New Alresford or simply Alresford is a small town and also civil parish in the City of Winchester area of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) northeast of Winchester and also 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a traveler information centre, a central sanctuary, 4 tea rooms, five clubs and is a terminus as with Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford train station. 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 town and also civil church 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, as well as 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The community is crowned by its large T-shape major street conservation area. The town is an attractive art, rail as well as visitor location, with its classic, thick 2 Georgian streets positioned near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, red wine merchants, butchers, blossom stores, toy 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 networks 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 also gets its name from the reality 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 existing 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. As necessary, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summer season. Both settlements have a combined population of 5,971 individuals.