Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany
273 documented anchorages and harbours in North Brittany, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageFranceBaie de Mont Saint Michel
5.0Vast sand bay between Cancale and Granville, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list for the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Tidal range reaches 14 metres at equinoctial springs, among the largest in Europe.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2AnchorageFrance
Baie de Poulafret
5.0Anchorage in the bay of Paimpol, 1.1 NM south-east of Paimpol marina on the north coast of Brittany.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 3AnchorageFrance
bindy
5.0Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
4AnchorageFranceCancale
5.0Open roadstead off the oyster port of Cancale, facing the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
5AnchorageFranceCorps de garde
5.0Open roadstead on the Côtes-d'Armor coast between Binic and Saint-Quay-Portrieux, sand bottom, exposed to winds from NW through N and W to SW.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
6AnchorageFranceCostaérès
5.0Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
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Île Louët
5.0Single mooring buoy off the islet of Louët in the baie de Morlaix, Brittany, beside the Château du Taureau.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 8AnchorageFrance
Île noire
5.0Anchorage behind Île Noire in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, between Carantec and the Plougasnou peninsula.
- Sheltered NE, E
9AnchorageFranceÎle Stagadon
5.0Anchorage off Île Stagadon, in the archipelago north of L'Aber Wrac'h, north Finistère. Sand bottom, shelter from N and NW.
- Sheltered N, NW
- 10AnchorageFrance
îles Maudez
5.0Anchorage off the small island group north-west of Bréhat, in the northern Côtes-d'Armor, on sand and algae.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 11AnchorageFrance
La Mauvaise
5.0Anchorage off the Normandy coast north of Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
12AnchorageFranceLes amis du Passage
5.0Anchorage in the inner roadstead of Brest, off the Moulin Blanc area, west Finistère.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
13AnchorageFranceMénez Perroz
5.0Mooring in the ria of the Aber Wrac'h, north-west Finistère, close to the village of Perroz.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
14AnchorageFranceMont Saint-Michel
5.0Tidal anchorage in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, off the UNESCO World Heritage abbey island. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NW through SE.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
15AnchorageFranceMordreuc
5.0Mud anchorage on the east bank of the Rance maritime, below the hamlet of Mordreuc in Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered W, SW
16AnchorageFrancePaimpol
5.0Anchorage off the town of Paimpol in the Anse de Paimpol, north coast of Brittany, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 17AnchorageFrance
Penn Al Lann
5.0Single-boat anchorage off the Pointe de Penn al Lann, east of Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 18AnchorageFrance
Perdrix
5.0Single visitor buoy on the Trieux estuary in Brittany, just north of Lézardrieux.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SE
19AnchorageFranceplage de binic
5.0Sand anchorage off the town beach of Binic on the Côtes-d'Armor, in the bay north of Saint-Brieuc.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
20AnchorageFrancePlage de Corsen
5.0Anchorage off Corsen beach in the Iroise sea in Finistère, close to the westernmost point of mainland France.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
21AnchorageFrancePlage de la Chapelle
5.0Anchorage on sand west of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, between the Frémur estuary and the Îles Ébihens in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 22AnchorageFrance
Plage de Porz-Garo
5.0Anchorage off the Porz-Garo beach on the Côte de Granit Rose, Brittany. Seabed of algae-covered rock, shelter from NE, E, S and SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
23AnchorageFrancePlage De Toul Gwen
5.0Anchorage off the sandy beach of Toul Gwen, on the Pink Granite Coast north of Lannion.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
24AnchorageFrancePlage du corbeau
5.0Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
25AnchorageFrancePlage sud ouest île Callot
5.0Anchorage off the south-west beach of Callot island, at the entrance to the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistere.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
26AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
5.0Anchorage on the Rance maritime between Saint-Malo and Dinan, on the right bank opposite Saint-Suliac.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
27AnchorageFrancePointe du Cosmeur
5.0Anchorage off the Pointe du Cosmeur in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, with sand and mud holding.
- Sheltered SW
28AnchorageFrancePointe Saint-Samson
5.0Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
29AnchorageFrancePorsisquin
5.0Small cove in the Anse de Poulmic, on the south shore of the rade de Brest opposite the Presqu'île de Plougastel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
30AnchorageFrancePorsmilin
5.0Anchorage off Plage de Porsmilin in Locmaria-Plouzané, on the north shore of the Rade de Brest, western Finistère.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E