Westgate is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England.

Westgate Castle was a peel tower-cum-hunting lodge, probably built in the 14th century, and forming the western gatehouse (hence the name) of Stanhope Deer Park owned by the Bishop of Durham.

[2] In 1442 the building was granted to Lord Lumley and used for forest courts and administration, but later served as a residence.

[6] The Anglican parish church of St Andrew was built in 1864 by Robert Jewell Withers (1824–1894).

The line has been preserved and runs between Bishop Auckland and nearby Eastgate-In-Weardale; the former Westgate station is closed and under different use.