New Alresford or just Alresford is a town and also civil parish in the City of Winchester area of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester and also 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent stores, a visitor details centre, a main conservation area, 4 cafeteria, five pubs and also is a terminus just like Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford railway station. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and the mean age is higher than the national average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The community is crowned by its huge T-shape main road sanctuary. The town is an appealing art, rail as well as traveler location, with its classic, thick 2 Georgian roads situated near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, wine vendors, butchers, blossom shops, toy store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery as well as cafeteria. There are 3 other pubs, the larger being the Globe Inn by among the stream channels and also play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam and also diesel trains, and also gets its name from the truth that it utilized to be the line that took watercress up to London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is additionally completion of the present Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and afterwards modern-day train right into London. As necessary, the town council provide 115 hanging baskets every summer. The two negotiations have a combined population of 5,971 individuals.