New Alresford or simply Alresford is a small town and 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 community of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a vacationer info centre, a central sanctuary, 4 tea rooms, five pubs as well as is a terminus as with Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford railway terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, as well as the mean age is greater than the national standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town as well as civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 km (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 kilometres (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and also 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The town is crowned by its large T-shape major road conservation area. The town is an appealing art, rail and also vacationer location, with its timeless, thick two Georgian roads positioned near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, white wine sellers, butchers, blossom shops, plaything shop, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery as well as cafeteria. There are three other pubs, the bigger being the World Inn by one of the stream channels and play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (formally the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam as well as diesel trains, and gains its name from the fact that it used to be the line that took watercress approximately London. The various other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is additionally completion of the existing 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 right into London. Accordingly, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summer. Both negotiations have a combined population of 5,971 people.