Best anchorages and harbours in Morbihan

Anse de Kerguélen

Sand-bottomed bay on the Larmor-Plage shore of the Lorient roadstead in south Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port De La Croix

Small drying harbour of 4 berths on the east side of Hœdic, a 2.5 km long island in the Mor Braz off southern Brittany, between Houat and Belle-Île.

Pointe de Pen-Bron

Anchorage off the sand spit of Pen-Bron at the entrance to the Traict du Croisic, opposite the fishing harbour of Le Croisic in Pays de la Loire.

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

M'en Glaz

Buoy mooring on the rivière d'Étel in the Morbihan, inside the estuary just upstream of the barre d'Étel.

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

Anse de Coat Melen

Mooring buoys on the Aven river downstream of Kerdruc, between Pont-Aven and the open sea, Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Saint-Guérin

Anchorage in the ria of Pénerf, southern Brittany, on the west bank opposite the village of Saint-Guérin, in Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Anse de Kerglaye

Reach of the Aven near Rosbras, between Pont-Aven and the estuary at Port Manec'h, southern Finistere, where anchoring is restricted by shellfish beds and boats use the nearby pontoons instead.

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

POULGUEN PER

Small anchorage on the south coast of Finistère between Brigneau and the Bélon river, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage des sables blancs

Anchoring-prohibited zone off the Sables Blancs beach in Carnac, baie de Quiberon, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse du Pô

Shallow drying cove on the west side of Carnac, in the baie de Quiberon, south Brittany. Used by oyster farmers and shoal-draught visitors.

Penvins

Small drying harbour on the pointe de Penvins, on the south coast of the Rhuys peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany.

Banastère

Mud-bottom anchorage in the bay of Banastère, on the south-west shore of the Rhuys peninsula in the Gulf of Morbihan approaches.

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

Anse de Kerhervy

River anchorage on the Blavet below Hennebont, Brittany. Mud bottom, sheltered from all directions except south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Anse de Locoal

Anchorage in the Ria d'Étel at Locoal-Mendon, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse de Tréhennarvour

Bay on buoy mooring near La Trinité-sur-Mer in the Morbihan, sand bottom, shelter from SW winds.

• Sheltered SW

Anse des Trois-Fontaines

Buoy field on the Rhuys peninsula at the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan, opposite Locmariaquer.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse du Montenno

Buoy field on the Rhuys peninsula near Port Navalo, just inside the mouth of the Gulf of Morbihan.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Arz

Small harbour on the Ile-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, south Brittany, about 1.5 NM east of the Ile-aux-Moines.

Ase de Gâvres

Buoy mooring off the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Petite Mer de Gâvres, in the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Baie de l'Ours

Buoy mooring in the Baie de l'Ours on a Breton ria, mud bottom, well sheltered except from the south-east quadrant.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Beg Bran

Buoy mooring inside the Ria d'Etel in south Brittany, on mud bottom, protected from N through E winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Berchis plage

Anchorage off Berchis beach in the Golfe du Morbihan, near Larmor-Baden, on a weed bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Bo

Anchorage on the Aven river between Port-Manec'h and Rosbras, southern Finistère. Mud bottom, good holding.

Chantier Caudard

Boatyard on the Vannes channel near Conleau, at the northern edge of the Gulf of Morbihan in southern Brittany.

Chantier naval du Lindin

Boatyard and service pontoon on the south shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, at Le Lindin near Sarzeau, in the commune of Sarzeau on the Rhuys peninsula.

chez Yves

Sheltered mooring in the Ria d'Étel on the south coast of Brittany, between Magouër and Port Niscop.

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

Conleau

Small harbour on the Île de Conleau at the mouth of the rivière de Vannes, at the entrance to the Golfe du Morbihan.

Criée du Croisic

Working fish auction quay on the north side of the Le Croisic harbour channel, in southern Brittany.

Dolmen du Gorneveze

Anchorage in the upper Gulf of Morbihan near the Ile d'Arz, on mud bottom in a very sheltered basin.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Hennebont

River port on the Blavet at Hennebont, 4.5 nm upstream from Lorient in south Brittany.