News for September 2019
Mainers are being advised that due to the start of the ‘Tour de Bretagne a la Viole’ race, which takes place from Saint Quay Port d’Armor, they will not be able to welcome visitors from Monday 02 September to Saturday 07 September 2019, visitors will be accepted again from the evening of 07 September.
Flyer 2018 – we were handed this useful flyer on arrival in Saint Quay and Jean Michel has provided an electronic version for your use flyer escale 2018-2R
August 2018 – Very helpful marina staff. Do call them on VHF 9 when arriving at Saint Quay, Trevor and his team are very good at responding and speak good English.
Saint Quay Portrieux – Port D’armor is an excellent base for your boating. It is a large (1040 boats) non-tidal marina with excellent facilities and very helpful, English speaking marina staff.
We were met as we approached Pontoon 7, the visitors’ pontoon, by the Marina’s orange rib and they took us to our mooring. You could not have better service.
There is a “log cabin” (a wooden hut) at the top of the visitors’ ramp so you do not have to go to the harbour office and it is manned from 8 am to 8 pm each day depending on the time of the year. You can pay there, get information on the TiBus and where to go – everything. They will even organise hire cars (some are available from the car park) and any other requirements as listed below. Excellent service.
During July and August, Saint Quay marina run a dedicated concierge service to look after your specific requirements…
●Bike hire, including electric assisted
●Car hire
●Taxi
●Assistance to obtain a technical intervention from boatyards, marine engineers, sail repair…
●Various mobile phone chargers
●Help to organise your stay
●Assistance for booking transportation or travel tickets
●Onboard delivery of goods
●Food provision (foodstuffs, bread, fresh produce, beverages, wines…)
●Tourist offer, hiking trails, golf, tennis, cinema, horse riding, casino…
●Marina guide, town map, calendar of local events…
The new Log Cabin well manned all day with helpful English speaking staff. In the height of the summer, you are met at your boat and presented with a welcome pack including discount vouchers
The facilities are large and clean and there are good restaurants and cafes at the marina and the old harbour. Good beaches and coastal walks complete the package.
Picture by marinas.com
Approaching Saint Quay Portrieux from the North and West, you will approach the Ile Harbour lighthouse on Roches de St Quay (pictured from land)
Pictures by Colin S Le Conte
Shops and Restaurants and fuelling pontoon – photo by Colin Le Conte 2018
Echo Beach moored in front of the Marina office in December 2017
Marina View
The marina office – Capitainerie
The facilities are large and clean with plenty of showers. All are now free and are well maintained.
The man behind the initiatives at Saint Quay
Jean-Michel
Cheerful Trevor who meets and greets the boats
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Pilot Guide
Contact information
E-mail: welcome@port-armor.com
Tides
tide.frbateaux.net/59
Guide du Port
www.guide-du-port.com/port-sai…
Map
www.port-armor.com/en/marina-m…
Weather
www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?…
www.meteoconsult.fr/ter/france……
Restaurants
www.saintquayportrieux.com/en/…
www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant…
This is a Boulangerie and is a few mins walk around the old harbour. We were told it is very good here
Creperie du Port – Good food and service. Less expensive than at the marina. Located around the old Harbour just before the Spar shop. Tel 02 96 70 40 04
Groceries – the closest shop is the Spar shop around the Old Harbour.
Market days – Monday and Friday (at different locations so do check). The market on Fridays by the Tourist office was good.
Beaches
www.saintquayportrieux.com/en/…
The Old Harbour with a very convenient beach
Popular beach to the North of the Harbour
Great walk around the headland to the main town – photo by Colin Le Conte 2018
Webcam – see www.vision-environnement.com/l…