Best anchorages and harbours in South Brittany

Baie du Dervin

Sandy bay between Le Croisic and Le Pouliguen on the south Brittany coast, sheltered from the northerly quadrant, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe de Ramonette

Anchorage off the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 0,3 nautical miles southeast of Le Palais, the main port of the island.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe de Combrit

Anchorage in the Odet estuary between Sainte-Marine and Bénodet, southern Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE

Port Melin

Small anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Groix, east of Port-Tudy, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port Saint-Julien

Sand bottom anchorage on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, sheltered from W and SW winds.

• Sheltered W, SW

Raguénez

Anchorage between the Île de Raguénez and the mainland, on the southern coast of Finistère between Concarneau and the Aven estuary.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Anse de Cornaud

Sand and rock anchorage on the south-east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, in Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Ponton Aval - Port d'Arzal-Camoël

Downstream visitor pontoon at the Arzal-Camoel marina, just below the Arzal dam on the Vilaine estuary in southern Brittany.

Île Longue Sud

Anchorage on the south side of Île Longue in the Golfe du Morbihan, inshore waters of southern Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Le Palais

Visitor mooring buoy field in the roadstead off Le Palais, the main port of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, south Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Sauzon - ville

Anchorage off the village of Sauzon on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Morbihan, sand bottom, just outside the drying harbour.

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

Kerbihan

Buoy mooring field off Kerbihan, on the west bank of the Rivière de Crac'h just below La Trinité-sur-Mer, where anchoring is banned to protect archaeological remains and the buoys are for authorized users only.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Brigneau

Drying ria on the south coast of Finistère, commune of Moëlan-sur-Mer, between Merrien and the Bélon river.

Pen er Menn

Anchorage of around 102 moorings off Arradon on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE

Zone mouillage du Traict

Buoy field in the Traict du Croisic tidal lagoon, just north of Le Croisic harbour, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Benodet

Anchorage and mooring field in the estuary of the Odet between Bénodet and Sainte-Marine, sand bottom, 180 moorings.

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

Porh En Hal

Small rocky cove on the north coast of Île de Groix, off Lorient in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pointe du Croisic

Rocky anchorage off the tip of the Le Croisic peninsula, south Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pont Aven

Tidal basin in the town of Pont-Aven, about 4 NM up the Aven river from its mouth at Port Manec'h, in southern Finistère.

Pornichet

Mooring field off Pornichet on the Baie de La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, at the western end of the Côte d'Amour.

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

Locmaria

Small anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off the village of Locmaria, in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Mouillage Du Storang

Anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off Brittany, on a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port de Saint-Gildas

Main harbour of the Île d'Houat, in Morbihan, southern Brittany. Around 37 berths on the drying inner pool plus visitor moorings in the outer bay.

Port Neuf

Rocky anchorage on the Île-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, fringed by ledges, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Rivière de Belon

Tidal river mouth between Riec-sur-Bélon and Moëlan-sur-Mer in southern Finistère, known for its flat oyster beds.

Anse du Moustran

Anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, 0.7 NM NW of Port-Blanc on the Île-aux-Moines shore and 1.6 NM W of Arradon.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Larmor-Plage

Anchorage off Larmor-Plage at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Port-York

Open anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Poudrantais

Anchorage off Pointe du Poudrantais on the west shore of the Vilaine estuary, south Brittany, near Pénestin.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Pen mané

Anchorage of 45 moorings on sand in the Blavet estuary at Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient roadstead.

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