Best anchorages and harbours in Normandy
77 documented anchorages and harbours in Normandy, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageFranceCancale
4.8Open roadstead off the oyster port of Cancale, facing the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
2AnchorageFranceEstuaire de l'Orne
4.8Buoy 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
3AnchorageFranceJonville
4.7Open anchorage on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, just north of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
4AnchorageFrancePoses
4.7Point 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
5AnchorageFranceAnse du Brick
4.6Sandy cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, six miles east of Cherbourg, sheltered from westerly winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 6AnchorageFrance
Plage d'Urville
4.5Anchorage off the beach of Urville-Nacqueville on the north coast of the Cotentin, west of Cherbourg, with a mixed bottom of sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
7AnchorageFranceVeulettes
4.5Open 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
8AnchorageFranceBaie de Mont Saint Michel
4.5Vast sand bay between Cancale and Granville, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list for the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Tidal range reaches 14 metres at equinoctial springs, among the largest in Europe.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 9AnchorageFrance
La Mauvaise
4.5Anchorage off the Normandy coast north of Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 10AnchorageFrance
Cherbourg - Petite Rade
4.4Anchorage in the Petite Rade of Cherbourg, Normandy, along the wall of Port Chantereyne marina. Anchoring is only prohibited inside the buoyed military zone; outside it boats lie on mud, with the marina 0.2 nm to the south for all services.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 11AnchorageFrance
Île du Large (Est)
4.4Rock-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île du Large, one of the Îles Saint-Marcouf, off the east coast of the Cotentin.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
12AnchorageFranceMont Saint-Michel
4.4Tidal anchorage in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, off the UNESCO World Heritage abbey island. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NW through SE.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 13AnchorageFrance
Pointe d'Agon
4.3Sand anchorage in the Havre de Regnéville on the west coast of the Cotentin, 60 mooring buoys, sheltered from NW through SE.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
14AnchorageFrancePort Homard
4.3Drying anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin, north of Granville, sand bottom among granite rocks.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 15AnchorageFrance
La Grande Grève
4.3Sand anchorage on the east side of the Cotentin peninsula, 0.3 nm north of Barfleur harbour and 5.3 nm from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 16AnchorageFrance
Île du Large (Ouest)
4.3Rocky anchorage west of the Île du Large, one of the two Saint-Marcouf islands off the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy.
- Sheltered NE, E
17AnchorageFranceQuerqueville
4.3Anchorage in the west roadstead of Cherbourg, off Querqueville, mud and kelp bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
18AnchorageFranceLes Trois Ilets
4.2Anchorage off the Îles Chausey archipelago in the Golfe de Saint-Malo, Manche department.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S
- 19AnchorageFrance
Port Marie
4.1Sand anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, open to westerly weather but sheltered from NW, N and NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
20AnchorageFranceÎle Tatihou
4.1Anchorage off the small island of Tatihou at the entrance to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and NE to W.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
21AnchorageFranceAnse à la Truelle
4.1Sheltered cove on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, south of Granville in Normandy.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
22AnchorageFranceHavre Barneville
4.1Tidal haven at the mouth of the Gerfleur, between Barneville and Carteret on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
23AnchorageFranceFalaises de Vaches Noires
4.0Open roadstead off the cliffs between Villers-sur-Mer and Houlgate, on the Calvados coast of Normandy. Fair-weather anchorage only.
- Sheltered S, SE
- 24AnchorageFrance
Saint Jouin-Bruneval
4.0Open 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
- 25AnchorageFrance
Aneret
4.0Anchorage on the southern side of the Chausey archipelago, 8.3 NM west of Granville in the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
26AnchorageFranceGrève de Blainvillais
3.9Buoy field of 15 moorings at the Îles Chausey, the tidal archipelago off Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through S.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
27AnchorageFranceÉcluse De La Garenne Aval
3.9Waiting mooring downstream of the Garenne lock on the Seine in Normandy. Bottom of mud and weed, sheltered from NW, N and NE.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
28AnchorageFranceCôte de la Hougue
3.8Sand anchorage off the Cotentin east coast, 0.8 NM south of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
29AnchorageFranceDieppe beach
3.8Open roadstead off the pebble beach of Dieppe, on the Normandy coast, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SE, S
30AnchorageFranceOmonville-La-Rogue
3.7Buoy field of 60 moorings in the bay of Omonville-la-Rogue, on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula west of Cherbourg.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW