Cherbourg-Octeville Hague Val de Saire Côte des Isles Regionals links   Cherbourg Cherbourg has the charm of a small city. Thanks to its harbour walls surrounding a 1500-hectare deep bay, Cherbourg hosts a large military harbour northwest of the city along with a fishing, commercial and freight harbour and a sailing marina. The sailing boats decorate the harbour in the spring especially when Cherbourg hosts a big sailing event. Cherbourg, also, hosts daily cross-Channel ferries linking Cherbourg to Southampton and Poole, UK.