Harbours and anchorages near Cherbourg
27 documented harbours and anchorages within 19 mi of Cherbourg, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageFranceJonville
4.7· 17 mi awayOpen anchorage on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, just north of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
2AnchorageFranceAnse du Brick
4.6· 6 mi awaySandy cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, six miles east of Cherbourg, sheltered from westerly winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 3AnchorageFrance
Plage d'Urville
4.5· 6 mi awayAnchorage off the beach of Urville-Nacqueville on the north coast of the Cotentin, west of Cherbourg, with a mixed bottom of sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 4AnchorageFrance
Cherbourg - Petite Rade
4.4· 1 mi awayAnchorage in the Petite Rade of Cherbourg, Normandy, along the wall of Port Chantereyne marina. Anchoring is only prohibited inside the buoyed military zone; outside it boats lie on mud, with the marina 0.2 nm to the south for all services.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 5AnchorageFrance
La Grande Grève
4.3· 16 mi awaySand anchorage on the east side of the Cotentin peninsula, 0.3 nm north of Barfleur harbour and 5.3 nm from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
6AnchorageFranceQuerqueville
4.3· 3 mi awayAnchorage in the west roadstead of Cherbourg, off Querqueville, mud and kelp bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
7AnchorageFranceÎle Tatihou
4.1· 17 mi awayAnchorage off the small island of Tatihou at the entrance to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and NE to W.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
8AnchorageFranceCôte de la Hougue
3.8· 17 mi awaySand anchorage off the Cotentin east coast, 0.8 NM south of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
9AnchorageFranceOmonville-La-Rogue
3.7· 10 mi awayBuoy field of 60 moorings in the bay of Omonville-la-Rogue, on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula west of Cherbourg.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 10AnchorageFrance
Port De Roubary
3.3· 16 mi awaySmall drying anchorage north of Barfleur on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 11AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint-Martin
3.1· 12 mi awaySand-bottomed cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Omonville-la-Rogue and Port Racine, in the Raz Blanchard tidal stream area.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
12AnchorageFrancePlage du platé
2.4· 12 mi awayOpen roadstead off Diélette on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
13AnchorageFranceAnse De La Mondrée
· 8 mi awaySand-bottom anchorage on the north-east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Cherbourg and Fermanville.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 14AnchorageFrance
Baie de Quervière
· 10 mi awaySand-bottom anchorage on the north-west tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, between Goury and Port Racine.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
15AnchorageFranceJouan
· 14 mi awayOpen anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, rocky bottom, used as a daytime stop between Diélette and Carteret.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 16AnchorageFrance
Beach de Brevy
· 17 mi awayAnchorage off Brevy beach on the eastern tip of the Cotentin, between Barfleur and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW