Pleumeur-Bodou

Pleumeur-Bodou is a small commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department on the north coast of Brittany. It sits in the middle of the Pink Granite coast, which is well known for its spectacular scenery. It lies between Brest and Saint-Brieuc, in the immediate vicinity of Lannion and Perros-Guirec. The Pink Granite Coast is unique because of its pink-tinted rocks with astonishing shapes: its coastal paths, beaches and preserved natural sites are among the most beautiful in France.

Understand

In 2021, it was home to 3,800 people.

It has more than 17 km of seafront dotted with three coastal villages: L'Île Grande, the Landrellec peninsula, and Kérénoc. Its coast is dotted with islets and picturesque little ports, but also beaches, coves and protected natural areas, accessible by numerous paths for pedestrians, horse riders or mountain bikers. Due to the tides, which are very pronounced in this region, the landscapes vary according to the time of day, with the sea uncovering and then covering a good part of the coastline each day.

• 1 Pleumeur Bodou Tourist Office, 11 rue des Chardons, ☏ +33 2 96 23 91 47, infos.tourisme@pleumeur-bodou.com. Tu-F 09:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 17:30; hours may be longer in summer. (updated Dec 2024)

Get in

By car

• From Rennes (171 km), follow the RN12, direction Guingamp, then exit Lannion. In Lannion, follow Pleumeur Bodou
• From Paris (522 km)
• From Nantes (277 km)
• From Caen (304 km)

By plane

• Lannion Airport

By train

• Lannion or Plouaret Trégor train station.

By boat

• Brittany Ferries: Ports of Roscoff, Saint Malo, Caen-Ouistreham.
• Irish Ferries: Port of Roscoff.

By coach

Tibus line n°15 serving all the municipalities of the Pink Granite Coast. (Departures from Lannion station)

See

• 1 Cité des Telecoms (Radôme Park). In 1962, this facility received the first television signal, from the U.S., transmitted by satellite. Planetarium, space and telecommunications museum, fun for kids too. The –Tourist center. It was through the Radôme, a gigantic white ball placed in the countryside of Pleumeur-Bodou, that the first television images by satellite from the United States were transmitted in 1962. A "flagship" element of the Cité des Télécoms, the Radôme is today a place of shows, where through "sound and light" we relive this formidable adventure. On the same tourist center, at the foot of the Radôme, the Radôme Park brings together the Planétarium de Bretagne, the Village Gaulois and the ABRET. 
• 2 Village Gaulois (at the foot of the radome), ☏ +33 2 96 91 83 95. Built on the edge of a pretty little pond where ducks abound (and on which you can sail), a few mud houses surround a covered alley. Constructions that are made with materials used 2,000 years ago and collected on site: the rushes of the roofs, the clay of the walls, the chestnut of the frames, the hazel of the lintels, are assembled with wooden pegs and hemp twine. Around twenty original, entertaining and educational games that will help you discover the life of our ancestors. Adult €8, child 4 to 16 years €6.50, child under 4 years old free, family (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children) €23. (updated Dec 2024)
• Planétarium de Bretagne, ☏ +33 2 96 15 80 30. One of the largest digital planetariums in Europe, to discover the mysteries of the universe, eclipses, comets, constellations, black holes, nebulae, galaxies, and the big bang. The 3D effect images will make you touch the stars, a magical experience! Sessions for children from 3 years old. Air-conditioned room. (updated Jul 2018)
• Jardin Lepage, ☏ +33 2 96 47 27 64. May to Oct. On 6,000 m2, a beautiful presentation and acclimatization garden of nearly 2,000 trees, shrubs and perennials. At the heart of this preserved site, the Lepage nursery has created a garden bringing together some of the most exceptional species in its collection. (updated Jul 2018)
• Discover the heritage: menhirs and dolmens. The two main ones are the Christianized menhir of Saint-Uzec (6.20 m high, sculpted in the 17th century with a scene of the crucifixion of Jesus) and the covered alley of Ile Grande.
• Bronze-age gallery graves

Natural sites

• The Kervoalan salt marsh on the south side of the island looks like a meadow covered with a carpet of vegetation.
• The tip of Kastell Erek is a protected natural site, and a former granite quarry. The panorama is very extensive from the particularly exposed rocky point. Offshore is the Triagoz lighthouse, built in gray granite from Ile-Grande. The storms there are spectacular.
• Keryvon Bay: depending on whether you go there at high tide or low tide, the landscape will be totally different. When it spreads out, the sea seems to definitively cover its domain and when it withdraws the impression of a desert expanse dotted with pebbles and rocks is astonishing.
• The Landrellec Peninsula: the Bringwiller moors (property of the coastal conservatory) open onto a vast marine horizon, the low rocky coasts of offer a landscape of exceptional magnitude. In turn carpeted with dunes, strewn with maritime lawns, low moors and meadows, they decline throughout the year sumptuous blue, green, pink, blond and yellow colors. Camargue horses graze the moors and meadows. Go by the footpath to discover the whole site. Two islets are accessible at low tide Jaouen, covered with low vegetation and * * Ile Plate: an old granite quarry: a large sandy beach runs along the northern part of the peninsula. It stops abruptly at the Pointe de Landrellec which shelters a small port of the same name. Splendid panoramas of the Ile Grande to the 7Iles. See also the heterogeneous houses and villas in the hamlet
• The Bois de Lann ar Waremm (warren moors): this young forest (300 hectares), the largest in coastal Trégor, is a protected natural site. It developed with the gradual abandonment of agricultural land and today constitutes a mosaic of environments for a large and varied fauna. The roe deer introduced in 1986 finds ideal conditions for its development there. Many birds including the woodcock which spends the winter there. The wood contains a significant flora: oaks and birches in the most humid areas, beeches and chestnut trees on the drier soils. Take a walk or go by bike to discover the different landscapes of moors, woods and meadows It is not uncommon to see roe deer in the late afternoon. Guided tours of the wood in summer.

Do

• Beach and swimming
• Fishing (with a line for fish or on foot for shellfish and crustaceans)
• Water activities (free or supervised by the Nautical Base which provides you with sea kayaks, sailing boats, etc.)
• Horse riding
• Golf

Hiking

• Circuit around the Grande Island: departure from: LPO Station, 7 km, duration 2 hours. The island is connected to the continent by a small bridge. The circuit will take you to discover in turn the Kervoalant marsh, the small ports of Saint-Sauveur and Pors Gélin, the pebble or fine sand beaches, the dunes of Toul Gwenn, the legendary Canton and Aval islands, Morvil Island, the crow rock, the covered alley or the Saint Sauveur fountain. Perhaps you will take the time to admire the neo-Romanesque church, or visit the ornithological station, in order to immerse yourself in the wonderful world of birds of the open sea. (last updated July 2018)
• Circuit of the Landrellec Peninsula: departure from Landrellec port, 10 km, duration 3 hours. Discovery of the protected site of Bringwiller with Camargue horses to maintain the meadows by the sea, superb panoramas, beaches, small ports, covered alley. Discovery of the Pleumeuroise hinterland. (last update July 2018)
• Pleumeur Bodou woods circuit: departure from the car park behind the college, 3 km 3/4 hr duration, easy. Protected natural site of 300 hectares, to discover the flora (American oak) and fauna (roe deer, foxes, woodcocks) to discover in all seasons. (last updated July 2018)

Cycling

• Mountain bike circuit: departure from the Tourist Office, 28 km, 2-3 hr, not very difficult. This circuit allows you to discover the seaside and the Pleumeurois hinterland. Signposted : VTT 22 n°59 (last updated July 2018)
• Family bike tour in the Bois de Lann ar Warrem, 3.8 km. (last updated July 2018)