Best anchorages and harbours in North Brittany

Grève de Blainvillais

Buoy field with 15 moorings off Blainville-sur-Mer on the west coast of the Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through S.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Viviers

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, off the Daoulas estuary, Brittany.

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

Camaret - Port Vauban

Marina of 500 berths in Camaret-sur-Mer, on the Crozon peninsula at the western tip of Brittany, facing the roadstead of Brest.

La Corderie - Île de Bréhat

Anchorage on the west side of Île de Bréhat, between the main island and Île Logodec, with sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Paimpol

Tidal harbour on the north coast of Brittany, in Côtes-d'Armor, at the head of the Bay of Paimpol, sheltered by the Île de Bréhat archipelago.

Plage de Guerzit

Rock-bottom anchorage off the Plage de Guerzit, Plougasnou peninsula, north Finistere in Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Vieux port de Roscoff

Drying mooring field of 69 buoys off the old harbour of Roscoff, on the Bay of Morlaix.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Morville

Anchorage off Landrellec on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor, northern Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Ile Ti Saoson

Anchorage in the lee of Ile Ti Saoson in the bay of Morlaix, between Carantec and Roscoff, Finistere.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Kerrec levran

Sand-bottomed anchorage on the north Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered from NE through SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Port de plaisance de Roscoff-Bloscon

Marina of 625 berths at Bloscon, east of the old town of Roscoff, on the north coast of Finistere.

Trébeurden

Tidal marina of 700 berths on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany, between Lannion and Perros-Guirec.

Anse de Perzel

Sandy cove on the north side of the goulet de Brest, western Finistère.

• Sheltered NW

Baie de Lampaul

Main bay of Ouessant island on its south-west side, sand bottom, around 20 visitor moorings laid by the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pointe de Pontusval

Open anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, between Brignogan-Plages and Plouescat, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds.

• Sheltered S, SE

Anse du Diben

Small cove on the north coast of Finistère, near Plougasnou, with around 10 visitor moorings on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Tregana

Sand anchorage on the Plougonvelin shore of the Iroise, opposite Brest roadstead, sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Brignogan - Pontusval

Anchorage off Brignogan-Plages on the north coast of Finistère, sand bottom among pink granite rocks, sheltered from E through S to W.

• Free
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Pointe de la Touche

Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de la Touche on the Emerald Coast, Brittany, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Camaret-sur-Mer

Marina of around 800 berths on the Crozon peninsula, sheltered behind the Sillon gravel spit at the entrance of the Brest roadstead.

île verte

Sand anchorage off Île Verte in the Bréhat archipelago, Côtes-d'Armor, north Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Lézardrieux

River marina on the Trieux estuary, Côtes-d'Armor, 4 nautical miles upriver from the open sea, with 741 berths.

Brest-Marina du Château

Marina of around 750 berths in the Penfeld mouth at the foot of the Château de Brest, in the heart of the city on the northern shore of the roadstead.

Beg Leger

Anchorage off the mouth of the Léguer river on the Trégor coast, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

St. Nicholas

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, east of the Moulin Blanc marina, Finistère.

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

L'Aber Ildut

Ria on the west coast of Finistere in Brittany, between Le Conquet and Le Four lighthouse. About 500 moorings mostly on buoys, max draught 2.3 m.

Rivière du Trieux

Ria anchorage on the Trieux river between Lézardrieux and the Île à Bois, on the Côtes-d'Armor coast.

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

Porz Leien

Anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Batz, facing the Channel, in the Finistère archipelago off Roscoff.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Launay

Anchorage in the baie de Paimpol in Côtes-d'Armor, north-east of the access channel to Paimpol. Sand bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Lyvet

River marina of 258 berths on the Rance, at the upstream entrance of the Chatelier lock, about halfway between Saint-Malo and Dinan.