Overy Staithe is at 52o 58.95'N 00o 46.55'E. The harbour dries out (mlws depth on bar is quoted as 0.3m)
The harbour entrance is marked by port and starboard hand buoys. These are maintained by the Wells harbour authority at the instigation of the Overy Staithe harbour trust (www.burnhamoveryharbour.com), and seem to be quite accurately placed (2019-2020).
However, they only mark the passage across the bar - after this you are dependant on your own skill, judgement and local knowledge!
There are no lights.
Visitors should be wary of stone-built groynes sticking out into the creek. These are (mostly) marked with a green float. Racing marks (orange(?), lettered) are laid close to the channel.
Shoal draft boats that can take the ground may be able to borrow a mooring near the boathouse: check at the boathouse chandlery (01328 738348).
Mobile phone coverage is patchy.
Facilities available in Overy Staithe are limited to the chandlery and a pub.Provisions, diesel and a more exotic range of shops are to be found in Burnham Market (2 miles) or Wells next the Sea (5 miles), both possibly accessible by the Coastliner bus service (www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk).
The channel inside Scolt Head Island to Brancaster Staithe (Norton Creek)is navigable at high water for shoal draft boats.
This may look a little bit off-putting, and in a way, it's meant to. On the other hand, it's a beautiful spot, accessible (with care) in daylight, on a reasonably big tide, and when there isn't too much sea running from the north. And you can enter or leave via Brancaster (much easier and better marked) and Norton Creek.