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The best things to do during the Jubilee weekend – from tea parties to cruises

BREAK out the ballons and bunting – it’s party time!

There is so much going on to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee over the long weekend from June 2.

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City Cruises has arranged for a Queen lookalike to take a dog on the Thames to launch its Jubilee afternoon tea and gala dinner sailings from June 2-5
Raymond Blanc, Gennaro Contaldo and Great British Bake Off’s Karen Wright will be cooking up treats in the Blenheim Palace kitchen

Trisha Harbord presents her pick of the pageants, festivals, royal tours, garden and tea parties, special spa packages and brilliant breaks.

FESTIVAL OF FOOD

Raymond Blanc, Gennaro Contaldo and Great British Bake Off’s Karen Wright will be cooking up treats in the Blenheim Palace kitchen from June 2-5.

Visit the Jubilee Garden for food, craft beers and cocktails. Palace visitors can see the dress worn by Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, one of the Queen’s maids of honour at her 1953 Coronation.

GO: Ticket for the palace, park and gardens costs £32 per adult and 18.50 for kids aged five-15. Family ticket is £83.50. See .

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ALL THE QUEEN’S HORSES

The Queen is mad about racing and you can visit the stables where her horses are trained on special Jubilee tours.

You’ll see the horses on the gallops, have lunch and visit the National Horseracing Museum at Newmarket, Suffolk, opened by Her Majesty in 2016.

GO: The full-day Royal Yard Tour costs £165. Racing Royalty Tour costs £40. For dates, see .

BACK IN TIME

Juggling jesters, trumpeting heralds and medieval royalty will be parading the grounds of Longleat.

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The characters will mingle with visitors as the Wiltshire estate and safari park travels back to the Middle Ages from June 3-6.

In Bath, the celebrations start at 10pm on June 2 with Purple Reign, lighting up the Guildhall, Roman Baths and Abbey.

On June 5, join the Big Jubilee Picnic on the lower lawn of the Royal Crescent with free entertainment, face-painting and arts and crafts.

GO: Adult Longleat ticket are from £34.95, child £26.20, under-threes go free. See . Stay like royalty at the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, B&B, Jubilee cocktail and tasting menu and Champagne tea from £530pn per room from June 1-6. See .

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