New Alresford or simply 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 kilometres) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent stores, a traveler info centre, a central conservation area, 4 tea rooms, 5 bars and is a terminus just like 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 nationwide average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is 1 km (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, as well as 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The community is crowned by its huge T-shape main street conservation area. The town is an attractive art, rail as well as traveler destination, with its timeless, dense two Georgian roads positioned near Winchester as well as the South Downs National Park. Here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, a glass of wine vendors, butchers, flower shops, toy shop, boutique, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and also tea rooms. There are 3 other pubs, the larger being the World Inn by one of 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 diesel trains, and also gets its name from the truth that it used to be the line that took watercress as much as London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is additionally completion of the current Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and then contemporary train into London. Appropriately, the town council provide 115 hanging baskets every summer season. Both settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 people.