Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany

Krellou

Open anchorage on the north Finistère coast, between Locquirec and Pointe de Primel, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Baie de Sainte-Anne

Anchorage off the pink granite coast of Ploumanac'h, sand bottom, 0.6 nm NW of the harbour entrance.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE

Île Saint-Riom (Nord)

Anchorage off the north side of Île Saint-Riom in the Bay of Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, northern Brittany.

• Sheltered E, SE

Saint Géran

Anchorage off the Saint-Géran beach on the Côtes-d'Armor coast, north-west of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, W, NW

Baie du port

Anchorage in the lower reach of the Jaudy estuary, downstream of the town of Tréguier, on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plouër-sur-Rance - La Minotais

Inland marina of 240 berths in the Rance estuary between Dinan and Saint-Malo, protected by the tidal power station dam.

Anse des Blancs-Sablons

Wide sandy bay north of Le Conquet, at the western tip of Finistere, used as a fair-weather anchorage before or after transiting the Chenal du Four.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Tourelle Figuiet

Anchorage near the Figuiet cardinal mark in the bay of Morlaix, north Finistère, south of Île Callot and the Roscoff approaches.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Île de Litiri

Small islet mooring in the Chenal du Four, off the Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Finistère, north Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Les Trois Ilets

Anchorage off the Îles Chausey archipelago in the Golfe de Saint-Malo, Manche department.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S

Roscanvel

Anchorage on the west side of the Rade de Brest, along the Crozon peninsula facing the Goulet. Sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Treguier

River port of 320 berths on the Jaudy, 6 nautical miles upstream from its estuary, in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

plouezoc'h

Anchorage off Plouezoc'h on the east bank of the Morlaix river, northern Brittany, sand bottom, room for 2 boats.

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

Aberwrac'h

Tidal marina on the north coast of Finistère, at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h ria, 223 berths.

Paluden

Buoy mooring field on the upper Aber-Wrac'h river, about 2 nm inland from the village of L'Aber-Wrac'h in Finistère.

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

Plage de Château Serein

Coastal anchorage on the Côte d'Émeraude in northern Brittany, 2.5 NM west of Saint-Cast Port d'Armor, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Pointe de la Varde

Open anchorage off the rocky headland between Saint-Malo and Rothéneuf, on the Côte d'Émeraude in Brittany.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Korejou

Anchorage off the Plouguerneau coast in north Finistère, Brittany, sand bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port Le Goff

Drying harbour of 123 moorings at Trévou-Tréguignec on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor.

Porz Liboudou

Small anchorage in the bay of Le Stiff on the east coast of Ouessant, western Brittany, with three free visitor buoys.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W

anse de Saint-Antoine

Anchorage at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h in north Finistère, sand and mud bottom, just west of the fairway leading up to the marina.

• Sheltered W, S, SE

Île des Morts

Anchorage near the Île des Morts at the entrance of the rade de Brest, off the presqu'île de Crozon, where anchoring between the two islands is now restricted as a military zone.

• Sheltered E, SW, W

Anse de Port-Blanc

Small cove on the west side of the Cap d'Erquy headland, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, sand bottom, sheltered from NE, E and SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse du Poulmic

Anchorage on the south shore of the rade de Brest, Brittany, set back behind the École Navale at Lanvéoc.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port Marie

Sand anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, open to westerly weather but sheltered from NW, N and NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Vill

Small drying harbour on the north bank of the Aber Benoît, in Landéda, north Finistère.

Île des Hebihens

Anchorage off the Île des Hébihens in the bay of Lancieux, western approach to the Rance estuary, with sand and rock patches on the bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Le Trieux

Anchorage on the Trieux river in northern Brittany, mud bottom, sheltered from all directions by the wooded banks.

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

Pointe de Locquirec

Anchorage off the Locquirec headland on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, shelter from W to SE winds.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Beg an Fry

Bay on the north Finistère coast between Locquirec and Primel-Trégastel, at the western end of the Baie de Lannion.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W