Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany

La Mauvaise

Anchorage off the Normandy coast north of Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and W winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Mordreuc

Mud anchorage on the east bank of the Rance maritime, below the hamlet of Mordreuc in Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered W, SW

Plage de Porz-Garo

Anchorage off the Porz-Garo beach on the Côte de Granit Rose, Brittany. Seabed of algae-covered rock, shelter from NE, E, S and SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Saint Malo - Port Vauban

Marina of 196 berths in the Bassin Vauban, inside the walled city of Saint-Malo, accessible by lock from the commercial harbour.

Morlaix

Lock-gated marina of 200 berths in the town of Morlaix, at the head of the Riviere de Morlaix, northern Finistere.

Pointe Saint-Samson

Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Baie de Poulafret

Anchorage in the bay of Paimpol, 1.1 NM south-east of Paimpol marina on the north coast of Brittany.

• Sheltered W, NW

Port de Dahouët

Tidal harbour of 329 berths in a narrow rock inlet at Pléneuf-Val-André, on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany.

Mont Saint-Michel

Tidal anchorage in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, off the UNESCO World Heritage abbey island. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NW through SE.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Plage de Corsen

Anchorage off Corsen beach in the Iroise sea in Finistère, close to the westernmost point of mainland France.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse du Moulin Blanc

Anchorage in the anse du Moulin Blanc, east of Brest, adjacent to the Port du Moulin Blanc marina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Camaret-sur-Mer Bassin du Nautique

Inner basin of Camaret-sur-Mer on the presqu'île de Crozon, at the western tip of Brittany, sheltering 100 pleasure berths behind the old pier.

Ile aux moutons

Small anchorage off the north coast of Finistère, near Roscoff, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Île de l'Aber

Anchorage off the Île de l'Aber on the south coast of the Crozon peninsula, in the bay of Douarnenez, Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage jardin exotique

Anchorage off the Jardin exotique et botanique de Roscoff on the Île de Batz channel, northern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Mouillage des herbiers

Anchorage in the baie de Morlaix off the northern Finistère coast, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Bréhec

Drying cove on the Côtes-d'Armor coast of Brittany, at the foot of the Plouha cliffs between Paimpol and Saint-Quay-Portrieux.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Saint-Suliac

Tidal mooring on the Rance estuary opposite the village of Saint-Suliac, between Saint-Malo and Dinan, Brittany. Two visitor berths, mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port du Tinduff

Mooring area in the Anse du Tinduff on the southern shore of the Rade de Brest, commune of Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistère.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Contesse De Guerlande

Anchorage off the Côtes-d'Armor coast north-west of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port Homard

Drying anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin, north of Granville, sand bottom among granite rocks.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de Pen Guen

Sand anchorage off the Cote d'Emeraude, 1.2 nm south of Saint-Cast-Port d'Armor.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Anse de Portzen

Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula, immediately west of Camaret-sur-Mer, in the Iroise marine park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Île Saint-Riom (Sud)

Anchorage on the south side of Île Saint-Riom, in the Bay of Paimpol, northern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage Carrée

Sand cove between Locquémeau and Beg hent on the Trédrez-Locquémeau coast, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Saint-Brieuc - Le Légué

Lock-gated commercial and leisure harbour at the mouth of the Gouët, serving the city of Saint-Brieuc, with 250 berths.

Cézembre Sud

Sand anchorage on the south side of Île de Cézembre, 2.5 NM WNW of Saint-Malo in the Rance estuary approaches.

• Sheltered NW, N

Petite île du Bindy

Anchorage in the rade de Brest near the entrance of the anse de Poulmic, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from the northerly sector.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Dinan

River port of 100 berths on the Rance, 18 km upstream of the Rance tidal dam, at the foot of Dinan's medieval ramparts in the lower town of Le Port.

Saint Jacut-sur-mer

Anchorage off the Saint-Jacut peninsula between the bay of Arguenon and the bay of Lancieux, on the north coast of Brittany west of Saint-Malo.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W