Nowadays the estuary at Blakeney is only navigable to small pleasure crafts and small fishing vessels with shallow draughts.

Blakeney is a very popular place at any time of the year, given its picturesque quality and the fact that it is also located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The village is sheltered by four miles of sand and shingle known as Blakeney Point which is owned by the National Trust.

Although the village has no beach, summer months find people wading in the warm waters of the estuary and sunbathing on the sand banks.