Harbour

Honfleur - Bassin De L'Est

Name: Honfleur - Bassin De L'Est
Address: Honfleur, FR

Honfleur, FranceCôte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast

Type: Harbour

Tidal wet basin on the south bank of the Seine estuary in Honfleur, Normandy. Overflow basin for visiting yachts when the Vieux-Bassin is full.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the Seine estuary following the Chenal de Rouen. Entry through the sea lock that opens around 2 hours before and after local high water. VHF channel 17 for the harbour office. Strong cross-currents at the lock gate on the flood, keep clear of commercial traffic using the Bassin Carnot.

Practical

Berths on pontoons along the quay walls. Water and electricity on the pontoons. Showers and toilets at the capitainerie shared with the Vieux-Bassin. Diesel at the fuel berth near the lock. All shops, bakeries and restaurants within 300 m in the old town.

Ashore

Vieux-Bassin with the Lieutenance and Sainte-Catherine church, 200 m on foot. Musée Eugène Boudin at 400 m. Côte de Grâce viewpoint and chapel at 1,5 km by the footpath climbing north of the town. Saturday morning market on place Sainte-Catherine.

History

Honfleur was the port from which Samuel de Champlain sailed in 1608 to found Québec. The Vieux-Bassin was dug between 1668 and 1684 under Colbert. The Bassin de l'Est was added in the 19th century with the expansion of the outer harbour works.