Harbours and anchorages near Lorient

Port-Lay

Small cove with a dozen moorings on the north coast of Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast in Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Porh Roëd

Anchorage on the south side of Île de Groix, Morbihan, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port Melin

Small anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Groix, east of Port-Tudy, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Brigneau

Drying ria on the south coast of Finistère, commune of Moëlan-sur-Mer, between Merrien and the Bélon river.

Porh En Hal

Small rocky cove on the north coast of Île de Groix, off Lorient in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Locmaria

Small anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off the village of Locmaria, in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Mouillage Du Storang

Anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off Brittany, on a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Rivière de Belon

Tidal river mouth between Riec-sur-Bélon and Moëlan-sur-Mer in southern Finistère, known for its flat oyster beds.

Larmor-Plage

Anchorage off Larmor-Plage at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Pen mané

Anchorage of 45 moorings on sand in the Blavet estuary at Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient roadstead.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Hennebont

River marina on the Blavet, 4.8 NM upstream from Lorient, 130 berths, Brittany.

Port Manec'h

Small harbour at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers on the south coast of Finistère, in the commune of Névez. 585 moorings on buoys, 1.8 m maximum draught.

Saint-Colomban

Sand anchorage off the Saint-Colomban beach at Carnac-Plage, south Brittany. Water point ashore.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Fort de Kernével

Anchorage in the rade de Lorient off the fort de Kernével, on the Larmor-Plage shore facing Port-Louis.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Ban-Gâvres

Small anchorage with 8 spots off the fishing village of Gâvres at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, sand bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port de Kerdruc Nevez

Small wet harbour on the right bank of the Aven estuary, in the commune of Névez, 1.2 NM upstream from Port Manec'h.

Anse du Ter

Sheltered anchorage on the west bank of the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan, opposite La Base.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse du Pérello

Rocky cove on the coast of Ploemeur, Morbihan, west of Lorient and the approach to the Blavet.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Porh Puns

Rock-bottom anchorage on the Gâvres peninsula inside the Rade de Lorient, with water point ashore.

• Sheltered E, SE

Port Mélite

Small cove anchorage on the northern coast of Île de Groix, Morbihan, Brittany, 0.8 NM E of Port-Tudy.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Toulhars

Small harbour at Larmor-Plage on the west side of the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan, south Brittany.

Lomener

Sand anchorage off the village of Lomener on the Ploemeur coast, west of Lorient in south Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Île de Roëlan

Rock-bottom anchorage off a small islet in the Ria d'Étel, Morbihan, used at slack water.

• Sheltered W, SW

Kerhostin

Rocky cove on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, with mooring prohibited along this stretch.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Porz-Bali

Small cove on the south Finistère coast between Merrien and Doëlan, rock bottom, protected from north, east and west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Portivy

Small fishing harbour on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Anchoring outside the harbour is prohibited.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Kerguélen

Sand-bottomed bay on the Larmor-Plage shore of the Lorient roadstead in south Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

M'en Glaz

Buoy mooring on the rivière d'Étel in the Morbihan, inside the estuary just upstream of the barre d'Étel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Coat Melen

Mooring buoys on the Aven river downstream of Kerdruc, between Pont-Aven and the open sea, Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Anse de Kerglaye

River anchorage on the Aven near Rosbras, between Pont-Aven and the estuary at Port Manec'h, southern Finistere.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW