New Alresford or merely Alresford is a town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) northeast of Winchester and 12 miles (20 kilometres) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a vacationer details centre, a main sanctuary, four cafeteria, 5 pubs and also is a terminus similar to Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford train terminal. 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 village and civil parish 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 community of Alton. The town is crowned by its huge T-shape primary street conservation area. The town is an eye-catching art, rail as well as tourist location, with its classic, dense two Georgian roads located near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, red wine sellers, butchers, flower shops, toy shop, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and cafeteria. There are three various other public houses, the larger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream networks and also 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 obtains its name from the fact that it utilized to be the line that took watercress approximately London. The various other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is likewise the end of the current Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and after that contemporary train into London. As necessary, the town council give 115 hanging baskets every summer. Both settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 individuals.