Best anchorages and harbours in North Finistère and Iroise

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

Vill

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

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

Pointe de l'Armorique

Anchorage off the headland that separates the anse du Moulin Blanc from the Elorn estuary, on the south shore of the rade de Brest.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Portsall

Drying harbour and sand anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, Brittany, between the Aber Benoît and Le Conquet.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Enez Croaz-Hent

Anchorage in the archipelago off Plouguerneau in north Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from E, SE, S and SW.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Plage des Dames

Anchorage off Plage des Dames on the west coast of Finistère, between Porspoder and Lanildut.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Plage du Kelenn

Sand mooring off the Plage du Kelenn in Carantec, at the entrance of the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistère.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Grève de Penn al Lann

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, off the southern shore between Rostiviec and Moulin-Mer, in Finistere.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Lanvéoc

Anchorage off Lanvéoc on the south shore of the rade de Brest, Crozon peninsula, Finistère.

• Free
• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Morgat

Marina of 732 berths in the Bay of Morgat, on the south side of the Crozon peninsula in Finistere.

Rivière de Penzė

Ria mooring on the Penzé river west of Roscoff, sheltered in all directions except the north quadrant.

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

Anse de Camfrout

Anchorage in the Aulne estuary, rade de Brest, off the village of Le Faou and the entrance of the rivière du Faou.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Plage de Kergalec

Anchorage off plage de Kergalec in the rade de Brest, Brittany, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE, W and E winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Baie de Beninou

Anchorage in the Iroise sea off the Finistère coast of Brittany, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from E to SW.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Viviers

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, off the Daoulas estuary, Brittany.

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

Camaret - Port Vauban

Marina of 500 berths in Camaret-sur-Mer, on the Crozon peninsula at the western tip of Brittany, facing the roadstead of Brest.

Plage de Guerzit

Rock-bottom anchorage off the Plage de Guerzit, Plougasnou peninsula, north Finistere in Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Vieux port de Roscoff

Drying mooring field of 69 buoys off the old harbour of Roscoff, on the Bay of Morlaix.

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

Ile Ti Saoson

Anchorage in the lee of Ile Ti Saoson in the bay of Morlaix, between Carantec and Roscoff, Finistere.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Kerrec levran

Sand-bottomed anchorage on the north Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered from NE through SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Port de plaisance de Roscoff-Bloscon

Marina of 625 berths at Bloscon, east of the old town of Roscoff, on the north coast of Finistere.

Anse de Perzel

Sandy cove on the north side of the goulet de Brest, western Finistère.

• Sheltered NW

Baie de Lampaul

Main bay of Ouessant island on its south-west side, sand bottom, with a variable number of visitor moorings laid by the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pointe de Pontusval

Open anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, between Brignogan-Plages and Plouescat, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds.

• Sheltered S, SE

Anse du Diben

Small cove on the north coast of Finistère, near Plougasnou, with around 10 visitor moorings on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Tregana

Sand anchorage on the Plougonvelin shore of the Iroise, opposite Brest roadstead, sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Brignogan - Pontusval

Anchorage off Brignogan-Plages on the north coast of Finistère, sand bottom among pink granite rocks, sheltered from E through S to W.

• Free
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Camaret-sur-Mer

Marina of around 800 berths on the Crozon peninsula, sheltered behind the Sillon gravel spit at the entrance of the Brest roadstead.

Brest-Marina du Château

Marina of around 750 berths in the Penfeld mouth at the foot of the Château de Brest, in the heart of the city on the northern shore of the roadstead.