Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany

Bihit

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Pointe de Bihit, just south of Trébeurden on the Côte de Granit Rose in Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage de Porz Mabo

Sandy cove on the Trébeurden coast in the Côtes-d'Armor, 1.1 NM SE of Trébeurden marina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Argenton

Anchorage off the village of Argenton in Landunvez, north Finistère, between Le Conquet and Portsall, opposite the Île d'Yoc'h.

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

Porsisquin

Small cove in the Anse de Poulmic, on the south shore of the rade de Brest opposite the Presqu'île de Plougastel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse de Morgat

Sandy anchorage in the bay of Morgat on the Crozon peninsula, western Brittany, well sheltered from the west to north-east.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Plage De Toul Gwen

Anchorage off the sandy beach of Toul Gwen, on the Pink Granite Coast north of Lannion.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Porz Pin

Sand and weed anchorage on the Côte du Goëlo, between Port Lazo and Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, north Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Saint-Quay Portrieux

Deep-water marina at Saint-Quay-Portrieux in the baie de Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. 360 berths with 4 metres depth at low water.

Penn ar Roc’h

Exposed rocky anchorage on the Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered only from NW and W.

• Sheltered NW, W

Paimpol

Anchorage off the town of Paimpol in the Anse de Paimpol, north coast of Brittany, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW

Aber Benoît

Five visitor buoys in the Aber Benoît, the northern ria of the Pays des Abers on the north-west coast of Finistère.

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

plage de binic

Drying sand anchorage off the town beach of Binic on the Côtes-d'Armor, in the bay north of Saint-Brieuc.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Anse de l'Auberlac'h

Mud-bottom cove on the south shore of the rade de Brest in Brittany, sheltered from NW through E.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Montmarin

Anchorage on the Rance estuary upstream of the Saint-Malo tidal barrage, Brittany, weed bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Corps de garde

Open roadstead on the Côtes-d'Armor coast between Binic and Saint-Quay-Portrieux, sand bottom, sheltered from the western sectors and open from the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse du Fret

Sandy cove on the north side of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Rade de Brest, western Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Anse de Pen-Hir

Open anchorage at the foot of the Pointe de Pen-Hir, on the Crozon peninsula in western Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

mouillage d’attente

Six visitor mooring buoys off the approach channel to Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Perdrix

Single visitor buoy on the Trieux estuary in Brittany, just north of Lézardrieux.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SE

Trévou-Tréguignec

Open roadstead off the beach of Trestel at Trévou-Tréguignec, on the Côte de Granit Rose between Perros-Guirec and Tréguier. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Penn Al Lann

Single-boat anchorage off the Pointe de Penn al Lann, east of Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plage du corbeau

Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Costaérès

Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe de Perharidy

Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Porz Donan

Sand anchorage off Porz Lazo on the Plouezec coast, east side of the Paimpol bay in northern Brittany.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Anse de Dinan

Large bay on the west coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Baie de Mont Saint Michel

Vast sand bay between Cancale and Granville, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list for the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Tidal range reaches 14 metres at equinoctial springs, among the largest in Europe.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

bindy

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

La Source

Anchorage on the southern coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère, Brittany, inside the bay of Douarnenez near Morgat.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Ricard

Anchorage off the Île Ricard, in the baie de Morlaix between Roscoff and the Pointe de Primel, in northern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S