Winteringham Haven sits at the northern end of Low Burgage, roughly half a mile from the village of Winteringham on the south bank of the Humber Estuary.

It lies close to an ancient Roman crossing point of the Humber and has served as a working waterway for centuries, with corn, malt, coal, and timber once moving through on Humber barges.

From the early twentieth century, steel and slag from the Scunthorpe steelworks were transported by rail to the Haven for onward shipment.

Today the Haven is an access point for the South Humber Heritage Trail, with a section of the route running west along the Humber bank to the village of Whitton, approximately three miles away.

The estuary foreshore here forms part of an internationally protected nature conservation area, offering good opportunities to observe waders, wildfowl, and occasional marsh harriers across the broad tidal flats.