Harbour

Port Privé Du Val St Martin

Name: Port Privé Du Val St Martin
Address: Les Andelys, FR

1.0Les Andelys, FranceCôte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast

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Type: Harbour

Private river port on the Seine at Les Andelys, Eure, on the left bank facing the cliff of Château Gaillard.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Navigation on the Seine at PK 170, between the Poses dam downstream and the Notre-Dame de la Garenne lock upstream. Commercial traffic, keep to the right of the channel. Current sustained after winter rainfall, consult VNF for levels.

Practical

Private pontoons, no guaranteed visitor berth, arrangements must be made with the owner before arrival. Water and shore power available. Bakery, supermarket and restaurants in Le Petit Andely at 800 m.

Ashore

Château Gaillard at 1.5 km by the signed footpath, fortress built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196 to defend Normandy from the French crown. Église Saint-Sauveur of Le Petit Andely, Gothic church from the thirteenth century, at 700 m. Musée Nicolas Poussin in Le Grand Andely at 1.8 km.

History

Château Gaillard fell to Philippe Auguste in 1204 after a six month siege, a turning point in the loss of Normandy by the Plantagenets. Les Andelys later became a river port for the limestone quarried in the surrounding cliffs, shipped downstream to Rouen.