Peg Powler
River Tees water hag.
Her froth is Peg Powler’s suds.
Halloween
31.10.2026
Halloween
31.10.2026
Moon now
Peg Powler lives on the Moon. Twice a day, the Moon pulls the tide in from the North Sea and up the Tees, as far as the Barrage at Stockton.
Peg Powler lives on the Moon. Twice a day, the Moon pulls the tide in from the North Sea and up the Tees, as far as the Barrage at Stockton.
She rides it in. Things have been seen along the river ever since, and the reports are logged below.
She rides it in. Things have been seen along the river ever since, and the reports are logged below.
Where Peg lives
Where Peg lives
Photographs: NASA
Photographs: NASA
Hypatia Rille
Hypatia Rille
The long hallway
The long hallway
Apollo Crater
Apollo Crater
The front room
The front room
Bruce Crater
Bruce Crater
The cellar
The cellar
Lunar terrain
Lunar terrain
The view from the window
The view from the window
Apollo bootprint
Apollo bootprint
A visitor’s footprint
A visitor’s footprint
Sightings on Teesside
Sightings on Teesside
Along the tide · as reported locally
Along the tide · as reported locally
01
01
Preston Hall, Preston Park
Preston Hall, Preston Park
A grey lady, a highwayman, and a woman with a dog who vanishes through the wine cellar wall.
A grey lady, a highwayman, and a woman with a dog who vanishes through the wine cellar wall.
54.54°N 1.34°W
54.54°N 1.34°W
02
02
Green Dragon Yard, Stockton
Green Dragon Yard, Stockton
Ghostly figures seen around the old inn.
Ghostly figures seen around the old inn.
54.57°N 1.32°W
54.57°N 1.32°W
03
03
Thornaby Snooker Centre
Thornaby Snooker Centre
An airman in the former wartime officers’ mess.
An airman in the former wartime officers’ mess.
54.54°N 1.30°W
54.54°N 1.30°W
04
04
Kiora Hall, Roseworth
Kiora Hall, Roseworth
Said to be haunted by a former owner, Lieutenant Trenchman.
Said to be haunted by a former owner, Lieutenant Trenchman.
54.58°N 1.34°W
54.58°N 1.34°W
05
05
Hartburn Lodge
Hartburn Lodge
An aircraft pilot seen on the upper floors.
An aircraft pilot seen on the upper floors.
54.56°N 1.35°W
54.56°N 1.35°W
06
06
Ketton Ox, Yarm
Ketton Ox, Yarm
One of Yarm High Street’s reputedly haunted pubs.
One of Yarm High Street’s reputedly haunted pubs.
54.51°N 1.35°W
54.51°N 1.35°W
07
07
River Tees · folklore
River Tees · folklore
Peg Powler, the green-haired hag who drags children in. Her froth is Peg Powler’s suds.
Peg Powler, the green-haired hag who drags children in. Her froth is Peg Powler’s suds.
54.57°N 1.31°W
54.57°N 1.31°W
Sources: Gazette Live, “Most haunted places around Stockton”; Peg Powler from Tees folklore.
Sources: Gazette Live, “Most haunted places around Stockton”; Peg Powler from Tees folklore.