New Alresford or merely Alresford is a small town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) northeast of Winchester as well as 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a traveler info centre, a main conservation area, four cafeteria, five pubs and is a terminus as with Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford train station. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and the mean age is more than the national standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a village and civil church in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 kilometres (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and also 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The town is crowned by its large T-shape main street conservation area. The community is an eye-catching art, rail and visitor location, with its timeless, dense two Georgian streets situated near Winchester and also the South Downs National Park. Below are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, red wine sellers, butchers, flower shops, toy shop, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and also tea rooms. There are three various other public houses, the larger being the World Inn by among the stream channels and play area. Alresford goes to the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam and also diesel trains, and also acquires its name from the reality that it utilized to be the line that took watercress up to London. The various other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is likewise the end of the present Alton-London Waterloo line, making it feasible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and afterwards modern-day train into London. As necessary, the community council give 115 hanging baskets every summertime. Both settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 individuals.