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Watch the video above to see our seafari in Cornwall this week, to spot dolphins, puffins and seals

BRITAIN'S miles and miles of coastline mean we have a front row seat to some of the world's best marine life - and what's even better is you can see most of it from the shore.

The UK's seas have everything from sharks to seals and dolphins, and this time of year is the perfect time to see most of them.

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Blue sharks can be found around Cornwall during the summer months and are considered completely safe
Blue sharks can be found around Cornwall during the summer months and are considered completely safeCredit: Getty
In Hamford Water Nature Reserve seals can be seen resting on the mudbanks - around 250 seals live in the Walton backwatersCredit: Alamy

As part of our Best Of British Travel series, we've been speaking to the experts at - a charity that protects whales, dolphins and porpoises - about the best spots on the coast to see the species you never knew lived in Britain's seas.

It's a Shark's Tale in Cornwall during the summertime

Head to sunny Cornwall in the spring and summer months, as the country is the UK's current shark capital - with 20 different types of species, as they enjoy feasting on sardines and squid along the coast.

While Jaws fans might not like the look of their fins gliding through the water, one of the most common types of shark inhabiting our coast at this time of year aren't dangerous at all.

Basking sharks are huge - the world's second largest fish after the whale shark - and range from 4 - 9ft in length, but they're considered rarely harmful to humans.

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While they prefer deeper waters, the massive creatures are often spotted in the shallow waters off Lizard Point, although take your binoculars for the best view.

The Wavecrest cafe there has panoramic views of the sea and you can enjoy a cream tea, a full English or even a beer while you shark watch.

ORCA's Director of Programmes Lucy Babey told Sun Travel: Cornwall and the south west is a hotspot for marine wildlife.

"The diversity of species - leaping dolphins, diving seabirds, lounging seals and even the blow of large whales - makes this one of the best places in the UK to see marine megafauna.

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"In Cornwall and the south west, marine wildlife can all be seen from harbours, cliff tops and beaches, and Lizard Point provides a great vantage point."

Give the Norfolk pups your seal of approval

Is there anything cuter than a furry seal pup? The tourists in-the-know who head to Norfolk's beach every autumn certainly don't think so.

More than 3,000 seals call the coast of west Norfolk - home, and if you time your visit right you'll be treated to the sight of hundreds of pups wriggling on the sands of Blakeney and Horsey beaches.

The stretch of coast is just along from the Sandringham Estate, where the Prince and Princess of Wales live with their family.

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