Best anchorages and harbours in Côte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast

Estuaire de l'Orne

Buoy mooring field of 180 berths in the estuary of the Orne, between Ouistreham and Merville-Franceville, in Calvados.

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

Poses

Point on the Seine at the Poses-Amfreville dam, the tidal limit of the river upstream from Rouen. Anchoring is prohibited in the dam and lock zone.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, SW, S

Saint Valery-en-Caux

Lock-gated harbour of 560 berths set in a breach in the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux, on the Seine-Maritime coast between Dieppe and Fecamp.

Ouistreham Riva-Bella

Lock-gated marina of 650 berths at the mouth of the Orne canal in Normandy, entry point to Caen by the ship canal.

Veulettes

Open roadstead off the shingle beach of Veulettes-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Albâtre, Seine-Maritime, between Fécamp and Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Dieppe

Commercial and leisure port of 570 berths at the mouth of the Arques, on the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux in Normandy.

Honfleur

Lock-gated harbour at the mouth of the Seine estuary in Calvados, with the Vieux Bassin and Bassin de l'Est hosting around 50 visitor berths.

Oissel Halt Fluvial

River halt on the Seine at Oissel, about 12 km upstream of Rouen, on the left bank in Normandy.

Honfleur Visitors "quais"

Visitor berths along the quays of the Vieux Bassin of Honfleur, at the south bank of the Seine estuary in Normandy. Six pontoon spaces for yachts under 14 m.

Poses

River port on the Seine upstream of Rouen, at the last tidal lock on the river.

Dives - Cabourg - Houlgate

Marina of 560 berths at the mouth of the Dives river in Calvados, serving the three seaside towns of Dives-sur-Mer, Cabourg and Houlgate on the Côte Fleurie.

Quai public de Muids

Public river quay on the left bank of the Seine at Muids, in the Eure department, between Les Andelys and Pont-de-l'Arche.

Port de Deauville

Lock-gated basin of 400 berths at the mouth of the Touques estuary, between Deauville and Trouville in Normandy.

Falaises de Vaches Noires

Open roadstead off the cliffs between Villers-sur-Mer and Houlgate, on the Calvados coast of Normandy. Fair-weather anchorage only.

• Sheltered S, SE

YCT

Sailing club based in the marina of Le Tréport, on the Seine-Maritime coast at the mouth of the Bresle river.

Saint Jouin-Bruneval

Open anchorage off the chalk cliffs of Saint-Jouin-Bruneval in Seine-Maritime, sand bottom, just south of the Antifer oil terminal.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Marina de Deauville

Outer marina of 800 berths on the western bank of the Touques estuary, between Deauville and the sea.

CN Franceville

Drying harbour on the Orne estuary at Merville-Franceville-Plage in Normandy, opposite Ouistreham.

Port de Venables

River marina on the Seine between Rouen and Paris, 100 berths, in the Eure department of Normandy.

Dieppe beach

Open roadstead off the pebble beach of Dieppe, on the Normandy coast, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered SE, S

Rouen

Small halt of 4 berths on the Seine in the centre of Rouen, at the limit of tidal navigation upstream of Le Havre.

Port-en-Bessin

Tidal fishing harbour on the Bessin coast of Normandy, with a single small visitor pontoon rather than a marina, max draught 4 m.

Le Tréport

Tidal harbour at the mouth of the Bresle, on the Normandy coast at the foot of 100 m chalk cliffs.

Normandy Beach

Open roadstead off the Normandy landing beaches between Port-en-Bessin and Courseulles-sur-Mer, on sand.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Seine

River halt on the Seine in the Eure valley, on the navigable reach between Vernon and Rouen, lying alongside a dock or a small pontoon rather than at anchor.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, S

Le Havre

Marina of 1300 berths at the mouth of the Seine estuary, on the Normandy coast, the largest yacht harbour on the French Channel coast.

L'anneau de la Marguerite

Anchorage off Courseulles-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast, on Juno Beach of the 6 June 1944 landings.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Golfe d'Étrétat

Open roadstead off the chalk cliffs of Étretat on the Normandy Alabaster Coast, between the Falaise d'Amont and the Falaise d'Aval with its arch and needle.

• Free
• Sheltered E, S, SE

La Seine Aval - Poses

Section of the Seine at Poses in Eure, immediately upstream of the écluse de Poses-Amfreville, the last lock on the Seine before the tidal river to the sea.

Port de Fécamp

Marina with 900 berths on the Alabaster Coast, draught up to 2.5 metres, fuel berth on site. VHF 9. Le Havre-Antifer lies 10.8 nm to the south-west.