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 and 12 miles (20 kilometres) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a tourist information centre, a main sanctuary, four tea rooms, 5 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 higher than the nationwide standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a village as well as civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, as well as 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The community is crowned by its big T-shape major street conservation area. The community is an eye-catching art, rail and also traveler location, with its classic, thick 2 Georgian streets located near Winchester and also the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, red wine merchants, butchers, blossom shops, toy store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and also tea rooms. There are three other hostelries, the larger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream channels and also play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (formally the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam and also diesel trains, and also acquires its name from the fact that it made use of 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. Accordingly, the community council supply 115 hanging baskets every summertime. The two negotiations have a combined population of 5,971 individuals.