Best anchorages and harbours in Normandy

Normandy Beach

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Les Carniquets

Drying sand anchorage in the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, off the Normandy coast north of Granville.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW

Île de Terre (Nord)

Area north of Île de Terre off the Cotentin east coast, Normandy. Anchoring prohibited.

• 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

Roche Cardin

Anchorage on sand off Roche Cardin in the Chausey archipelago area west of Granville, sheltered only from SW winds.

• Sheltered SW

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

Port De Roubary

Small drying anchorage north of Barfleur on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Port Mer

Buoy mooring in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, where anchoring is discouraged.

• Paid
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Anse de Saint-Martin

Sand-bottomed cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Omonville-la-Rogue and Port Racine, in the Raz Blanchard tidal stream area.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

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

Rochers aux ânes

Sandy anchorage off the Chausey archipelago in the Golfe de Saint-Malo, Normandy, named after a cluster of rocks south of Grande Île.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Havre de Rothéneuf

Open roadstead east of Saint-Malo in Brittany, sand bottom, fully exposed with no natural shelter from any wind direction.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Île de Terre (Sud)

Prohibited anchorage south of the Ile de Terre in the Saint-Marcouf archipelago, off the east coast of the Cotentin in Normandy.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Plage du platé

Open roadstead off Diélette on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Picain Boys

Mooring buoy field off Port-Picain, on the east side of the Baie de Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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

Basse Cancale

Small anchorage for about 5 boats off Cancale in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, eastern Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

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

Anse De La Mondrée

Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Cherbourg and Fermanville.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Anse de la Touesse

Sandy cove on the west side of the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel, south of Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Baie de Quervière

Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-west tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, between Goury and Port Racine.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Beach de Brevy

Anchorage off Brevy beach on the eastern tip of the Cotentin, between Barfleur and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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.

Cale Sud Hauteville Sur Mer

Drying anchorage off the south slipway of Hauteville-sur-Mer on the Cotentin west coast, Normandy, between Granville and Agon-Coutainville.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Club Nautique de Regneville sur Mer

Drying anchorage in the Sienne estuary on the west coast of the Cotentin, south of Coutances in Normandy.

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

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.