New Alresford or just Alresford is a village as well as civil parish in the City of Winchester area of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester as well as 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a visitor information centre, a main conservation area, four cafeteria, 5 clubs and is a terminus just like Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford railway terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and the mean age is greater than the national standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and also 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 town of Alton. The town is crowned by its huge T-shape main street conservation area. The town is an appealing art, rail and also tourist location, with its timeless, thick two Georgian roads situated near Winchester as well as the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, white wine sellers, butchers, blossom stores, plaything shop, boutique, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery as well as tea rooms. There are 3 other pubs, the bigger being the World Inn by one of the stream networks and play area. Alresford is at 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 fact 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 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 after that modern train into London. Accordingly, the town council supply 115 hanging baskets every summer season. Both negotiations have a combined population of 5,971 people.