2012: The year to be in England
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England 2012

The year to celebrate England

Packed with unmissable events and unique spectacles, we’ve got heaps of holiday ideas to help you make the most of this very special year.

 

Wave to The Queen at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant , indulge your love of literature at the World Shakespeare Festival and Dickens 2012 , and see Lake Windermere like never before courtesy of Les Commandos Percu.     


As if that wasn’t enough, follow the Olympic Torch to some of England’s finest landmarks, cheer on the world’s best athletes in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and soak up some culture in the London 2012 Festival


London 2012 Festival & A royal celebration

London 2012 Festival

The countdown as begun to some superb events taking place in 2012.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Events

From the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant to the Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival.


What's on?

BT Live Hyde Park; LD Digital;

BT London Live

State-of-the-art screens showing all of the London 2012 action across three city sites.

Cie Carabosse; Boris Abalain;

Fire Garden at Stonehenge

See England’s oldest man-made relic in a whole new light, as Stonehenge is transformed by another ancient phenomenon - fire!

Set to appear at the London 2012 Festival, Les Commandos Percu; Crédit: Xavier Boymond; 2007;

Lakes Alive

Dazzling pyrotechnics and ferocious drumming among glistening lakes.

A year to remember

Jollydays Luxury Camping, Yorkshire; Copyright: Jollydays;

What's hot for 2012?

Top holiday ideas from fitness retreats and vintage city breaks to cool camping.

Sailing in Weymouth. Copyright VisitBritainimages.com; Sailing in Weymouth. Copyright VisitBritainimages.com;

2012 venues around England

The 2012 Olympics isn't just confined to the Olympic Park.

The Zetter Hotel, London; ©Darren Chung;

Alternative Olympic accommodation

Get well and truly stuck into the 2012 games with our tips for alternative accommodation.

Literary legends

Dickens Bicentenary

Celebrate 200 years of one of England’s greatest authors.

Shakespeare's Stratford

Retrace Shakespeare’s life from cradle to grave.