Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany

Baie de Mont Saint Michel

Vast 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

Baie de Poulafret

Anchorage in the bay of Paimpol, 1.1 NM south-east of Paimpol marina on the north coast of Brittany.

• Sheltered W, NW

bindy

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Camaret-sur-Mer Bassin du Nautique

Inner basin of Camaret-sur-Mer on the presqu'île de Crozon, at the western tip of Brittany, sheltering 100 pleasure berths behind the old pier.

Cancale

Open roadstead off the oyster port of Cancale, facing the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Corps de garde

Open 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

Costaérès

Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Île Louët

Single mooring buoy off the islet of Louët in the baie de Morlaix, Brittany, beside the Château du Taureau.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Île noire

Anchorage behind Île Noire in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, between Carantec and the Plougasnou peninsula.

• Sheltered NE, E

Île Stagadon

Anchorage off Île Stagadon, in the archipelago north of L'Aber Wrac'h, north Finistère. Sand bottom, shelter from N and NW.

• Sheltered N, NW

îles Maudez

Anchorage off the small island group north-west of Bréhat, in the northern Côtes-d'Armor, on sand and algae.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

La Mauvaise

Anchorage off the Normandy coast north of Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and W winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Les amis du Passage

Anchorage in the inner roadstead of Brest, off the Moulin Blanc area, west Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Ménez Perroz

Mooring 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

Mont Saint-Michel

Tidal 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

Mordreuc

Mud anchorage on the east bank of the Rance maritime, below the hamlet of Mordreuc in Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered W, SW

Paimpol

Anchorage off the town of Paimpol in the Anse de Paimpol, north coast of Brittany, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW

Penn Al Lann

Single-boat anchorage off the Pointe de Penn al Lann, east of Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Perdrix

Single visitor buoy on the Trieux estuary in Brittany, just north of Lézardrieux.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SE

plage de binic

Sand 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

Plage de Corsen

Anchorage off Corsen beach in the Iroise sea in Finistère, close to the westernmost point of mainland France.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de la Chapelle

Anchorage on sand west of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, between the Frémur estuary and the Îles Ébihens in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered W, NW

Plage de Porz-Garo

Anchorage 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

Plage De Toul Gwen

Anchorage off the sandy beach of Toul Gwen, on the Pink Granite Coast north of Lannion.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Plage du corbeau

Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage sud ouest île Callot

Anchorage 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

Pointe du Chatelet

Anchorage on the Rance maritime between Saint-Malo and Dinan, on the right bank opposite Saint-Suliac.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Pointe du Cosmeur

Anchorage off the Pointe du Cosmeur in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, with sand and mud holding.

• Sheltered SW

Pointe Saint-Samson

Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Porsisquin

Small 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