Lezardrieux

[neilf39]

Been to St Malo, Plouer, St Cast, Dahouet, St Quay and now Lezardrieux on this trip. All nice with good facilities until now. Lez showers/toilets the worst on the trip. Most expensive place per night so far. HM not helpful when asked to stay for 5 nights. Told it was impossible, 2 nights only, then maybe if we went on the pontoon beyond the sill. When we did we got rafted to a hammerhead with the 2 other boats we were with, despite there being loads of free berths not used for the last 3 days. There are also building works going on on the quay so the outer marina is noisy during the day. They are also piling loads of sand on the quayside so the dust sand blows over anyone moored close. Lovely town though. We were going to stay here for Paimpol festival but now going to move to Pontrieux earlier than planned. Looks like a lot of visitor berths now assigned to locals. Reeds is out of date.

 

[snowleopard]

It's about 5 years since we were there; it sounds as though it has changed a lot. There was no sill then but limited visitor berths. We used the mid-river pontoon which was a lot cheaper but the dinghy pontoon was so crowded it was a major exercise to tie up and clamber ashore.

As an aside, on our first visit many years ago, we asked about delivery to the quayside at the local marina from the supermarket up the hill. When the manager, proudly exercising her command of English, said "You pay €50, we take you to the marina" we decided against a large consignment of wine. It was some time before we registered that she meant "You spend €50". On subsequent trips we enjoyed a courteous Livraison service for ourselves and our shopping.

 

[johnalison]

French harbours often seem to take a cavalier approach to visitors, with the honourable exception of Cherbourg. It is a long time since I went to Lezardrieux but it was a pleasant and sleepy little place then. Filling harbours with resident boats is the bane of visitors to many places such as Dieppe and St Malo, so Lz is fairly typical. We got the drive-back service from the supermarket in Tregier too, so it's not all bad.

 

[DJE]

But the building work seems to be a new capitainerie with hopefully better showers. And the river and Ile Bréhat are beautiful. We provisioned at the port then went and borrowed an empty buoy in the river for the second night.

 

[James_Calvert]

Pontrieux is perfect for visiting Paimpol, assuming the train still runs.

I'm a bit confused what happened in Lezardrieux. Were you in the inner marina and wanted to stay there? I've mainly avoided this because of the tidal limitations. Or were you outside and directed into the inner?

 

[gjgm]

Paimpol..well they now run events right next to your berth..til 2 am...cool, if you like 80s rock music blasted through your hull.
Every visitor cleared out asap next day. Shame..loved the place.
Trebeurden I like if you dont mind a bit of a hike into town..but maybe HM office will give you a lift if you ask!
It's a bit of a way but l'Aberwrach is quite magical,not the staging post it's supposed to be. I think you might actually grow younger here.

 

[Just_sayin']

HM not helpful when asked to stay for 5 nights. Told it was impossible, 2 nights only, then maybe if we went on the pontoon beyond the sill.

I'm a bit confused what happened in Lezardrieux. Were you in the inner marina and wanted to stay there? I've mainly avoided this because of the tidal limitations. Or were you outside and directed into the inner?

Very clear.
The visitors pontoons are in the river.
He wanted to stay on the visitors pontoons for 5 nights.
He was told he had to go into the locked area for 3.

 

[neilf39]

Was on the outer pontoons and asked captainerie to stay for five nights. He got all irate and told us it was not possible as we were in resident berths (which seemed to be nearly all of them) and could only stay for 2. He then said we could possibly stay for 5 nights if we went into the inner marina. We then got rafted 3 out on the end of a hammerhead with no cleats despite there being loads of empty berths (all residents again I guess). Facilities block very poor as infested by ants and cleaned by a chap who all he did was blast everywhere with a hose. If it is a new office and facilities block they are in dire need of it. We left yesterday and now in Pontrieux. A more different welcome you couldn't get. Met us at the lock and took us to our berths. Facilities much nicer if a little small. Will stay here for Paimpol. Stayed for the festival there 4 years ago so trapped for a week which we didn't want this time.

 

[ashtead]

Haven't been to Lezardrieux for some years but when there did find basic facilities and pontoons. St Cast are brilliant both in terms of boating but also onshore services such as bread delivery and cycles etc. Plenty of lovely space on beach and town has has some good eateries. Happily spent 4 days there in July enjoying the sun and even now pass up St Malo when weather hot in favour of st cast. Never been to Pontrieux though so interested to hear thoughts.

 

[neilf39]

Haven't been to Lezardrieux for some years but when there did find basic facilities and pontoons. St Cast are brilliant both in terms of boating but also onshore services such as bread delivery and cycles etc. Plenty of lovely space on beach and town has has some good eateries. Happily spent 4 days there in July enjoying the sun and even now pass up St Malo when weather hot in favour of st cast. Never been to Pontrieux though so interested to hear thoughts.

Pontrieux is great. Spent 4 nights there. HM very friendly and helpful and speaks good English. Town is nice. A visit to chateau roches jagu is a must (1 hour walk). Train service to Paimpol and Guingamp. Recommend it. Now in Treguier, having bypassed Lezardrieux coming back out.

 

[ashtead]

Thanks for comments on Pontrieux. Yes have done the chateau at Roches jags from the lezardrieux small river pontoons . We must try to spend less time at st cast next time and be more adventurous but hot beach weather and paddle boards tend to delay us plus a number of good eateries in town.

 

[gecko]

We did not plan to be in Lezardrieux but a number of mishaps meant we were there earlier in the year. The harbour master was helpful and indeed visited us in his boat and the engineer came out as the wind was to change...storm Miguel...locals helped us in the evening.
It has a fabulous chandlery and an accredited Volvo dealer. A great camaraderie and indeed people came down from Pontrieux.
The new facilities will make it more attractive and yes les rosbifs may not be flavour of the month...but all these small harbours no doubt run at a loss...to improve access to Pontrieux would cost and the sand barges no longer use the River..we are lucky that they continue as the numbers using the facilities hardly justify upgrades..harbour master at Pontrieux took me in his car to get fuel...
So I am grateful..
Lessons. Be vigilant with marks and if going up to Pontrieux note the chicane...similar issue on way up to Morlaix.