Best anchorages and harbours in Normandy

Île Tatihou

Anchorage 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

Quai public de Muids

Public river quay on the left bank of the Seine at Muids, in the Eure department, between Les Andelys and Pont-de-l'Arche.

Anse à la Truelle

Sheltered cove on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, south of Granville in Normandy.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Havre Barneville

Tidal 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

Grandcamp-Maisy

Tidal marina of 280 berths in the baie des Veys, western Calvados, Normandy, between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach.

Saint Vaast la Hougue

Tidal marina on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, behind the fortified island of Tatihou.

Port de Deauville

Lock-gated basin of 400 berths at the mouth of the Touques estuary, between Deauville and Trouville in Normandy.

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

YCT

Sailing club based in the marina of Le Tréport, on the Seine-Maritime coast at the mouth of the Bresle river.

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

Aneret

Anchorage 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

Marina de Deauville

Outer marina of 800 berths on the western bank of the Touques estuary, between Deauville and the sea.

Hérel - Granville

Marina of 1000 berths at Granville, on the Normandy coast facing the Chausey archipelago, 8 NM east of the islands.

Grève de Blainvillais

Buoy 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

CN Franceville

Drying harbour on the Orne estuary at Merville-Franceville-Plage in Normandy, opposite Ouistreham.

Écluse De La Garenne Aval

Waiting 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

Le Vieux-Moulin de Vernon Pontoon

River pontoon on the Seine at Vernon, beside the Vieux-Moulin, a 16th century timbered mill built on the piers of the medieval bridge.

Carentan

Marina of 350 berths in the Cotentin marshes, reached by a four mile canal from the Baie des Veys in eastern Normandy.

Côte de la Hougue

Sand anchorage off the Cotentin east coast, 0.8 NM south of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Port de Venables

River marina on the Seine between Rouen and Paris, 100 berths, in the Eure department of Normandy.

Dieppe beach

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

• Sheltered SE, S

Rouen

Small halt of 4 berths on the Seine in the centre of Rouen, at the limit of tidal navigation upstream of Le Havre.

Port-en-Bessin

Tidal fishing harbour on the Bessin coast of Normandy, with a single small visitor pontoon rather than a marina, max draught 4 m.

Le Tréport

Tidal harbour at the mouth of the Bresle, on the Normandy coast at the foot of 100 m chalk cliffs.

Omonville-La-Rogue

Buoy 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

Normandy Beach

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port-Bail-sur-Mer

Tidal harbour of 330 berths on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, inside the estuary of the Ollonde river.

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