New Alresford or just Alresford is a town and also civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester and 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent stores, a vacationer info centre, a main conservation area, four cafeteria, five clubs and also is a terminus similar to Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford train terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and also the mean age is greater than the national standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and civil church in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The town is crowned by its huge T-shape primary street conservation area. The town is an appealing art, rail as well as visitor location, with its timeless, dense two Georgian roads situated near Winchester and also the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, white wine merchants, butchers, blossom stores, plaything store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and also tea rooms. There are 3 other pubs, the larger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream channels as well as play area. Alresford goes to the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam as well as diesel trains, as well as gets its name from the truth that it utilized to be the line that took watercress approximately London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is also the end of the existing Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and after that modern train into London. Accordingly, the community council offer 115 hanging baskets every summer season. Both settlements have a combined population of 5,971 people.