Best anchorages and harbours in Cotentin
20 documented anchorages and harbours in Cotentin, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 1HarbourCarteret, France
Barneville-Carteret
4.5Tidal harbour on the west coast of the Cotentin in Manche, with a retention gate on the Gerfleur estuary keeping 700 berths afloat.
2HarbourGranville, FranceHérel - Granville
4.5Marina of 1000 berths at Granville, on the Normandy coast facing the Chausey archipelago, 8 NM east of the islands.
3HarbourSaint Vaast la Hougue, FranceSaint Vaast la Hougue
4.5Tidal marina on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, behind the fortified island of Tatihou.
4HarbourCarentan, FranceCarentan
4.3Marina of 350 berths in the Cotentin marshes, reached by a four mile canal from the Baie des Veys in eastern Normandy.
5HarbourCherbourg, FrancePort Chantereyne - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
4.2Marina of 1600 berths inside the Cherbourg roadstead, Normandy, sheltered by the largest artificial harbour in the world.
6HarbourPortbail, FrancePort-Bail-sur-Mer
4.1Tidal harbour of 330 berths on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, inside the estuary of the Ollonde river.
7HarbourGrandcamp Maisy, FranceGrandcamp-Maisy
3.9Tidal marina of 280 berths in the baie des Veys, western Calvados, Normandy, between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach.
8HarbourDielette, FrancePort Dielette
3.9Wet-basin marina on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, 420 berths, max draught 4 m, one of the few refuges on this exposed shore.
9HarbourFermanville, FranceLe Port Levi
3.4Small drying harbour on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, in the village of Fermanville, about 6 nautical miles east of Cherbourg.
10HarbourBarfleur, FranceBarfleur
3.2Tidal harbour of 125 berths on the north-east tip of the Cotentin peninsula, in Normandy.
11HarbourIsigny-sur-Mer, FranceIsigny-sur-Mer
2.7Small river marina of 54 berths in the Aure estuary, 4 NM inland from the Baie des Veys on the Normandy coast.
- 12HarbourQuinéville, France
Quinéville
2.1Drying tidal harbour on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Manche, between Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Barfleur.
13HarbourFranceGoury
1.8Small drying harbour at the northwest tip of the Cotentin peninsula, just south of the Raz Blanchard tidal race.
14HarbourCancale, FrancePort Picain
1.4Drying harbour on the north coast of the Cancale peninsula, Ille-et-Vilaine, facing the Îles Rimains and Granville bay.
- 15HarbourRegnéville-sur-Mer, France
La Crouie
Drying harbour at the head of the Sienne estuary at Regnéville-sur-Mer, on the west coast of the Cotentin in Normandy.
- 16HarbourLe Becquet, France
Le Becquet
Small tidal harbour on the east side of the Cherbourg peninsula, 5 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy.
- 17HarbourCancale, France
Port de Cancale
Drying tidal harbour at Cancale on the eastern shore of the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
- 18HarbourFrance
Port des Flamands
Small harbour of 50 berths on the eastern shore of the Cherbourg roadstead, Cotentin peninsula.
19HarbourLa Hague, FrancePort Racine
Small tidal harbour at Saint-Germain-des-Vaux on the Cap de la Hague peninsula, often cited as the smallest port in France.
20HarbourFranceQuerqueville
Small port on the west side of the great Cherbourg roadstead, Cotentin peninsula, maximum draught 2 m.