Anchorage

Locquénolé

Shelter: NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Allowed

River anchorage on the Morlaix estuary in northern Finistère, off the village of Locquénolé, on a mud bottom.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

The estuary is navigable from the sea on a rising tide from half tide onwards. Shelter from NE, E, SE, S, SW and W, the anchorage is well protected from most directions, and the mud holds an anchor reliably. Tidal streams run strongly on both flood and ebb, moor with enough scope for the swing.

Practical

Forain anchorage with no pontoon. Refuge at Morlaix marina 2.6 NM south at the head of the estuary, a lock-gated basin reached on the high water gate. Port Diben on the coast 5.2 NM north offers a fair-weather alternative.

Ashore

Locquénolé is a small commune on the west bank of the Morlaix river. A coastal footpath follows the estuary south to Morlaix and north to Carantec, passing oyster beds and the wooded shoreline of the Bay of Morlaix Natura 2000 site.

History

Locquénolé takes its name from Saint Guénolé, founder of the abbey of Landévennec in the 5th century. The church in the village dates from the Romanesque period and was listed as a historic monument in 1916.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 48.62671, -3.85367 (48°37.60'N 3°51.22'W)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-east, west, east, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Allowed
Boaters' rating: 2.3/5
Updated: July 7, 2026