Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany

Île aux Moines

Sand anchorage off the largest of the Sept-Îles archipelago, 3 NM north of Ploumanac'h on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, W

Pontrieux

River marina of 173 berths at the head of the navigable Trieux, 6 NM upstream from Lézardrieux, in the Côtes-d'Armor.

Le Grand Lambert

Anchorage off the Grand Lambert rock in the Rance estuary approaches, between Saint-Briac and Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Anse de Sainte-Anne

Anchorage in the roadstead of Brest, Brittany, on the southern shore opposite the naval base.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Port-Blanc

Drying harbour on the Côte de Granit Rose at Penvénan, 350 moorings behind a chain of pink granite islets.

Porz-Naye

Open anchorage on the north shore of the presqu'île de Crozon, just west of Camaret-sur-Mer in Finistère.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Port du Piegu

Small drying harbour on the western side of the bay of Pléneuf-Val-André in the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Porscav

Anchorage off Porscav at the mouth of the Aber Ildut, on the Pays d'Iroise coast of Finistere.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

La chèvre

Anchorage off the Île de Bréhat archipelago in northern Brittany, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Plage du Cosker

Anchorage off a sand beach on the Crozon peninsula coast, in Finistère, open to the Iroise sea.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Ile Tomé

Anchorage under the lee of Île Tomé, off the pink granite coast north of Perros-Guirec.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Locquirec

Anchorage in the bay of Locquirec on the border of Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, around 30 moorings.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Saint Cast

Buoy mooring off the Grande Plage of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, on the Côte d'Émeraude in the Bay of Saint-Malo.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Erquy - Plage Saint-Michel

Anchorage off Plage Saint-Michel on the Cap d'Erquy in the Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from W to SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Mouillage de Crec'h Ar Reullart

Sand-bottom anchorage on the Côte de Granit Rose coastline, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, sheltered from westerly winds.

• Sheltered W

Mole du Piegu

Anchorage off the Môle du Piégu at Pléneuf-Val-André, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, water available ashore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

maison du passeur

Anchorage on the Rance estuary in Brittany, downstream of the Barrage de la Rance, on the La Richardais shore between Dinard and Saint-Malo.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port Mer

Buoy mooring in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, where anchoring is discouraged.

• Paid
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Trestraou

Bay off Trestraou beach at Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in Côtes-d'Armor.

• Paid
• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Dinard

Municipal harbour of Dinard on the left bank of the Rance estuary, in the Anse du Prieuré between the Pointe du Moulinet and the Anse de la Morgane, opposite Saint-Malo.

Le Conquet

Tidal harbour at the western tip of Finistère, facing the Chenal du Four and the islands of Ouessant and Molène.

Fret South

Anchorage off Le Fret on the east side of the Crozon peninsula, in the Rade de Brest, Finistère. Sand, rock and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Aber Wrac'h

Mooring field of ten buoys in the Aber Wrac'h ria, northern Finistère, mud bottom, opposite the village of L'Aber-Wrac'h.

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

Saint Malo - Les Sablons

Marina of 1200 berths in the bay of Saint-Servan, on the south side of Saint-Malo opposite the walled city.

Solidor

Anchorage off the Tour Solidor in the Rance estuary, Saint-Servan, at the southern edge of Saint-Malo.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie du Prieuré

Bay at Dinard on the Rance estuary, opposite Saint-Malo intra-muros, in Ille-et-Vilaine.

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

Port de Tevenez

Small harbour on the north shore of the rade de Brest, in the anse de Moulin Mer, Finistère.

Le Prat

Regulated buoy mooring on the north coast of Brittany east of Roscoff, between the Île de Batz channel and the Pointe de Bloscon.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Bugueles

Sand anchorage behind the island chain off Penvenan, north coast of Cotes-d'Armor in Brittany, sheltered from NW through S.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Île des Levrettes

Sand anchorage on the north coast of Brittany, 0.8 NM north of Port-Blanc village, in the Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W