CHOICE LOCATIONS

The UK’s varied coastline offers plenty of opportunities for boat trips to observe sharks and cetaceans, from the southernmost tip of Cornwall, to Scotland’s Inner Hebrides.

1 Tobermory, Isle of Mull

in West Scotland is the perfect place from which to explore ‘The Minch’, the shark and cetacean-rich waters situated between the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

2 Cromarty, Moray Firth

will give you a fine opportunity to get close to the resident pod of bottlenose dolphins calling this corner of Scotland home.

3 Whitby, North Yorkshire

is a historic whaling town with boat trips into the North Sea, and offers a great opportunity to spot harbour porpoises and minke whales.

4 Penzance Harbour

offers a variety of trips of different lengths taking you to well-known marine hotspots off Cornwall’s Lizard Point and Land’s End.

5 New Quay, Cardigan Bay

also has a resident pod of bottlenose dolphins close offshore with a chance of seeing other species if you venture further out into the bay.