Doncaster, Yorkshire
As part of the jubilee celebrations, 38 towns applied for city status. Only eight were crowned: Colchester, Bangor, Dunfermline, Stanley (Falkland Islands), Douglas (Isle of Man), Wrexham, Milton Keynes and Doncaster. Bessacarr is a suburb between Doncaster racecourse, Potteric Carr nature reserve, Doncaster Golf Club and Yorkshire Wildlife Park. This four-bedroom family home has a summer house complete with a bar and a piano, perfect for a jubilee knees-up. It is less than 10 minutes’ drive to Doncaster Sheffield airport. £799,950. Fine & Country, 01302 591 000