accommodation in Kingsbridge, Devon sleeps 6. This Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. 3 Armada Apartments is close to the beach. 3 Armada Apartments does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 3 Armada Apartments start from £414 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 3 Armada Apartments


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Pet friendly Internet WIFI available Games room

Sundowners in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Sundowners, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Sundowners self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Sundowners does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Sundowners start from £666 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sundowners


Sleeps 8 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Banana Pancakes in Ashton, Cornwall, South West England

Banana Pancakes, Ashton

Jubilee breaks in CornwallSouth West England

Banana Pancakes self catering accommodation in Ashton, Cornwall sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Holiday Home 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 fishing . Prices at Banana Pancakes start from £260 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Banana Pancakes


Sleeps 2 Fishing close by Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available

Bearwood House and Cottage in Pembridge, Herefordshire, West England

Bearwood House and Cottage, Pembridge

Jubilee breaks in HerefordshireWest England

Bearwood House and Cottage self catering accommodation in Pembridge, Herefordshire sleeps 15. This 7 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Hot Tub Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf . Bearwood House and Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Bearwood House and Cottage start from £1389 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Bearwood House and Cottage


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Golf close by Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner Hot tub Easy walking close by Games room

Flat 1 Woodgrange in Salcombe, Devon, South West England

Flat 1 Woodgrange, Salcombe

Jubilee breaks in DevonSouth West England

Flat 1 Woodgrange self catering accommodation in Salcombe, Devon sleeps 7. This 3 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Flat 1 Woodgrange is close to the beach. Prices at Flat 1 Woodgrange start from £557 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Flat 1 Woodgrange


Sleeps 6 Close to the Beach Internet WIFI available Games room

The Haven in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, South East England

The Haven, Ventnor

Jubilee breaks in Isle of WightSouth East England

The Haven self catering accommodation in Ventnor, Isle of Wight sleeps 10. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. The Haven is close to the beach. Activities close by include golf . The Haven does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Haven start from £795 for a short break but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Haven


Sleeps 10 or more Close to the Beach Pet friendly Golf close by Garden Internet WIFI available Easy walking close by

 

 

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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