Adlingfleet is located on a minor road which runs along the southern bank of the River Ouse from Swinefleet through Reedness, Whitgift and Ousefleet before turning to the south by Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve to reach the village.
All of the surrounding land is low-lying and flat, and is protected from flooding by sea walls along the banks of the Trent to the east and the Ouse to the north.