Cookley Visitor Moorings 
Cookley Visitor Moorings is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) between Teignbridge and Dundee.
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 5 days. Mooring rings beside the towpath, directly adjacent to the lock landing bollards.
| Austcliffe Bridge No 24 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Austcliffe | 5 furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (western entrance) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Cookley Forge Towpath Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Cookley Visitor Moorings | ||
| Debdale Lock Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Debdale Lock No 9 | ½ furlongs | |
| Debdale Bridge No 22 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Lea Lane Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Wolverley Forge Bridge No 21 | 7¾ furlongs | |
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![Picnic tables on Canalside Terrace, Cookley Playing Fields, Cookley. Accessed by a zig-zag path, the terrace has these two picnic tables with seats. Behind is the Staffs & Worcs Canal.[[2341550]]. by P L Chadwick – 21 October 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/21/74/3217468_e12df914_120x120.jpg)

![The zig-zag path at Cookley Playing Fields, Cookley. The red-painted tables and chairs in the distance are at the Canalside Terrace, which the path leads to.[[2341550]].[[3217468]]. by P L Chadwick – 21 October 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/21/74/3217445_0d8721c2_120x120.jpg)



![Footpath across a field, near Cookley. There is a public footpath across this field, although it isn't immediately obvious quite where the footpath is. It leads to the popular Kingsford Forest Park, which is a nice place for walking, riding and other outdoor pursuits. In the distance can be seen some industrial buildings, which are on the edge of the village of Cookley.[[2340802]]. by P L Chadwick – 02 April 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/34/08/2340826_17709315_120x120.jpg)





![Former Lock Keeper's Cottage, Debdale Lock, near Cookley. Photographed from Canalside Terrace, Cookley Playing Fields, which gives a different view of the cottage from the usual ones.[[2340591]]. by P L Chadwick – 21 October 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/21/75/3217505_cccbcb9f_120x120.jpg)






![Debdale Lock and house near Cookley, Worcestershire. On the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Debdale Lock provides a rise (or fall) of ten feet (three metres). Sustrans Route 54 for cyclists passes along the towpath here. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-54/Landscape view: [[[7542144]]] by Roger D Kidd – 15 May 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/54/21/7542172_7b68abf7_120x120.jpg)
![Debdale Lock and house near Cookley, Worcestershire. On the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Debdale Lock provides a rise (or fall) of ten feet (three metres). Sustrans Route 54 for cyclists passes along the towpath here. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-54/Portrait version: [[[7542172]]] by Roger D Kidd – 15 May 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/54/21/7542144_99028e62_120x120.jpg)
