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

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

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

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

Dieppe beach

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

• Sheltered SE, S

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

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

Halte de plaisance de Rouen

River halt for pleasure craft on the Seine at Rouen, on the left bank below the Pont Guillaume-le-Conquérant.

• Sheltered N, E, S, W

La Dives

River anchorage at the mouth of the Dives estuary, between Cabourg and Houlgate in Normandy.

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

Le canal du retour

Drying anchorage in the old port of Berville-sur-Mer on the south bank of the Seine estuary in Normandy, which empties at low water and suits boats able to take the ground.

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

Fécamp

Roadstead off Fécamp on the Côte d'Albâtre in Normandy, at the foot of chalk cliffs rising to 110 metres.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Mesnil Val

Mooring off a pebble beach at the foot of chalk cliffs on the Alabaster Coast, between Le Tréport and Criel-sur-Mer in Seine-Maritime.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Cabane

Anchorage on the north side of the Seine estuary, sand bottom, 4.9 nm N of Le Havre.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

cabourg

Anchorage on mud off the beach of Cabourg on the Côte Fleurie in Calvados, Normandy.

Côte Fleurie

Open roadstead off the Côte Fleurie between Deauville and Trouville in Normandy, sand bottom, water available ashore at Deauville 1.4 NM east.

La Manneporte

Open anchorage off the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux, Normandy, between Fécamp and the oil terminal of Antifer.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Les Echos De BRUNEVAL

Beach anchorage under the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux in Normandie, 0,8 nm north of the Port du Havre-Antifer oil terminal.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Luc sur mer

Open roadstead off Luc-sur-Mer on the Calvados coast, between Courseulles and Ouistreham.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Yport

Open roadstead off the village of Yport, on the Alabaster Coast between Fécamp and Étretat in Seine-Maritime.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE